“THE FIFTH BLADE”
One world. Two traditions. One unstoppable warrior.
Premium series – historical action thriller – 8 × 52
- Pitch -
France, during the reign of the Sun King.
Ten-year-old Robert Mondestain dreams of becoming a Musketeer. But a powerful nobleman murders his father before his eyes and sells the boy to a child trafficker. Robert manages to escape and is taken under the protection of a ship’s captain. Later abandoned in Japan by the crew, he is rescued by a samurai and becomes his disciple.
Twenty years later, Robert returns to France. The terrified child has become a cold, disciplined, and methodical warrior. His quest for vengeance leads him to confront a powerful criminal network that practices sorcery and poisoning, an organization that protects his father’s murderer.
Noticed by d’Artagnan for his unusual combat skills, Robert finally sees his childhood dream fulfilled: he is recruited into the King’s Musketeers.
After d’Artagnan’s death, Robert becomes the King’s most trusted man, entrusted with the most secret and dangerous missions, where only his mastery of combat allows him to survive. His personal quest for vengeance remains his driving force, but it will never outweigh his absolute loyalty to his king, Louis XIV.
- Series Concept -
France, under the flamboyant reign of the Sun King, is a kingdom of splendor, intrigue, and danger. Robert Mondestain, a 10yearold boy, dreams of becoming one of the King’s Musketeers. But his life plunged into darkness the day his father is murdered. Sold to a child trafficker, he manages to escape and finds refuge aboard a ship whose captain takes him on as a cabin boy.
Abandoned in Japan by the crew at the end of a tumultuous voyage, Robert is taken in by a samurai who adopts him as his disciple. Trained in martial arts and warrior philosophy, he becomes a formidable fighter.
Twenty years later, back in France, he must confront a powerful criminal network that practices sorcery and poisoning and protects his father’s assassin. The network counts influential nobles among its ranks and possesses substantial financial resources.
Robert’s fiery temperament and exceptional fighting skills soon attract the attention of d’Artagnan, who recognizes him as an extraordinary recruit and brings him into the prestigious corps of the Musketeers.
After the heroic death of d’Artagnan at the Siege of Maastricht, Robert becomes a trusted righthand man of Louis XIV and of the chief of police, Nicolas de la Reynie. He must carry out the most perilous missions. Only his training as a samurai warrior will ensure his survival.
An action series par excellence, the originality of The Fifth Blade arises from the clash of cultures between Baroque Europe and the Japan of the samurai. Trained by the greatest samurai of all time, Miyamoto Musashi, Robert must face enemies who are sometimes highly skilled with the rapier and ready to do anything to make him disappear.
Rooted in real events from French history (it begins with the famous Affair of the Poisons that shook the reign of Louis XIV), the series takes the necessary creative liberties to prioritize grand, romantic historical entertainment.
Along his journey, Robert will cross the path of the famous Musketeers from Alexandre Dumas, as well as many other characters who did, or did not… truly exist.
- Log line -
He was sold as slave after his father was assassinated, escaped from a living hell, was raised by a samurai, and now he’s back!
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An action comedy
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