08/10/2024 at 7:26 p.m.Updated on 08/10/2024 at 7:53 p.m.
The series adapted from the novel by Edouard Philippe and Gilles Boyer will be broadcast on France 2 from October 30.
What is it about?
The series is adapted from the political thriller “In the Shadow”, published in 2011 by JC Lattès. Second four-hand novel from the Edouard Philippe-Gilles Boyer duo. It comes in the form of 6 episodes of 52 minutes. Filming took place from April to August 2023, in Paris and Hauts-de-France. The two authors, fine strategists, first-rate witnesses of the behind the scenes and the harshness of political life, are among the screenwriters. The first two episodes were previewed in March in Lille at the Séries Mania Festival, then last weekend at the Political Fiction and Documentary Festival in La Baule. It will be broadcast on France 2 from October 30.
We saw the first two episodes and we tell you about them here: The first images of “In the Shadow”, the series by Édouard Philippe and Gilles Boyer
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Who is in the casting?
The actors Evelyne Brochu, Melvil Poupaud and Swann Arlaud in the series “Dans l’ombre”.
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Swann Arlaud plays César Casalonga, political advisor and strategist. Melvil Poupaud plays Paul Francoeur, his boss, in a wheelchair following a road accident. Karin Viard is Marie-France Trémeau, the latter’s formidable rival during the primary. Évelyne Brochu, Philippe Uchan and Sofian Khammes are also part of the team. Pierre Schoeller, to whom we owe the excellent “L’Exercice de l’Etat”, released in 2011 – for which Michel Blanc won a César in 2012; and Guillaume Senez are directing. Pierre Schoeller signs his first series here.
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What is it about?
“In the Shadows” takes us to the fall of 2024, behind the scenes of the presidential campaign of the charismatic Paul Francoeur, a right-wing candidate, who won his party’s primary by electronic voting with less than 2,000 votes. The celebrations are only short-lived. An anonymous phone call turns everything upside down: the primary has been rigged. The adversaries are suspected, but doubt also sets in among those close to candidate Francoeur. The campaign descends into violence.
Here is an excerpt:
