Can You Hear Me? (2018 TV series)
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Release | December 15, 2018 – present |
Can You Hear Me? (French: M'entends-tu?) is a French-Canadian television series that is broadcast on Télé-Québec starring Mélissa Bédard, Ève Landry, and Florence Longpré as best friends who live in a low-income neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec.[1] The series premiered in December 2018, and has aired for two seasons and a behind-the-scenes special, which was aired before the second season.[2][3] A third and final season is scheduled to air in early 2021.[4] The show is distributed internationally through Netflix.[5]
Cast
- Mélissa Bédard as Fabiola
- Ève Landry as Carolanne
- Florence Longpré as Ada
- Mehdi Bousaidan as Nassim
- Sophie Desmarais as Amélie
- Isabelle Brouillette as Bianca
- Victor Andres Turgeon-Trelles as Keven
- Marie-Aimée Cadet as Madan Torino
- Aliyah Elisme as Bébé
- Fayolle Jean Jr. as Jean-Michel (Season 1)
- Guy Jodoin as Alain (Season 1)
- Christian Bégin as Pretzel (Season 1)
- Mani Soleymanlou as Frank (Season 2)
- Floyd Lapierre-Poupart as Henri (Season 2)
- Fabiola Nyrva Aladin as Tessa (Season 2)
- Marc St-Martin as Léon (Season 2)
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 10 | December 15, 2018 | February 16, 2019 | |
| 2 | 10 | January 13, 2020 | March 17, 2020 | |
| 3 | 10 | March 23, 2021 | May 11, 2021 | |
Season 1 (2018-19)
| No. overall | No. in season | English title | French title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Girls from the Block" | Les filles du bloc | December 15, 2018 | |
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While Ada attends a mandatory anger management therapy session, her friend Caro tries to suppress anxiety over an incident with her now ex-boyfriend. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Even If the Ground is Shaking" | Même si la terre tremble | December 22, 2018 | |
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Fabi must pick up the slack for an absent family member. Caro decides it is time to face the truth and see whether her fears are founded. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "I Exist" | J'existe | December 29, 2018 | |
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Caro struggles to find a place to turn. Fabi auditions for a choir and gets help from Ada, whose life experience comes in handy, during a family emergency. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Three Little Cats" | Trois petits chats | January 5, 2019 | |
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A desperate Fabi allows Ada to babysit Baby. Caro finally responds to Keven's texts. Ada negotiates with a landlord for an apartment of her own. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Our Silences" | Nos silences | January 12, 2019 | |
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Ada makes progress in therapy. An intimate encounter between Fabi and Jean-Michel goes awry. A day at the laundromat takes an unexpected turn for Caro. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "It's Not a Problem" | Spa grave | January 19, 2019 | |
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The trio enjoy a day at the spa. Ada takes Caro to see her therapist, and starts to feel differently about her arrangement with her landlord. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Dying on Stage" | Mourir sur scène | January 26, 2019 | |
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After a racial slur pushes Fabi over the edge, she goes to therapy too. Following a bad night at her favourite bar, Ada makes a horrific discovery. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "I'll Be Thinking about You" | J'penserai à toi | February 2, 2019 | |
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Jean-Michel tries to smooth things over with Fabi. Caro finally finds her voice. Ada has a frank conversation with her bartender crush, Nassim. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "My Dad is the Best" | Le plus fort c'est mon père | February 9, 2019 | |
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Ada sets a boundary with her mom. Caro tries to work up the courage to confront her father. Fabi and Ada learn what happened between Caro and Keven. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "We Were Beautiful" | On était beau | February 16, 2019 | |
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Caro contemplates going to the police. After her last therapy session, Ada gives in to her fury at Keven and goes off the deep end. | |||||
Season 2 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | French title | Original release date | |
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| 11 | 1 | "Ada" | January 13, 2020 | |
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Ada is released from prison after enduring a torturous two-year sentence, and is estranged from her two best friends. After spotting a bruised and battered Caro at a supermarket, Ada realizes she’s not the only one struggling. | ||||
| 12 | 2 | "Fabiola" | January 20, 2020 | |
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Fabi, now a caregiver, takes care of Bébé full-time, while also a star member of her community choir. At rehearsal, she has a charming encounter with a new member, and upon returning home, receives upsetting news about Caro. | ||||
| 13 | 3 | "Carolanne" | January 27, 2020 | |
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For Caro, while she is holding a job doing something she loves, everything else around her is crumbling, particularly at home. Despite this, she is extremely hesitant to seek help, even when the police come in to check on her. | ||||
| 14 | 4 | "Enfin (English: Finally)" | February 3, 2020 | |
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Ada asks for Fabi's help to patch things up with Caro, who is in great distress. The two women try everything they can to get their friend to listen, to limited success. | ||||
| 15 | 5 | "Bianca" | February 10, 2020 | |
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Caro continues to slide deeper into distress. Ada seeks help from her former therapist, and tries unsuccessfully to rekindle her relationship with Nassim. Furthermore, her relationship with her mother continues to severely fray. | ||||
| 16 | 6 | "Marcel" | February 17, 2020 | |
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Ada has a new place, but a not-so-great roommate. Fabi has a discussion at work that changes her viewpoint. Caro is made uneasy by the presence of a customer at work. | ||||
| 17 | 7 | "Nassim" | February 25, 2020 | |
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The trio are back as they were before, but all is not as it seems. Caro struggles with telling her mother to leave her abusive father. Ada tries to reconnect with her mother, but hits a snag. | ||||
| 18 | 8 | "Line" | March 3, 2020 | |
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Ada finds employment and meets an old friend, which creates minor jealousy with the other two members of the original trio. Fabi's life appears to be on an upturn, but upsetting news threatens upend all that. | ||||
| 19 | 9 | "STOP STOP STOP" | March 10, 2020 | |
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Caro finally carries out a plan to leave Keven. Ada has a moment of realization. Caro and Ada console Fabi, after she receives distressing news about Bébé. | ||||
| 20 | 10 | "Keven" | March 17, 2020 | |
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Nassim takes Ada on a surprise trip. Fabi's new boyfriend, Léon, proposes moving in together. The two are blissfully unaware of a tragic incident, with Caro at the center of it all. | ||||
Season 3 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | French title | Original release date |
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| 21 | 1 | TBA | March 23, 2021 |
| 22 | 2 | TBA | March 23, 2021 |
| 23 | 3 | TBA | March 30, 2021 |
| 24 | 4 | TBA | March 30, 2021 |
| 25 | 5 | TBA | April 6, 2021 |
| 26 | 6 | TBA | April 13, 2021 |
| 27 | 7 | TBA | April 20, 2021 |
| 28 | 8 | TBA | April 27, 2021 |
| 29 | 9 | TBA | May 4, 2021 |
| 30 | 10 | TBA | May 11, 2021 |
References
- ^ "Can You Hear Me? – Netflix Season 1 Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "M'entends-tu? - Trio Orange". www.trioorange.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ Stéphanie Nolin (December 19, 2019). "M'entends-tu? saison 2 : Toujours exceptionnel". Showbizz.net. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "Mauvaise nouvelle pour les fans de M'entends-tu et Like-moi!". EnVedette.com. August 28, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "'Can You Hear Me?' Season 2 Coming to Netflix in November 2020". What's on Netflix. October 5, 2020.
