Spin (TV series)
| Spin | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Political thriller |
| Created by | |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Christophe Lapinta |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Production location | Paris |
| Running time | 52 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | France 2 (France) |
| Release | 25 January 2012 |
Spin (Template:Lang-fr - literally The Shadow Men) is a French political television drama series created by Dan Franck, Frederic Tellier, Charline de Lépine and Emmanuel Daucé, and broadcast from 25 January 2012 on France 2.
After the success of the first season in its native France,[1] a second season was commissioned,[2] which premièred on France 2 on 1 October 2014 with 13.5% of the viewing audience.[3] While prime time viewing figures were disappointing, combining those with on-demand numbers led to a more stable audience.[citation needed] A third series was subsequently commissioned.[4]
In December 2015 it was announced that Spin would air in the UK on More4.[5] The show premiered on 8 January 2016 and the two existing series were broadcast consecutively on a weekly basis.
Synopsis
Season 1
The president of France, visiting a striking factory in Saint-Étienne in the Loire, east-central France, is killed in a suicide attack. Presidential elections are announced for 35 days later and there is no doubt that the prime minister, Philip Deleuvre (Philippe Magnan), will run for the Élysée. But what few people know is that the prime minister knows more than he claims. This grand lie causes a return to business of Simon Kapita (Bruno Wolkowitch), a former spin doctor to the late president. Anxious to preserve the honour of his dead friend and some form of political ethics, this "man of the shadows" sets out to find a candidate who will be able to beat Deleuvre — who is being advised by Kapita's former protégé Ludovic Desmeuze (Grégory Fitoussi).
Cast
| Actor | Character | Description | Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Bruno Wolkowitch | Simon Kapita | Visage's Spin Doctor; later Marjorie's Spin Doctor | Starring | ||
| Grégory Fitoussi | Ludovic Desmeuze | Deleuvre's Spin Doctor | Starring | ||
| Philippe Magnan | Philippe Deleuvre | Desportes' Prime Minister; later Leader of the Opposition | Starring | ||
| Emmanuelle Bach1 | Apolline Vremier | Journalist and ex-wife of Simon Kapita | Starring | ||
| Yves Pignot | Robert Pallisy | Senator; later Marjorie's Minister of the Interior and Prime Minister | Recurring | Starring | |
| Marianne Fabbro | Juliette Kapita | Simon and Apolline's Daughter; freelance journalist | Starring | Recurring | Starring |
| Nicolas Marié | Alain Marjorie | President of France | Recurring | Starring | |
| Carole Bouquet | Elizabeth Marjorie | Marjorie's wife; First Lady of France | Starring | ||
| Nathalie Baye | Anne Visage | Desportes' Secretary of State for Social Affairs and Health | Starring | ||
| Clémentine Poidatz | Valentine | Starring | |||
| Mathieu Barbet | Marc Kajanef | Webmaster | Starring | ||
| Philippe Hérisson | Jean Guénelon | Deleuvre's Chief Cabinet Secretary | Starring | ||
| Abdelhafid Metalsi | Malik Gendre | Head of Presidential Security | Starring | ||
| Aure Atika | Gabrielle Tackichieff | Marjorie's Secretary-General of the Élysée | Starring | ||
| Olivier Rabourdin | Benedict Hussan | Marjorie's Minister of the Interior | Starring | ||
| François Berland | Pascal Diot | Marjorie's Chief Cabinet Secretary | Starring | ||
| Stéphanie Crayencour | Rose Sarfati | Hussan's wife | Starring | ||
| Laurent Lucas | Maxime Beaugendre | Marjorie's Prime Minister | Starring | ||
| Rachida Brakni | Clémence Parodi | Marjorie's Secretary of State for Parliamentary Relations | Starring | ||
| Aïssatou Diop | Lili | Recurring | |||
| François-Régis Marchasson | Petitjean | Leader of the Parti Du Rassemblement | Recurring | ||
| Smadi Wolfman | Alexandra | Marjorie's Spin Doctor | Recurring | ||
