Represent (in French: En place) is a 2023 French comedy television series created by Jean-Pascal Zadi and François Uzan and directed by Zadi, and starring Zadi, Éric Judor, and Benoît Poelvoorde. It premiered on 20 January 2023.[3][4][5]
| Represent | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | Chassol[1] |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 2[2] |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 26–34 min. |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 20 January 2023 |
Premise
editThis section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (September 2024) |
Cast and characters
edit- Jean-Pascal Zadi – Stéphane Blé[6]
- Éric Judor – William Crozon
- Benoît Poelvoorde – Éric Andréi
- Fadily Camara – Marion Blé
- Panayotis Pascot – Jérôme
- Marina Foïs – Corinne Douanier[7]
- Fary – Désiré
- Souad Arsane – Yasmine
- Jean-Claude Muaka – Mo
- Saabo Balde – Lamine
- Pasquale d'Inca – Didier
- Salimata Kamate – Simone
- Sylvestre Amoussou – Claude
- Pierre-Emmanuel Barré – Fred Cognard
- Emmanuel Dehaene – Étienne Durandeau
- Sean Guégan – Nathan Fronck
- Patrick Puydebat – Cop
- Olivier Truchot – Himself
- Alain Marshall – Himself
- Anne-Sophie Lapix – Himself
- Virginie Guilhaume – Himself
- Sébastien Thoen – Himself
- Antonia de Rendering – Gynecologist
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Under Way" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 20 January 2023 |
| 2 | 2 | "Under Construction" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 20 January 2023 |
| 3 | 3 | "Uncharted Territory" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 20 January 2023 |
| 4 | 4 | "Under Threat" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 20 January 2023 |
| 5 | 5 | "Live on Air" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 20 January 2023 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Final Hurdle" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 20 January 2023 |
Season 2 (2024)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 7 | 1 | "In the Palace" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 29 August 2024 |
| 8 | 2 | "In Sync" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 29 August 2024 |
| 9 | 3 | "On the Throne" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 29 August 2024 |
| 10 | 4 | "On a Mission" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 29 August 2024 |
| 11 | 5 | "In Truth" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 29 August 2024 |
| 12 | 6 | "On the Run" | Jean-Pascal Zadi | François Uzan, Jean Pascal Zadi | 29 August 2024 |
Reception
editIn a review in The New Yorker, Richard Brody claimed that "Represent draws its over-all force from a surprising and audacious idea: an attempt to define, and to redefine, France's political left".[8]
The newspaper Le Monde had a favorable review, with some reservations: "After three furiously funny episodes (...), the series weakens to make way for less political digressions".[9]
References
edit- ^ “Les spectacles parlent tous de vie, de renaissance, de mort et de luttes”, telerama.fr
- ^ Joel Keller, Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Represent’ Season 2 On Netflix, Where Stephane Takes Over As France’s Most Unlikely President Ever, decider.com, Published Aug. 29, 2024
- ^ Jérôme Lachasse, Je ne me mets aucune limite sur aucune blague: Jean-Pascal Zadi arrive sur Netflix avec En place, BFMTV
- ^ « Il faut rêver grand », recommande Jean-Pascal Zadi dans « En place » (in French), www.20minutes.fr, 2023-01-20
- ^ Jean-Pascal Zadi, une histoire française (in French), Le Monde.fr, 2023-01-13
- ^ Dans « En place » saison 2, la présidence façon Jean-Pascal Zadi n’a rien de réaliste mais elle est hilarante, HuffPost (in French)
- ^ Duj, E. (2022-10-31), « Vous n'êtes pas prêts » : Marina Foïs va jouer une éco-féministe inspirée de Sandrine Rousseau (in French), La Voix du Nord
- ^ Richard Brody, “Represent,” Reviewed: A Witty Attempt to Redefine the French Left, The New Yorker, January 25, 2023
- ^ « En place », sur Netflix : Jean-Pascal Zadi se voit déjà à l'Elysée (in French), Le Monde.fr, 2023-01-20
