Olivier Martinez's 'Texas Rising' Gets a Premiere Date!

Olivier Martinez picks up some groceries, including his signature baguette, at Bristol Farms on Tuesday (March 17) in West Hollywood, Calif.

The 49-year-old actor will be starring in the new television series Texas Rising and the first episode will be premiere at MIPTV in Cannes, France.

Olivier and his co-stars Bill Paxton and Ray Liotta will be heading to France for the screening on April 13.

Here is a description of the main characters in the show: “Paxton stars as General Sam Houston, a war veteran, former Tennessee governor and commander of the Texas Army. Martinez portrays the flamboyant political and military ruler of Mexico. Liotta plays a deadly and haunted survivor of the Alamo.”