Natalie Dormer To Star in Welsh/French Thriller 'Minotaur'
Sphere-Abacus, the now combined TV indie powerhouse producer, has announced its next series will be Minotaur, a Welsh-French series that's set in Paris and Northern Wales and will star French actor Assaad Bouab (Bad Sisters) and British actor Natalie Dormer (White Lies). The series hailed from Welsh actor-turned-playwright-and-director Celyn Jones, who most might recognize from co-starring in Martin Clunes' 2019 series Manhunt.
The number of Welsh TV productions has trebled in the past decade, but most are BBC-backed or produced in some form, whether via BBC Cymru or BBC One. However, in a sign that the market for shows set in Wales about Welsh culture is growing, this project is being undertaken by independent studios in hopes that distributors will snap up the finished project.
It helps that Jones has been responsible for several critically acclaimed films and series since stepping from in front of the camera, including the Rebel Wilson-starring The Almond & the Seahorse and the upcoming Madfabulous. Add in Dormer, who has been a fixture on TV since starring in The Tudors, and Bouab, known for starring in the original Dix Pour Cent, better known in America as the French series Call My Agent!
