Christophe Riandee

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Christophe Riandee (born February 5, 1968) is a French film producer and entrepreneur, best known for the productions of crime drama series Narcos and Hannibal .

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Riandee served as the Vice CEO of French film company Gaumont from 2003 to 2024. [1] He lives in Paris and Los Angeles. [2] [3]

Career

Christophe Riandee graduated from the business school ESCP Europe in Paris. His early career steps include service network Ernst & Young, TV production company France Animation, where he was CEO and France Telecom (Orange S.A.) where he developed the Wanadoo theme channels. [4] [5]

In 2003 Riandee joined French film studio Gaumont where he was named Vice CEO in 2004. Under his leadership, Gaumont International Television was created in 2010 to produce mainly US series for international markets. [6] Subsequently the Los Angeles office was launched in 2011. [7] Gaumont successfully entered the US American Market with the "straight-to-series" producing model. [8] In 2016 Riandee received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Narcos as "Best Television Series — Drama". [9]

In 2019, he headed the jury of Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions. [10]

Classical music

In 2002 Christophe Riandee founded the music school Jeune Choeur de Paris, a singing school for young singers. [11] [12] He is president of the classical music ensemble Ensemble Matheus in Paris. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited asNote(s)
2006 OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Executive producer
2009 Splice Producer
2010 Last Night Executive producer
2010TwelveExecutive producer
2013 Paranoia Executive producer
2013 Only God Forgives Executive producer
2016 The Neon Demon Executive producer
2019 Point Blank Executive producer
2021Lords of ScamExecutive producer
2026 High in the Clouds Producer
TBA The Last Train to New York Executive producer

Television

Year(s)TitleCredited asNote(s)
2013 — 2015 Hemlock Grove Executive producer
2013 — 2015 Hannibal Executive producer
2013Love is DeadExecutive producerTelevision film
2014RésistanceDelegate producerMiniseries
2014 — 2015Hotel de la PlageProducerAs Christophe Riandée
2014La Trouvaille de JulietteExecutive producerTelevision film
2015 — 2021 F is for Family Executive producer
2015 — 2018 Narcos Producer
2016 — 2017 Glacé Executive producerMiniseries
2017Furiki WheelsExecutive producer
2017 Belle and Sebastian Executive producerAs Christophe Riandée
2017 — presentArt of CrimeExecutive producer
2018 — 2021 Narcos: Mexico Executive producer
2018 — 2020 Noddy, Toyland Detective Executive producerSeason 2; as Christophe Riandée
2019Les Ombres de LisieuxExecutive producerTelevision film
2020 — present Barbarians Executive producer
2020 — 2023 Stillwater Executive producer
2021 — present Lupin Producer
2021Nona et ses fillesProducer
2021Chouette, pas chouette!Producer
2021 — 2022 Do, Re & Mi Executive producer
2021 Bionic Max Executive producer
2022Off SeasonExecutive producer
2022What Pauline Is Not Telling YouExecutive producer
2022 Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Executive producer
2023Deutsches HausExecutive producer
2023Pamela Rose, la sérieExecutive producer
2023Blood CoastExecutive producer
2024In her carExecutive producer

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