He also revealed he was working on a spy drama and a series with Spanish writer Isabel Coixet.
We can reveal the series is due to launch on November 15.
Shot in Paris, it revolves around a dysfunctional family faced with the illness of a child.
Eric Rochant and Pascal BretonSylvie Castioni
A screenplay for season two is currently underway.
you might watch the trailer here.
The production is among Frances best selling dramas internationally.
However, Rochant does not plan to produce genre series, saying they are not what Maui is about.
As such, Maui is in production on a gripping spy series financed as a co-production.
It is a series full of tenderness and rage, nostalgia and love, discouragement and hope.
Creators must be at the origin and center of our projects, he said.
Read our interview with Rochant here…
DEADLINE:What led you and Federation to decide to work together again?
And with him, I felt I could also do the same.
DEADLINE:Your genre series have been very successful The Bureaubeing the main example.
How much will those sorts of genre stories make up part of the Maui slate?
Producing genre series as such is not what Maui is about.
Creators must be at the origin and center of our projects, the initiative coming from them.
Actually, our only request is for sincerity and creativity.
DEADLINE:So people will be surprised by the programs Maui makes?
DEADLINE:French drama production is really starting to boom globally.
Why is this happening now?
Of course, this was only what was already going on stateside.
Since then, and with the arrival of new streamers, this has evolved and become the norm.
DEADLINE:There is an international co-production on your slate.
What can you say about that and co-production more generally as a means of financing shows?
DEADLINE:Working with the likes of Isabel Coixet shows your level of ambition.
How important will established talent be to the business?
We produce pure writers, not mercenaries.
DEADLINE:You talk about using Maui to help writers become great showrunners.
How will you achieve this?
As a writer myself, I know what writers need and dont need.
DEADLINE:Will Maui work with other drama producers in the Federation stable?
No, even though there is an interesting synergy between all of Federations affiliates.
Thats the point of a federation.
DEADLINE:You famously handed the final season ofThe Bureauto Jacques Audiard and stepped away.
How did that decision work out?
It was a unique creative experience.
It was extremely enriching.
It was interesting to see that Jacques hadnt completed writing before shooting.
I found this fascinating, and a completely different approach.
DEADLINE:Are there plans to expandThe Bureauinto spin-offs or bring back the main show?
Im not involved in anything thats going on around and beyondThe Bureau.
I created the original and brought it to fruition.
I want to continue creating new projects.
I dont have the desire or heart to stretch an idea beyond its own natural limits for production purposes.
