Marseille is a French television series created by Dan Franck starring Gérard Depardieu . The series is the first original French Production for Netflix , qui ordered the project to series is 10 July 2015. The eight-episode first season premiered worldwide is Netflix is May 5, 2016. [2] [3] A second season, set to air In 2017, was ordered on June 6, 2016. [4] Production on the second season will begin on April 18, 2017. [5]
lease
The show was released worldwide on Netflix in May 2016, and the first two episodes have aired on TF1 . [6]
Plot
After 20 years as mayor of Marseilles , Robert Taro (Depardieu) enters into a war of succession with his protégé formed rival Lucas Barres ( Benoît Magimel ). [7] [8] Both sides are members of the “UPM” party, based on the center-right UMP (Union for a Popular Movement).
Episodes
Series 1
| # | title | Directed by | Written by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “20 Years ( 20 Years )” | TBA | TBA |
| There is to be an important vote was regeneration project of the city’s waterfront, qui will include a casino . Mayor Robert Taro supports the proposal as it will be his legacy to Marseille; He is counting on the support of Lucas Barrès, his ambitious young deputy, who eventually votes to oppose the proposal. A retired judge, who was also approached and supported by gangsters. Taro’s daughter Julia, a journalist, is trying to investigate life in the suburbs . | |||
| 2 | “Man of Straw ( Straw Man )” | TBA | TBA |
| Taro is unsure about whether to stand for re-election due to his illness and declining popularity with voters. His wife, Rachel, learns that she has syringomyelia which will bring an end to her career as a successful classical cellist . | |||
| 3 | “( Crocodile )” | TBA | TBA |
| 4 | “( Intox Brainwashing )” | TBA | TBA |
| 5 | “( Face-off )” | TBA | TBA |
| 6 | “( Liberty, Equality, without Pity )” | TBA | TBA |
| 7 | “( Voted )” | TBA | TBA |
| 8 | “( The Final Battle )” | TBA | TBA |
Cast and English dubbing
Main characters
| Actor | Character | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Gérard Depardieu | Robert Taro | Michael McConnohie |
| Benoît Magimel | Lucas Barrès | Kyle McCarley |
| Geraldine Pailhas | Rachel Taro | Anne Yatco |
| Stéphane Caillard | Julia Taro | Cristina Valenzuela |
| Nadia Fares | Vanessa of Abrantes | Karen Strassman |
Side characters
| Actor | Character | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Guillaume Arnault | Eric | Johnny Yong Bosch |
| Hedi Bouchenafa | Farid | Kirk Thornton |
| Nassim Si Ahmed | Selim | Tony Azzolino |
| Jean-René Privat | Cosini | Keith Silverstein |
| Pascal Elso | Pierre Chasseron | Dave Mallow |
| Carolina Jurczak | Barbara | Cherami Leigh |
| Eric Savin | Pharamond | Steve Kramer |
| Hippolyte Girardot | Dr. Osmont | Joe Ochman |
| Lionel Erdogan | Alain Costabone | Steve Staley |
Critical reception
In France, the series received a mostly negative reaction from the press. Pierre Serizier, writing for Le Monde , called it an “industrial accident”. [9] Telerama gave the series a “red card”, [10] while Alain Carrazé on Europe 1 referred to it as something from “the 90s” with “cartoonish and ridiculous dialogue”. [11]
However, reception outside France was more positive. [12]
References
- Jump up^ “Netflix’s ‘Marseille’ to Feature Music by Alexandre Desplat” . Movie Music Reporter . 20 April 2016 . Retrieved 20 April 2016 .
- Jump up^ “Marseille – May 5 on Netflix” . YouTube (in French). NetflixFrance. 2016-01-17.
- Jump up^ “Marseille, the series” made in France “concocted by Netflix” . LesEchos.fr (in French). 28 August 2014 . Retrieved 5 March2016 .
- Jump up^ http://deadline.com/2016/06/netflix-marseilles-orders-season-2-of-french-language-drama-1201767851/
- Jump up^ “Netflix Champions European Entertainment” . Netflix Media Center. March 1, 2017 . Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
- Jump up^ Hopewell, John (April 19, 2016). “Netflix, France’s TF1 Strike Novel Limited Broadcast Deal on French Original Series ‘Marseille'” . Variety . Retrieved April 23, 2016 .
- Jump up^ “Netflix: first teaser for the series” Marseille ” ” . L’Express (in French). 18 January 2016 . Retrieved 5 March 2016 .
- Jump up^ Tounsi, Chaima (29 October 2015). “We visited the shooting of Marseille, first French series of Netflix” . AlloCiné (in French) . Retrieved 5 March 2016 .
- Jump up^ “Marseille – And suddenly it’s the drama” . The World of Series . Retrieved 15 May 2016 .
- Jump up^ Pierre Langlais (5 May 2016). “Red card for” Marseille “, the first turnip” house “of Netflix” . Retrieved 15 May 2016 .
- Jump up^ ” ” Marseille “, Netflix series:” a summer saga of the 1990s! ” “. Retrieved 15 May 2016 .
- Jump up^ The Guardian,https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/05/marseille-netflix-gerard-depardieu-cocaine-shame-brash-new-show-nothing-to- sniff-at