Fortune de France (France 2): the historical series phenomenon adapted from the best-selling novels by Robert Merle

Fortune de France starts this Monday, September 16, 2024 and promises its share of emotions against a backdrop of romantic and historical fresco. Casting, story… We tell you everything about this new series made in France broadcast by France 2.

What is Fortune de France, on France 2, about?

Fortune of France promises to be a journey through time. This France 2 series is the adaptation of the emblematic literary saga in 13 works by Robert Merle. In this new television program, it all begins in 1557, in the middle of the war of religions. The King of France and the Catholic Church agree to persecute Protestants. For their part, Jean de Siorac and Jean de Sauveterre isolate themselves behind the ramparts of the castle of Mespech.

The series Fortune de France thus traces the destiny of the Sioriacs, a fictional provincial family, but at a key historical period in France. In six episodes, this television program promises to portray a family fresco but also the religious and political issues of the 16th century. To remain faithful to the novels of the writer Robert Merle, the series was also filmed where the Siorac family is located, in Dordogne.

The 5-star cast of the series Fortune de France on France 2

And to bring to life the characters of this famous literary saga released in the 70s, this French production offers a 5-star cast. On the poster of Fortune de France, we can find the actor Nicolas Duvauchelle, in the role of Jean de Soriac, Guillaume Gouix embodying the character Jean de Sauveterre or the actress Lucie Debay who plays Isabelle de Caumont.

There is no doubt that with the arrival of Fortune de France on France 2, the craze for literary adaptations is confirmed. After the success of The Count of Monte Cristowith Pierre Niney, or The Three Musketeersat the cinema, it seems that the small screen is also taking over great historical frescoes of French literature. It remains to be seen whether viewers will be there from this Monday, September 16, 2024 on France 2.