Fifth Season Takes Global On ‘The Artist’ Starring Mandy Patinkin & Janet McTeer​on March 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm

EXCLUSIVE: Fifth Season has taken worldwide sales on The Artist, the gilded age series starring Mandy Patinkin and Kaos’ Janet McTeer.

The Artist is for Aram Rappaport’s nascent streamer The Network and also stars Danny Huston, Zachary Quinto and Patti LuPone. Additional cast include Hank Azaria, Clark Gregg, Katherine McPhee, Jill Hennessy and Ever Anderson.

In the twilight of the gilded age, the show starts with a murder that strikes the estate of an eccentric and failing tycoon. As he hosts the era’s biggest celebrities including Thomas Edison, Edgar Degas and Evelyn Nesbit, mystery and ambition collide as the truth is shockingly revealed. 

The Network founder Rappaport is creator, executive producer, writer and director, with Hilary Shor (Children of Men) producing. The show is Fifth Season’s first from The Network, which was launched last year by Rappaport with content including Steve Coogan’s Chivalry and The Green Veil starring John Leguizamo.

Liz Tang, Executive Director of Acquisitions at Fifth Season, said: “The Network perfectly aligns with our ethos of curating a premium, talent-driven offering that puts creatives at the centre. We know audiences and buyers alike are going to love The Artist and being immersed into its whimsical world of some of the era’s greatest inventors and artists – who are played by an all-star cast – and to see their fabulous dinner party ignite into a thrilling whodunit.” 

Fifth Season was shopping wares at the London TV Screenings last week including Stephen Amell and Minnie Driver starrer Underbelly.