He crossed the Atlantic to settle with us and participate in the new project of France Televisions. “Brandon” has become the “cliché” name of the United States probably because of, or thanks to, him. Indeed, Jason Priestley has long played the role of Brandon in the series Beverly Hills. If he made the heyday of our neighbors across the Atlantic, his name is no less famous in France among all fans of “90210″. And the French will soon be able to find one of their favorite actors in a 100% French series!
Indeed, our colleagues from West France have just announced the participation of Jason Priestley in new detective fiction being filmed for the group. The 53-year-old Canadian actor and director will star in “Death on the Trail” whose filming began this week in Le Mans in the Sarthe. The inhabitants of the city and the region have also learned that casting sessions were organized at the end of March 2023. Sessions organized in Old Mans for “recruit extras to interpret different characters: chic customers of a restaurant, policemen, passers-by, photographers, journalists”as our colleagues point out.
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Jason Priestley and Olivier Marchal lead the investigation
But what will be the role of the star of Beverly Hills In “Death on the Trail” ? always according to West Francehe should give the answer to a big name in French cinema, known for his roles and his achievements linked to the French thriller: Olivier Marchal, notably known for “36 quay of the goldsmiths”, “MR-73”or the series “braquo”.
Viewers will be able to discover an action that takes place during the famous car race of the “24 hours of Le Mans”. A race during which a pilot will find death. An FBI agent, played by Jason Priestley, will lead the investigation and help the police captain find the perpetrator.
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