| Sandra Choquet | Claudia | Recurring | |||
| Christiane Millet | Isabelle Desportes | Desportes' wife; First Lady of France | Recurring | ||
| Patrick Harivel | Desportes' Minister of the Interior | Recurring | |||
| Jackee Toto | Jamie | Recurring | |||
| Serge Biavan | Prat | Head of Anti-Terrorism | Recurring | ||
| Cyril Couton | Pollster | Recurring | |||
| François Dunoyer | Pierre Desportes | President of France | Recurring | ||
| Jérémy Bardeau | Arthur Frot | Recurring | |||
| Hervé Pierre | Marjorie's Prime Minister | Recurring | |||
| Elisabeth Commelin | Sonia | Marjorie's Secretary | Recurring | ||
| Lucien Rumiel Braun | Rudolph | Deleuvre's Parliamentary Assistant | Recurring | ||
| Eric Herson-Macarel | Editor of Mediamag | Recurring | |||
| Peter Hudson | Bakian | Businessman and arms dealer | Recurring | ||
| Stefan Godin | Gaillaud | Admiral | Recurring | ||
| Anne Loiret | Annie Vaneck | Director of Directorate-General for External Security | Starring | ||
| Marc Pierret | Bataille | Recurring | |||
| Anne Benoît | Hélène Sacco | Marjorie's Prime Minister | Starring | ||
| Sophie-Charlotte Husson | Anne-Marie Carrère | MP for Hauts-de-Seine and candidate for President | Starring | ||
1 In series 1, Valérie Karsenti portrays Apolline.
International broadcasts
| Country | TV network(s) | Broadcast title |
|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria |
BNT | В сянката на властта |
 Denmark |
DR2 | Spin[6] |
 France |
France 2 | Les Hommes de l'ombre |
 Finland[7] |
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 Germany |
SET | Spin – Paris im Schatten der Macht[8] |
 Greece |
ERT | Οι άνθρωποι του παρασκηνίου[9] |
 Hungary[7] |
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 United Kingdom |
More4 | Spin |
 Islamic Republic of Iran |
Ofogh TV | Men of Shadow |
 Israel |
yes | "Men Of Shadows" |
Recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Name | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels : FIPA d'or | Meilleure interprétation féminine (séries) Best female actor in a series |
Nathalie Baye (season 1) | Won | [10] |
| 2012 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Prix de la presse - Meilleure série française ("Press award for best French series") |
Season 1 | Won | [11][12] |
| Meilleure mini-série ("Best mini-series") |
Season 1 | Nominated | |||
| Meilleur acteur (mini-séries) ("Best actor in a mini-series") |
Bruno Wolkowitch (season 1) | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Globes de Cristal Awards | Meilleur téléfilm ou série télévisée ("Best TV movie or TV series") |
Season 1 | Nominated | [11][13] |
| 2014 | La Rochelle TV Fiction Festival | Meilleure série (France) ("Best French series") |
Season 2, episode 1 | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Globes de Cristal Awards | Meilleur téléfilm ou série télévisée ("Best TV movie or TV series") |
Season 3 | Pending | [14] |
References
- ^ Grégoire Poussielgue (3 February 2012). "Pari gagnant pour France 2 dans la fiction française". Les Échos (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Solange Brousse (28 February 2012). "La saison 2 des Hommes de l'ombre en cours d'écriture". Stratégies (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Kevin Boucher (2 October 2014). "Audiences : Blacklist leader devant Des racines et des ailes, Les Hommes de l'ombre revient en baisse". PureMédias (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Romain Delacroix (15 October 2014). "Les hommes de l'ombre (France 2) : Une saison 3 est en préparation". Télé Loisirs (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Introducing Walter Presents". Channel 4. 3 December 2015.
- ^ DR TV: Spin Linked 2016-02-24
- ^ a b Sylvie Thomas (September 2012). "The international success of French television series" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ "Spin – Paris im Schatten der Macht". Sony Entertainment Television.
- ^ "Les Hommes de l'ombre (Οι άνθρωποι του παρασκηνίου) το Σάββατο 16/5 στις 20.00" (in Greek). