Refn to Re-Imagine Kids Classic ‘The Famous Five’ for the BBC, Germany’s ZDF
Refn will act as creator and producer on a new The Famous Five limited series adaptation, which has begun filming across the southwest of the U.K. (...)
Tim Kirkby, who directed Mike Myers’ Netflix comedy series The Pentaverate, has been tapped to helm the three 90-minute episodes of The Famous Five. The series has been presold to TF1 for France. (...)
Given Refn’s reputation as a boundary-pushing auteur with a penchant for extreme visuals and sometimes OTT violence he is, depending on your take, either an inspired or insane choice to take on The Famous Five.