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Niamh Algar and Fanny Ardant to star in UK-Greek AI resort thriller Harmonia

Niamh Algar and Fanny Ardant lead Harmonia, a six-part UK-Greek thriller about an AI-controlled luxury resort from Warp Films, ITV Studios and ERT. It is filming in Athens ahead of a 2027 launch.

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Centre · 2Niamh Algar and Fanny Ardant are leading Harmonia, a thriller series set in an AI-controlled, high-end luxury resort. Centre · 2Algar plays Shona Casey, the AI's creator, and Ardant plays the resort's former owner. Centre · 2The story is described as a modern-day Frankenstein tale in which it becomes unclear whether the AI or the humans are the monster.

Centre · 2Chloe Lea plays a young staff member on whom the AI becomes obsessed. The cast also includes Oliver Chris, Abubakar Salim, Goran Bogdan, Theo Augier and George Ioannides, with Greek actors Pygmalion Dadakaridis, Konstantinos Zografos, Antigoni Frida and newcomer Zoe-Stella Nikolaou. Centre · 2The series is a UK-Greek co-production between Warp Films (co-producer of Adolescence), ITV Studios, Greek producer Neda Film and public broadcaster ERT. Deadline calls it a rare UK-Greek co-pro, and says ITV Studios distributes it internationally. Centre · 2It was created by Peter Carlton, Lefteris Charitos, Amanda Livanou and Hanna Jameson. Charitos, director of Wild Bees, directs all six episodes, and Jameson is lead writer, with episodes from Alki Papastathopoulos and Panayotis Christopoulos.

Centre · 2Jameson said the project let her tell a meaningful story and explore how quickly people's relationship with technology has changed, evolving faster than the ability to understand its consequences. Centre · 2Shooting is under way in Athens at the Cape Sounio resort and Kapa2 Studios, ahead of a 2027 launch. Radio Times says the series is coming to ITVX; Deadline adds that it is co-financed by ITV Studios and ERT, with development support from the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Fund and Creative Europe Media.

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Both outlets run this as a casting and production announcement. Deadline leads with the trade-news angle of a rare UK-Greek co-production. Radio Times leads with Algar's earlier role in The Iris Affair and the start of filming, and credits Deadline for the plot details.
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Deadline stresses the producers, financing and creative team. Radio Times stresses Algar's career and the ITVX release.
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Radio Times leaves out the financing and funding details and the writers beyond Jameson. Deadline does not mention ITVX.
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“rare UK-Greek co-pro”“French cinema legend”
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“Harmonia is a rare UK-Greek co-pro coming from Adolescence co-producer Warp Films, ITV Studios and Greek pubcaster ERT.” — Deadline
“For Algar, it marks another high-profile lead following The Iris Affair” — Radio Times

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