The French wartime sci-fi drama The Sentinels, a CANAL+ original distributed by STUDIOCANAL, is headed to the U.K. courtesy of BBC Four and BBC iPlayer.
The eight-part drama was created by Guillaume Lemans in collaboration with Xabi Molia and is based on the graphic novels Les Sentinelles by Xavier Dorison and Enrique Breccia.
Nick Lee, head of BBC program acquisition, noted, “The Sentinels is a fully immersive war drama, drenched in adrenaline. The graphic novel origins have been cleverly adapted into a premium television experience by CANAL+, and BBC audiences will revel in the blend of steampunk meets Robocop. There’s also a Frankenstein-ian level of depth and empathy to this story that really grips. Prepare for something totally different and unforgivingly entertaining.”
The series is produced by Lionel Uzan and Thierry Sorel for Federation Studio France, and Delphine Clot, and Guillaume Lemans for Esprits Frappeurs.
