The distribution of Tom and Lola, the new France 3 series, which begins broadcasting this Tuesday, October 1, has its share of surprises in store. Among them, the on-screen reunion of Dounia Coesens and Elodie Varlet but also the presence of Jérémie Poppe, the latter’s city companion…
Notice to viewers who love French fiction: Tuesday October 1, France 3 is launching a new series, Tom and Lola. Dounia Coesens and Pierre-Yves Bon embody with equal amounts of mischief and relish these two friends, who also happen to be roommates and partners in the criminal police of Seyne-sur-Mer, in the Var. Around them, the fiction features a host of characters, including Gaëlle, the forensic doctor, and Anthony, one of Lola’s exes, respectively played by Elodie Varlet and Jérémie Poppe, a couple in real life.
Tom and Lola : a first time due to chance
Tom and Lola full of good ideas. In addition to talking about family through friends, the well-crafted plots, the natural settings, the rhythm, the tone and the production, one of the strengths of the series lies in its distribution. If Dounia Coesens did not know her partner before starting filming, she found a couple of close friends: Élodie Varlet and her companion, Jérémie Poppe. “It’s a total coincidence, explains Elodie Varlet. It was funny. It’s great to be on the same project, it’s the first time.” If their characters don’t cross paths on screen for the moment, we hope that it won’t be long…
Tom and Lola : Elodie Varlet tells the little thing in addition to her character
If this is the first time that Elodie Varlet has worked with Jérémie Poppe on the same project, it is the second time that the actress has played a forensic doctor. “Unlike Nadine’s role in Market [la série de TF1 avec Arnaud Ducret et Manon Azem arrêtée au terme de la saison 1, ndlr] which was more basic, there are more things to defend with that of Gaëlle, assures Elodie Varlet with undisguised enthusiasm. Beyond her humor which I really like, she really takes part in the investigations. It’s rare for a forensic pathologist to get out so much and I’m delighted. Even if he is an important link in the story, it is not always a very rich role to defend. You can quickly get bored because it’s very technical.”
