Mystery Author's Bestseller Heads to TV via France TV Distribution

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on The Opening Bell
Published 9:49 AM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Variety: “Bestseller ‘The Story of Marceau Miller’ Adaptation Set for Mipcom via France TV Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 9:49 AM ET on The Opening Bell, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: TV, France.
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VarietyBestseller ‘The Story of Marceau Miller’ Adaptation Set for Mipcom via France TV Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety reports France TV Distribution has picked up a series based on the bestseller The Story of Marceau Miller, headed to Mipcom.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPer Variety, the author is a pseudonym, and may or may not be the man in the novel. I have met men like that.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSeveral were asked to leave embassies.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA mystery author who might be his own main character!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat is my favorite kind of author, right after the kind who signs books at a strip mall.