Monte-Carlo TV Festival 2022

After making a name for himself in his native France - particularly with his collaborations with action director Luc Besson, including Le Femme Nikita (1991) and Léon: The Professional (1994) - actor Jean Reno then crossed the Atlantic to become a sought-after character actor in big budget Hollywood films including Mission: Impossible (1996),  Ronin (1998), The Pink Panther (2006), The Da Vinci Code (2006) and Da Five Bloods (2020). The 73-year-old national treasure shows no signs of slowing down, he tells press at the recent Monte Carlo TV Festival, where he admits almost with embarrassment, that he has three TV shows about to launch.

Based on the best-selling novel by Jack Carr, the Amazon series The Terminal List – released in 240 countries on July 1 - follows James Reece (Chris Pratt), a Navy SEAL who was the sole survivor of an ambush on his regiment during an important covert mission. When he returns home, he begins to question his own memories of the event and finds new evidence that suggests a mystery organization is working against him.

With as much pomp and circumstance as befits a film festival whose Honorary President is His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, the red-carpet event at the Salle des Princes in the Grimaldi Forum to hand out the closing night Golden Nymph awards was packed with stars and surprises. Although there was a wide selection of winners from Spain, Germany, France, Syria and Faroe Islands, it was the U.

The 61st Monte-Carlo Television Festival returned in style on Friday, not only welcoming a star-studded list of shows in competition and actors in town to support them but also welcoming back past jury chairs including Jane Seymour, Eric Close, Danny Glover and Jason Priestley. They were all in attendance at the opening night premiere of the MGM-produced limited series, Last Light, starring Matthew Fox (Lost) and Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey).