Marseille (TV series)
| Marseille | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Political drama |
| Created by | Dan Franck |
| Starring | |
| Composer(s) | Alexandre Desplat[1] |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language(s) | French |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Pascal Breton |
| Location(s) | Marseille |
| Distributor | Federation Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | 5 May 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Marseille is a French television series created by Dan Franck starring Gérard Depardieu. The series is the first French original production for Netflix, which ordered the project to series on 10 July 2015. The eight-episode first season premiered worldwide on Netflix on 5 May 2016.[2][3]
Release
The show was released worldwide on Netflix in May 2016, and the first two episodes will air on TF1.[4]
Plot
After 25 years as mayor of Marseille, Robert Taro (Depardieu), enters into a war of succession with his former protégé turned rival Lucas Barres (Benoît Magimel).[5][6]
Cast and English dubbing
Main characters
| Actor | Character | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Gérard Depardieu | Robert Taro | Michael McConnohie |
| Benoît Magimel | Lucas Barrès | Kyle McCarley |
| Géraldine Pailhas | Rachel Taro | Anne Yatco |
| Stéphane Caillard | Julia Taro | Cristina Valenzuela |
| Nadia Fares | Vanessa d'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. Pierre Sérisier writing for Le Monde called it an "industrial accident".[7] Télérama gave the series a "red card",[8] while Alain Carrazé on Europe 1 referred to it as something from "the 90s" with "cartoonish and ridiculous dialogue".[9]
References
- ↑ "Netflix’s ‘Marseille’ to Feature Music by Alexandre Desplat". Film Music Reporter. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Marseille – Le 5 mai sur Netflix". YouTube (in French). Netflix France. 2016-01-17.
- ↑ "Marseille, la série "made in France" concoctée par Netflix". LesEchos.fr (in French). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ Hopewell, John (19 April 2016). "Netflix, France’s TF1 Strike Novel Limited Broadcast Deal on French Original Series ‘Marseille’". Variety. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Netflix: premier teaser pour la série "Marseille"". L'Express (in French). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ Tounsi, Chaïma (29 October 2015). "On a visité le tournage de Marseille, première série française de Netflix". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ http://seriestv.blog.lemonde.fr/2016/04/28/marseille-et-soudain-cest-le-drame/
- ↑ http://www.telerama.fr/series-tv/carton-rouge-pour-marseille-la-premiere-serie-francaise-de-netflix,141193.php
- ↑ http://www.europe1.fr/medias-tele/marseille-la-serie-de-netflix-une-saga-dete-des-annees-90-2734432
External links
- Marseille at the Internet Movie Database