The first teaser has been released for the new event series adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic “Around The World In 80 Days” with David Tennant taking on the role of gentleman adventurer Phileas Fogg.
The eight-part series also stars French actor Ibrahim Koma as Fogg’s valet Jean Passepartout and Leonie Benesch as journalist Abigail ‘Fix’ Fortescue.
“Life On Mars” creator Ashley Pharoah served as head writer on the series which paints Fogg as an over-educated Englishman with a sense of wonder because he has never traveled.
France Televisions, PBS/Masterpiece, the BBC, RAI and ZDF are among the outlets that will air the series which hasn’t set a premiere date as yet.
