Alain Berset, Council of Europe's secretary general, is heading to Series Mania Forum to chair a ceremony to open for signature the organization's new series co-production framework.

Sphere Abacus (SA) is set to showcase a slate of French-language scripted series at Series Mania, with two being featured in the Coming Next from Québec session, while its U.K. comedy drama Small Prophets has been selected for the International Panorama competition.

Broadcast Program Export Association of Japan (BEAJ) and Empire of Arkadia (EOA) have put together a spotlight on Japanese content and opportunities for co-production for Series Mania Forum, with “Coming Next from Japan”—one of several country spotlights at the event in Lille, set for March 24.

Ahead of this year’s edition of Series Mania Forum, Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania, joins the ScreenMDM Talks podcast to weigh in on scripted trends, celebrating Korea as the event’s first-ever country of honor, cultural soft power and flexibility, and more.

Series Mania Forum has released the list of projects set to be showcased at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions at this year's edition next month.