Marseille (TV series)

Marseille
GenrePolitical drama
Created byDan Franck
Starring
ComposerAlexandre Desplat[1]
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Erik Barmack
  • Kelly Luegenbiehl
  • Emmanuel Jacquelin
ProducerPascal Breton
Production companyFederation Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release5 May 2016 (2016-05-05) –
23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)
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Marseille is a French drama television series created by Dan Franck starring Gérard Depardieu. The series is the first French language original production for Netflix, which ordered the project to series on 10 July 2015. The eight-episode first season premiered worldwide on Netflix on 5 May 2016.[2][3] A second season was ordered on 6 June 2016.[4] Production for the second season commenced on 18 April 2017.[5] The second season debuted in February 2018.[6] Netflix cancelled the show after 2 seasons.[7] Depardieu's character was inspired by the longtime Marseille mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin, who dubbed the character "the other mayor".[8][9]

  1. ^ "Netflix's 'Marseille' to Feature Music by Alexandre Desplat". Film Music Reporter. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Marseille – Le 5 mai sur Netflix". YouTube (in French). Netflix France. 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Marseille, la série "made in France" concoctée par Netflix". LesEchos.fr (in French). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Netflix Orders Season 2 of French-Language Drama 'Marseilles'". 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Netflix Champions European Entertainment". Netflix Media Center. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Marseille: Season Two Coming to Netflix in February". 4 January 2018.
  7. ^ Faner, Philippe (7 May 2018). "Pourquoi Netflix lâche "Marseille"" [Why Netflix lost "Marseille"]. La Provence (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Depardieu jouera le rôle de Gaudin dans la série de Netflix sur Marseille". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 20 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Gaudin ironise sur Depardieu, "l'autre maire" de Marseille". Le Point (in French). 1 September 2015.