Over 80 professionals and creatives from Québec’s television industry are taking part in the Series Mania Forum (March 25 to 27, 2025, Lille, France) under SODEC’s Québec Créatif banner.
Organized by SODEC in collaboration with Bell Media, Radio-Canada, Quebecor Content and Télé-Québec, Coming Next From Québec invites you to discover seven original series ready to be launched on the international market.
Contact:
Suzane Landry
Vice-President, Content Development, Programming and News
suzane.landry@bellmedia.ca
Creators: Sébastien Gagné (Director), Mathieu Cyr (Director), Richard Blaimert (Writer)
Representatives on site: Josée Vallée (Producer), Richard Blaimert (Writer)
Sales contact: Sphere Distribution International, Josée Vallée, Producer – jvallee@sphere-media.com
Synopsis: After 10 years in exile in Paris, Anna Brodeur reappears in the lives of her loved ones. Her best friend Patrick, her mother Monique and her ex-boyfriend Antoine are shaken by this unexpected return. Anna realizes that reconnecting with her past is not so simple.
Creators: Guillaume Lonergan (Director), Florence Longpré (Writer)
Representatives on site: Mélissa Têtu (Producer), Florence Longpré (Writer and Actress), Thomas Ngijol (Actor)
Sales contact: Trio Orange International, Julia Ferreira Langlois, Associate and Producer – jlanglois@trioorange.com
Synopsis: Suzanne, a former criminologist turned psychiatrist, arrives at the Mont-Royal Psychiatric Institute, where she meets Mortimer, an intriguing intervention officer who becomes her friend, as well as patients who leave no one indifferent.
Creators: Stéphane Lapointe (Director), Bernard Dansereau (Writer), Annie Piérard (Writer), Etienne Piérard Dansereau (Writer)
Representatives on site: Josée Vallée (Producer), Bernard Dansereau (Writer)
Sales contact: Sphere Distribution International, Josée Vallée, Producer – jvallee@sphere-media.com
Synopsis: Stephanie’s quest to uncover the truth about the video that ruined her mother’s career takes her into an unexpected world. Deepfake immerses us in a universe where artificial intelligence blurs the lines between truth and falsehood.
Creators: Yannick Savard (Director), François Pagé (Writer)
Représentatives on site: Hugo D’Astous (Producer), Yannick Savard (Director), Marilyn Castonguay (Actress)
Sales contact: Duo Productions, Hugo d’Astous, Executive Vice-President – hdastous@duoproductions.ca
Synopsis : Convictions is the story of a pharmacist, Raphaëlle, whose daily life is turned upside down when her life partner and their son both disappear suddenly on the same night, for no apparent reason. Over the next 12 days, we accompany Raphaëlle in her quest to find her loved ones, a quest that quickly becomes more complex when she learns that they voluntarily disappeared, when the police consequently abandon its search and that the motivations of her husband and son are based on extreme beliefs. Ultimately, Raphaëlle will have to make heartbreaking choices because of the convictions of the two people she loves most in the world.
Contact:
Sylvie Langlois
Senior Director – Format Acquisitions & Head of International Development
Sylvie.Langlois@tva.ca
Creators: Podz (Director and Associate Producer)
Representatives on site: Marc-André Grondin (Producer), Podz (Director and Associate Producer)
Sales contact: TVA Distribution, Sylvie Langlois, Senior Director – Format Acquisitions & Head of International Development – Sylvie.Langlois@tva.ca
Synopsis: Kevin is a top-notch debt collector. When he finds out his girlfriend Julie is pregnant, he makes the tough and risky decision to leave the world of organized crime. Knowing too much about the organization, this doesn’t sit well with his boss and mentor Santa. As Kevin juggles the arrival of his baby and making a clean break, he relives the traumatic events of his youth that shaped who he is today. From his mother Sue, who sends him to live in the countryside with his uncle Stephen: a daytime golf course owner and nighttime debt collector, to the tragic reunions with his father Richy, a repeat offender and unstable criminal he barely knows.
Creator: Adam Kosh (Director)
Representatives on site: Véronique Gaudet (Producer and Content Producer), Adam Kosh (Director)
Sales contact: Mediawan Rights, Loédia Bordes, Film Documentary Sales Coordinator – lbordes@mediawan.com
Synopsis: Three young lawyers are brutally slain by sword in Montreal, their bodies marked with cryptic religious symbols. To crack the case, Sergeant Detective David Savard turns to an unlikely ally: Thomas Germain-Leclerc, a theologian whose brilliance is matched only by his kindness and awkwardness. Eager to help David and his partner, Sergeant Detective Maya Merida, Thomas dives into the mystery—unaware that the truth will shake his very existence. As bodies pile up, Thomas’ discoveries expose the killer’s twisted motives, bringing the investigators closer to his next move. Meanwhile, the series unearths the haunting past of a family raised in seclusion within a secretive sect. As faith and fanaticism collide, the final revelation delivers both an unexpected reckoning and a poignant resolution—marking the end of a cycle of violence that has lasted for generations.
Contact:
Virginie Langlois
Director, Original Content and Acquisitions, scripted and Factual
VLanglois@telequebec.tv
Creators: Pascal L’heureux (Director), Marc Auger Gosselin (Writer and Scriptwriter), Simon Larouche (Writer and Scriptwriter)
Representatives on site: Julia Ferreira Langlois (Producer), Marc Auger Gosselin (Scriptwriter), Simon Larouche (Scriptwriter)
Sales contact: Trio Orange International, Julia Ferreira Langlois, Associate and producer – jlanglois@trioorange.com
Synopsis: When Melody, a young daycare teacher, is pushed down the stairs by a mysterious child, panic spreads through the daycare. All the parents are on edge: if the culprit isn’t caught, all the children risk being expelled. Amid a daycare shortage crisis, anything goes in this absurd investigation to save their little angels’ spots and unmask the real troublemaker.
Three Québec series are selected in official competition at the Festival Series Mania Festival (March 21 to 28, 2025).
Category: International Competition
Production: Trio Orange
Script: Florence Longpré
Direction: Guillaume Lonergan
Sales contact: Julia Ferreira Langlois, Associate and Producer – jlanglois@trioorange.com
Synopsis: Suzanne, a former criminologist turned psychiatrist, arrives at the Mont-Royal Psychiatric Institute, where she meets Mortimer, an intriguing intervention officer who becomes her friend, as well as patients who leave no one indifferent.
Category: Short Forms Competition
Production: Sport
Script and direction: Stéphane Lafleur
Sales contact: Johannie Deschambault, Producer – deschambault@chezsport.com
Synopsis: Following a romantic breakup, a musician tries, with the help of his agent, to go through the stages of mourning in order to rediscover his creativity.
Category: Short Forms Competition
Production: inséparables films
Script: Louis-Philippe Vachon
Director: Gabriel Savignac
Sales contact: Jérémie Boucher, Producer – jeremie@inseparablesfilms.com
Synopsis: Édouard doesn’t fit traditional masculinity standards, leaving him with a constant sense of impostor syndrome. During a weekend at the cabin with his childhood friends, Renaud and Xavier, he realizes that despite their deep bond, they are trapped in a toxic game of masculinity.
