Femme Fatales
Femme Fatales goes out of Magazine
You thought women were sweet, attractive good-smelling creatures ? Yes they are, but not only. Femme Fatales, a contemporary anthology crime drama, inspired from classic film noir, from the 40s, pulp fiction and graphic novels is featuring women who find a balance between strength and emotional life, family and punch-up.
Based on the bestselling magazine of the same name existing since twenty years, Femme Fatales, the cult smash Entertainment Weekly calls “a badass‐chick anthology series” and Geek Monthly hails as “50% Tarantino, 50% Sin City, 100% Cool.” The sexy, thrilling anthology series is about powerful, sexy and dangerous women inspired by and styled in the tradition of pulp stories, film noir and graphic novels. The half‐hour program features stories inspired by such noir classics as Double Indemnity and Pulp Fiction and classic thriller TV series like The Twilight Zone. In each of stand‐alone episode, women find extraordinary ways of coping with their problems, channeling their survival instincts and bringing out their inner guile. Every episode is introduced by a mysterious and enigmatic host Lilith, Played by Tanit Phoenix (Death Race 2, Lost Boys 3), and features different casts and storylines, some of which are intertwined as part of the series overall mythology.
The series has been created by Mark A. Altman (Castle, Necessary Roughness) Steve Kriozere (NCIS, Castle)
The cast brings together familiar faces as well as hot up and coming talent: Eric Roberts (Batman Begins), Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill, Independence Day), Jeff Fahey (Lost, Grindhouse), Casper Van Dien (Sleepy Hollow, Starship Troopers), Antonio Sabato, Jr. (General Hospital, Bones), Kyle Gass (Tenacious D), Leilani Sarelle (Basic Instinct), Robert LaSardo (Nip/Tuck, Death Race), Reggie Hayes (Girlfriends), Dean Haglund (The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen), Charlie O’Connell (Crossing Jordan), Paul Mazursky (legendary film director), Kyle Gass (Tenacious D) and Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager) among others.
The series was recently selected to screen out‐of-competition as an official selection at the Sitges Film Festival, Europe’s most prestigious genre film festival. Seven episodes screened and were introduced by the series creators and ten of the series most beautiful Femme Fatales.
