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Transporter: The Series
GenreAction
Drama
Created byLuc Besson
Directed byStephen Williams (pilot)[1]
Starring
Country of origin
  • France
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCinemax
ReleaseOctober 2012 (2012-10) –
present
Related
The Transporter (film series)

Transporter: The Series is an action television series, based on the Transporter film series by Luc Besson. It is co-produced by HBO, HBO Canada, French TV-channel M6, and German television company RTL,[2] which, with the exception of HBO, will also air the series. In the United States Cinemax instead will air the series. Transporter premiered on October 11 2012 in Germany on RTL Television.

Chris Vance is starring as Frank Martin,[3] replacing Jason Statham, who played the character in The Transporter film series. Hungarian actress Andrea Osvárt is set to play the leading female role in the series,[3] starring as a former CIA agent and love interest for Frank Martin, organizing his missions.

Joining the cast is François Berléand, who will reprise his role as Inspector Tarconi from The Transporter film series.[1]

12 episodes have been ordered for 2012 with an overall budget of $43 million.[2]

Episodes

Series
# 		Season
# 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"The General's Daughter"Stephen WilliamsAlexander Ruemelin & Joseph Mallozzi & Paul MullieOctober 11, 2012 (RTL)
Frank is assigned to transport Delia, a rich young socialite, to a safe house, but the job turns bad when a German crimelord attempts to kidnap her. With the enemy closing in, Frank must get Delia on a flight back to America, but a sudden betrayal places Delia in deadly jeopardy, and Frank must use all his skills to save her.
22"Harvest"Andy MikitaCarl BinderOctober 18, 2012 (RTL)
Frank transporting a heart for the son of a criminal gangster of Southern France.
33"Switch"Andy MikitaN/AOctober 25, 2012 (RTL)
44"12 Hours"Bruce McDonaldN/AN/A
55"Sharks"N/AN/AN/A
66"Payback"N/AN/AN/A
77"City of Love"Andy MikitaN/AN/A
88"Dead Drop"T.J. ScottN/ANovember 1, 2012 (RTL)
Frank must transport a blind C.I.A. agent.
99"Hot Ice"N/AN/AN/A
1010"Give the Guy a Hand"N/AN/AN/A
1111"Cherchez La Femme "Brad TurnerN/AN/A
1212"Trojan Horsepower "Brad TurnerN/AN/A

Production

The pilot was directed by long-time Lost director Stephen Williams.[1] Other directors working on the show include Bruce McDonald (Degrassi: The Next Generation, Queer as Folk) and Andy Mikita, known for working on several shows including Stargate Universe and SyFy's Sanctuary. The only writer who has been confirmed so far is Carl Binder, also a Stargate Universe alumnus.

Originally Canadian TV veterans Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie known for their work on the Stargate Universe served as show runners. According to The Hollywood Reporter they were replaced after two episodes by British director Steve Shill (Dexter, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Tudors) and Canadian veteran supervising producer Karen Wookey (Andromeda, Mutant X).[4] However, Shill left the project in January 2012 without an immediate successor in place.[5]

Shooting locations included Paris, Berlin, and Nice, however the majority of the filming was done in Toronto.[6] In October 2011, filming on the series was halted after Chris Vance was injured in an on-set accident. The remaining scenes are supposed to be shot in Toronto during the spring of 2012.[5] The show was shot with Arri Alexa, Canon C300 and GoPro cameras.[7]

The series will air out-of-order on RTL in Germany starting 11 October 2012.[8] and in France on M6 in Spring 2013.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lesley Goldberg (23 June 2011). "Live Feed: 'Transporter': 'Lost's' Stephen Williams to Helm Pilot (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ a b Scott Roxborough (20 May 2011). "RTL Joins HBO's 'Transporter' Series as Co-Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Cinemax's 'Transporter' Series Casts Male & Female Leads". Deadline.com. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ "An adaptation of Luc Besson's film franchise is supposed to be a game-changer, but on-set turmoil threatens the future of one of global TV's most ambitious projects". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b Morgan Jeffrey (20 January 2012). "'Transporter' TV series loses second showrunner in five months". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  6. ^ Etan Vlessing (31 March 2012). "MIPTV: 5 Lessons Learned From 'Transporter' Flameout". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  7. ^ Transporteur – la série bientôt sur M6, Episode 4 : Une histoire de caméras
  8. ^ Transporter on fernsehserien.de
  9. ^ Le Transporteur – la série, bientôt sur M6 : Episode 1 Comment repérer un tournage

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