Rainworks plans French-American drama about Princess Winnaretta Singer

Rainworks Omnimedia says it is developing La Patronnesse, a U.S.-France co-production about Winnaretta Singer, the American heiress who became Princesse de Polignac. The series is set in Paris and aims to spotlight her influence on Belle Époque culture, philanthropy and the arts. Why it matters: - La Patronnesse centers on a patron whose support helped shape French music, literature, science and visual art during the Belle Époque. - The series adds another prestige historical project to the growing market for international co-productions with strong cultural and period-drama appeal. - Winnaretta Singer’s legacy connects American wealth, French high culture and the role of private patronage in artistic innovation. What happened: - Rainworks Omnimedia announced La Patronnesse, a new historical drama series inspired by the life of Winnaretta Singer, Princesse de Polignac. - The project is described as a trans-Atlantic French-American production set entirely in Paris and France. - Gail Vida Hamburg is the series creator, writer and executive producer. - Rainworks says the series is based on acquired exclusive adaptation rights to Singer’s biography. The details: - Winnaretta Singer was an American heiress to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune who became a French princess through marriage. - Singer turned her Paris salon into one of the most important cultural gathering places of the Belle Époque. - Her patronage and philanthropy supported artists and intellectuals including Ravel, Poulenc, Debussy, Stravinsky, Erik Satie, Marcel Proust, Colette, Marie Curie and Picasso. - The series will focus on her life, influence, philanthropy and cultural legacy. - Rainworks describes Singer as a figure who earned the title La Grande Mécène, or The Great Patron, in France. - Rainworks Omnimedia is a Los Angeles-based multimedia production company founded by Gail Vida Hamburg. - The company says it develops socially engaged film, television, publishing and cultural storytelling projects for domestic and international audiences. Between the lines: - Hamburg frames the series as timely because debates over cultural preservation, artistic patronage, philanthropy and international exchange remain active. - The project positions Singer as a model for how private wealth can accelerate major artistic work. - The production’s French setting and collaboration with French cultural and industry stakeholders suggest an effort to ground the series in local perspective as well as international marketability. What’s next: - Rainworks says La Patronnesse is being developed as a French-American series set in Paris and broader France. - The company has not released a production schedule, cast or distributor. - Further announcements are likely to focus on financing, creative partners and platform plans. The bottom line: - La Patronnesse aims to turn a little-known patron of modern culture into a prestige drama about art, power and legacy.