Flight of the Storks
| Company type | Miniseries |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | EuropaCorp Television |
| Products | Action thriller miniseries |
| Parent | EuropaCorp Television |
Flight of the Storks is a 2012 action thriller miniseries in English, directed by Jan Kounen and adapted from Jean-Christophe Grangé's 1994 novel. With a production budget of €10 million, it was created by EuropaCorp Television and broadcast on Canal+.
Plot
Jonathan Anselme, an English scholar, teams up with Max Böhm, an enthusiastic amateur ornithologist, to study the migration patterns of storks traveling from Switzerland to Africa, aiming to discover the reasons behind the disappearance of some birds. Following Max's enigmatic death, Jonathan proceeds alone and uncovers a global conspiracy connected to a sequence of homicides occurring in Bulgaria, Turkey, the Middle East, and Congo along the storks' migratory path. Simultaneously, Swiss detective Dumaz investigates Max’s covert history while Jonathan faces his own personal challenges.
Cast
- Harry Treadaway as Jonathan Anselme
- Rutger Hauer as Sonderman
- Perdita Weeks as Sarah Gabbor
- Clemens Schick as Hervé Dumaz
- Danny Keogh as Max Böhm
- Richard Lukunku as Gabriel
- Antoine Basler as Marcel Minaus
- Amr Waked as Doctor Djuric
- Grant Swanby as Hank
Production
Filming commenced in October 2011. Locations included South Africa, Istanbul, and multiple sites throughout Europe.