Julie Gayet plays in the South African crime series “Boy Under Water”

Exclusive: Julie Gayet will play along Boy under waterA South African crime thriller series by Nagvlug Films and Federation Meac.

The three-time César candidate and President of Doc Prize Jury at the entire film Festival in Cannes will play a single mother who runs a floating bar with her youthful son in a luxury destination in the South African Northwest Province. When the body of a 16-year-old black boy is bound and beaten on the well-groomed banks of the local golf system, your search for a fresh start is increased.

Showmax Parent Multichoice already has the African rights for the rights for Boy under water, This was selected for the 2023 content London Drama Series Pitch. At that time, no international distributor is attached.

In the series, Chanél Muller and Nico Scheepers from Nagvlug, who have just won the Deleen Bekker Prize 2025 from the South African Academy for Science and Arts for their script on DSTV series Nêrens Noord-Kaap Deel II. Müller also produces in addition to Nagvlugs Zandré Coetzer and Joachim Landau from Federation Meac.

Nagvlug from South Africa previously produced Scheepers' crime thriller drama DonkerbosThe only African series selected for the Berlinale series market chooses in 2023, while the Federation Meac is known for the global selection of Deadline Spinner, The first African series in Canneseries.

Federation Studios and embarrassed digital Federation Meac, a production improvement in the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean in 2022. We announced last year Last from ourLike thriller Fever In a TV series.

Gayet is known for 8 Fois Deboutwho landed her first actress victory at the Tokyo International Film Festival and Sélect Hôtel. She recently played Télévisions in France. Olympe, une femme dans la révolution and comedy-drama feature Comme une actrice. She also played in an episode of Call my agent. She will lead the jury who selected the winner of the Cannes document, L'Il d'Or.

“Boy under water Is one of the strongest and most exciting series that I have read that swings as a mother in these times, ”said Gayet.

Müller and Coetzer will visit the Producers Network in the Marché du Film and resume Nagvlug Films' Slate. This comprises two feature films in post -production and two more in development.