‘Call My Agent!’ (Dix Pour Cent) on Netflix (Photo Credit: Christophe Brachet)
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The fourth season and possibly the last of a French series Call my representative! (Dix Pour Cent) just released on Netflix
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Series created by Fanny Herrero, from an original idea by Dominique Besnehard and Michel Feller, the first season of Call my representative! started by the death of the founder of a Parisian talent group, recently known as Agence Samuel Kerr or ASK. For four seasons the team remained largely unchanged, featuring the four producers, Andréa Martel (Camille Cottin), Mathias Barneville (Thibault de Montalembert), Gabriel Sarda (Grégory Montel) and Arlette Azémar (Liliane Rovère ) with her puppy Jean Gabin, supported by Camille Valentini (Fanny Sidney), Noémie Leclerc (Laure Calamy), Hervé André-Jezack (Nicholas Maury), and Sofia Leprince (Stéfi Celma), struggling to load -their treatment to keep them happy and the group out.
The French series is a huge success in France and around the world. All programs, which appeared on the channel France 2, are watched by an average of 3-4 million viewers in France. Transplays of the show are being developed in China, Italy, Spain, Germany, the UK and possibly even the USA, and in Canada with French and Turkey their transcripts are as -successful.
Thibault de Montalembert as Mathias, Liliane Rovère as Arlette, Camille Cottin as Andréa, and … [+]
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What has made this series so special is the way in which it enters the world of the French film industry, revealing how difficult it is to make a film, leaving to his audience is starred by a loving and internationally renowned Frenchman. actors with guest stars, such as Monica Bellucci, Jean Dujardin, Juliette Binoche, and Isabelle Huppert, each playing a version of their own famous character, not often.
But it’s also the final characters of the ensemble team that carry the series, making you see how they can get out of every difficult situation they find themselves in. These characters from the ASK group care about their work and their clients. The series really feels like a love letter to cinema and its business.
As this fourth season opens, Andréa is now largely in charge of the group, having left Mathias at the end of the previous season. Mathias, with the faithful Noémie, is now trying his hand at being a producer. Andréa and the rest of the ASK team are concerned, however, about Mathias’ clients going to Starmedia’s rival group. This season the ASK representatives will be fighting again to retain all of their clients. Will hiring a new senior producer from Starmedia save the group?
This season there are some good A lists. The first program features Charlotte Gainsbourg with her successor Andréa struggling to get out of a comedy film. In episode five, Sigourney stars Weaver, representing the capricious Hollywood stereotypical actress. And the final program shows actor Jean Reno wanting to retire.
Sigourney Weaver in ‘Call My Agent!’
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This is the first season of the series that was not directed by Fanny Herrero. Victor Rodenbach and Vianney Lebasque led the writing team for this season. According to Rodenbach, not every program may be written with a specific star in mind, once an actor is chosen, however, the story has changed to suit their character or version of the character. aca. The program by Sigourney Weaver, for example, according to Rodenbach, was originally written for Jane Fonda. As soon as Weaver took over the role – without even reading the script as she is a huge fan of the show – the program was changed for her.
While Rodenbach says the end of the show wasn’t written with the idea of a sequel or spin-off, according to the show’s creator and producer, Dominique Besnehard, season 4 may not be the last one you’ll see. of Andrea Martel and her colleagues at ASK. Back in November 2020, Besnehard spoke on French TV suggesting a possible film, and even possibly the fifth season.
Every quarter of Call my representative! can be seen on Netflix.