Héloïse Goy, with Alexis Patri
After Lisa Azuelos’ latest film with Sophie Marceau, the Amazon Prime Video film and series streaming platform announces the upcoming releases of several productions with French headliners. A way to attract even more French subscribers to the American platform.
What do Nicolas Bedos, Nabilla, Jean Dujardin and Booba have in common? These four French personalities will soon collaborate on content for the Amazon Prime Video film and series streaming platform. The American streaming service has unveiled eight new French productions. Among these programs, four series. including one titled Alphonse, directed by Nicolas Bedos and Jean Dujardin. This series promises a great cast, including Pierre Arditi, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Nicole Garcia. Filming is expected to begin next June.
Director and actor Franck Gastambide is also preparing for the streaming platform an action comedy titled Medellin, in which a YouTuber is trapped by Colombian drug traffickers. This feature film should arrive on Prime in 2023 and will be shown around the world.
The sequel to a very popular French series
Among these French productions, some are aimed particularly at young people. This is the case of the series Ourika, created by Clément Godard. It will notably stage the rapper Booba. The reality TV star Nabilla will present a dating show about the astrological signs of single people in the coming months.
Amazon Prime Video also announces the continuation of a very popular series around a French rapper: never show that to anyone. This documentary series on Oreslan, produced by his little brother Clément Cotentin, will tell in a second season 2 the beginnings of the rapper.
This is not the first time that Amazon has bet on great French productions: there has already been, for example, Greek salad by Cedric Klapisch, The Fools’ Ball by Melanie Laurent and Overdose by Olivier Marchal.