Métal Hurlant Chronicles
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Métal Hurlant Chronicles is an English-language Franco-Belgian science fiction anthology television series based on the popular comics anthology magazine Métal Hurlant, known in the United States as Heavy Metal. Each episode is a self-contained story taking place on a different planet with a different cast, and the episodes are linked together only by the idea that an asteroid, the "Métal Hurlant", passes the planet in question during the events of the story. The show's premise originated with Guillaume Lubrano, who put together a self-financed pilot to pitch the show, which was broadcast as the series' third episode. Lubrano and Justine Veillot produce the show through their company WE Productions. It was largely filmed in Bucharest, Romania.
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Genre | Science fiction, action, thriller, adventure, fantasy |
Created by | Jean-Pierre Dionnet (Métal Hurlant) |
Developed by | Guillaume Lubrano |
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Directed by | Guillaume Lubrano |
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Narrated by | Benoît Allemane (French) |
Theme music composer | Jesper Kyd |
Country of origin | France and Belgium |
Original languages | English, French |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Production location | Romania |
Cinematography | Matthieu Misiraca |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 26 minutes |
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Network | France 4 |
Release | 27 October 2012 (2012-10-27) – 12 May 2014 (2014-05-12) |
The series was premiered on French television on 27 October 2012 on France 4. Broadcast rights for various European countries such as Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, were bought by Sony Pictures Television.[1]