Can’t-Miss French Series

Irma Vep, a miniseries based on the film of the same name by Olivier Assayas, is available to watch on HBO Max. New episodes are released every Monday at 9pm. 

Irma Vep

Mira (Alicia Vikander), an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, comes to France to star as “Irma Vep” in a remake of the French silent film classic, Les Vampires. Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, Mira struggles as the distinctions between herself and her character become blurry. Irma Vep reveals the uncertain ground that lies at the intersection of fiction and reality, artifice and authenticity, art and life.

Rating: TV-MA

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Directed by Frédéric Garson and starring Julie Gayet, Tomer Sisley, and Eden Ducourant, the crime miniseries The Perfect Mother is available to watch on Netflix.

The Perfect Mother

Convinced of her daughter’s innocence in a homicide, a devoted mother soon uncovers unsettling truths as the line between victim and perpetrator blurs.

Rating: TV-MA

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Rhythm + Flow France is available to watch on Netflix. The reality TV show is a musical competition between rappers, judged by Niska, Shay, and SCH.

Rhythm + Flow France

French rappers freestyle, battle, and write their way to a game-changing 100,000 euro prize in a music competition series judged by Niska, Shay, and SCH.

Rating: TV-MA

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Created by Quoc Dang Tran, this dramatic science fiction mini-series is available to watch on Disney+. 

Parallels

The lives of four childhood friends––Bilal, Romane, Sam, and Victor––are seriously disrupted when a mysterious event separates them, sending them into parallel dimensions. They try to understand what happened and strive to turn the clocks back in order to return to their former world.

Rating: TV-14

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