Harnessing its might with a merged All3 Media for the first time at a market, Banijay Entertainment hits Mipcom 2026 with the biggest presence of any company in the world, with its stand in front of the steps of the Palais des Festivals now rebaptized Banijay House, and a formidable combined lineup. One example of that: Banijay’s format franchises now offer “The Traitors,” “Survivor,” “Fear Factor” and “The Circle” under one roof. Former All3Media titles impact every sales category from “Maya” in premium scripted to a bevy of Studio Lambert titles, “Midsomer Murders” and “The Assassin” in returning favorites, two Lion TV docs in factual and its “Legends” in Netflix shows.
In other developments, Banijay will present what it describes as “highly anticipated premium scripted staples and versatile next-gen formats,” the first led by BBC One legal thriller “Reputation,” starring Naomie Harris and Christina Hendricks, and U.K. high-stakes thriller” “Maya” also headed by Tobias Menzies (“Outlander”) and marking one of the latest incursions by Starz into U.K. drama. According to Plum Research, a stunning 90% of views and 75% of titles viewed on streaming services takes place on the long tail. Potential evergreens from Banijay to be shopped at Mipcom include “Rogue Heroes,” “A Remarkable Place to Die,” “A Woman of Substance,” “Bergerac,” “Midsomer Murders,” “The Assassin” and more.
Underscoring Banijay Entertainment’s position as the world’s leading provider for streamers, the company argues, upcoming Netflix releases include “Beat Luke Littler” from Workerbee, Netflix, “Will You Marry Me?” co-produced by Workerbee and Initial, “Simon Says” from Bunim/Murray Productions and Studio Lambert’s “Monopoly.” Further Netflix launches take in returning scripted hits House of Guinness from Kudos and Legends co-produced by Tannadice Pictures and Lion Television. This is Banijay Entertainment: greater in scale, bolder in ambition, and built to create the hits of tomorrow,” they went on. A drill-down on some of Banijay’s biggest drama plays at Mipcom and a selection of factual shows and formats: A pedigree package bound for BBC One and BBC iPlayer and sourced from Banijay U.K. scripted powerhouse The Forge Entertainment (“A Woman of Substance,” “Falling”).
Billed as a gripping legal drama, it stars Naomie Harris (“Skyfall”) as a hot-shot lawyer hired to represent international pop star Davina Knight (“Mad Men” leading light Christina Hendricks) in the celebrity case of the decade. Anya Reiss (“Becoming Elizabeth”) writes and exec produces. From “Fleabag” producer Two Brothers Pictures for Channel 4 and Starz and sparking good word of mouth when teased at February’s London TV Screenings, “Maya” led by Ramsey and Daisy Haggard, weighs in as a witness protection thriller billed as “darkly comedic” and “atmospheric” written and created by BAFTA and International Emmy nominee Haggard (“Back To Life,” “Breeders”).
She also co-directs the series from Two Brothers Pictures (“The Tourist,” “Fleabag,” “Boat Story”) alongside Jamie Donoughue (“Doctor Who,” “The Last Kingdom”). Commissioned by the BBC, an adaptation of Caleb Azumah Nelson’s multi award-winning debut novel of the same title from Mam Tor Productions, behind “Half Man,” and B-Side Productions. An ode to early love adapted by Azumah, tracking the increasingly deep relationship between budding photographer Marcus and dance student Effie.
A modern-day Swedish-language reboot, here Gustaf Skarsgård (“Oppenheimer,” “Vikings”) plays the iconic sleuth across three 90-minute films as he life seems to unravel: 42, divorced and estranged from his daughter, his father is also slipping away, Adding further key cast earlier this year, produced by Jarowskij/Yellow Bird, Swedish network TV4 and Banijay Rights and written by Antonia Pyk (“Beartown”), Josefin Johansson (“Top Dog”) and Jörgen Bergmark (“Huss”) Molly Hartleb (“Top Dog”) directs. Co-created by Bryan Elsley, creator of the landmark “Skins,” a BBC One multi-strand young legal hotshots drama tracking five fellow trainee lawyers in Glasgow. now hitting their disparate first jobs. Made in association with All3Media International, a play for a younger crowd co-produced by Germany’s ZDFneo, its Millennial/Gen Z targeting channel.
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