David Bowie apparently was inspired to write the title track off his final album, “Blackstar,” after screening a cut of The Last Panthers. The song now accompanies the show trailer.
The series centers around a jewel heist in Marseilles, and stars two-time Oscar-nominee Samantha Morton (The Sweet and Lowdown, In America), Tahar Rahim (A Prophet), Goran Bogdan (Number 55) and two-time Oscar nominee John Hurt (Elephant Man, Midnight Express). It’s based on the work of French investigative crime reporter Jérôme Pierrat, and co-created and written by Jack Thorne.
The six-episode series was produced by Caroline Benjo (The Returned) and Jimmy Desmarais (The Returned) of Haut et Court, Peter Carlton (This Is England) of Warp Films, Johan Renck and Jack Thorne. It was shot in four countries — the UK, France, Serbia and Montenegro — and three languages.
The Last Panthers premieres on SundanceTV on Wednesday, April 13 at 10/9 c. It already aired in the UK last November.
Key art for the series is below:
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