'Harmonia' AI Thriller Casts Niamh Algar, Fanny Ardant — SkimNews
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- Harmonia is described as a 'rare' UK-Greek co-production, produced by Warp Films (co-producer of Netflix's 'Adolescence' with Brad Pitt's Plan B), ITV Studios, and Greek pubcaster ERT, with Neda Film as Greek co-producer
- Niamh Algar plays Shona Casey, the AI's creator, while Fanny Ardant plays the resort's former owner, in a series framed as 'a modern-day Frankenstein story' where it's unclear whether the AI or the humans are the monster
- Chloe Lea (Dune: Prophecy) plays a young staff member the AI becomes obsessed with, with supporting cast including Oliver Chris, Abubakar Salim, Goran Bogdan, and Greek actors Pygmalion Dadakaridis and Antigoni Frida
- Lefteris Charitos, director of Greek TV hit 'Wild Bees,' directs all six episodes; the series was created by Peter Carlton, Charitos, Amanda Livanou, and Hanna Jameson, who serves as lead writer
- Shooting takes place on location in Athens at Cape Sounio resort and Kapa2 Studios, ahead of a 2027 launch, with the predominantly English-language series distributed internationally by ITV Studios
- The series is co-financed by ITV Studios and ERT, with development support from the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Fund and Creative Europe Media
Why it matters: Harmonia marks Warp Films' follow-up to 'Adolescence,' one of Netflix's most acclaimed recent limited series, giving ITV Studios a high-profile international co-production to sell globally starting in 2027. The rare UK-Greek partnership also opens a distribution pipeline for Greek talent — Charitos, Livanou, and the Greek ensemble — to international English-language audiences.
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