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Audrey Fleurot Begins Filming Feminist 'Countess of Monte Cristo'

10/15/2025

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Filming has begun for the eight-part mini-series "The Countess of Monte Cristo," starring and produced by Audrey Fleurot.
This feminist reimagining of Alexandre Dumas’s classic was announced in September 2022 and is set in Marseille in 1815.
Fleurot portrays Mercédès Herrera, who seeks revenge after her lover, Edmond Dantès, is falsely imprisoned and killed.
The series is directed by Djibril Glissant and Leonardo D’Antoni, with filming locations in Malta and the Czech Republic.
Fleurot co-produces through her company, Bahia Blanca, with support from TF1 and Netflix.

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Filming has begun for the eight-part mini-series "The Countess of Monte Cristo," starring and produced by Audrey Fleurot.
This feminist reimagining of Alexandre Dumas’s classic was announced in September 2022 and is set in Marseille in 1815.
Fleurot portrays Mercédès Herrera, who seeks revenge after her lover, Edmond Dantès, is falsely imprisoned and killed.
The series is directed by Djibril Glissant and Leonardo D’Antoni, with filming locations in Malta and the Czech Republic.
Fleurot co-produces through her company, Bahia Blanca, with support from TF1 and Netflix.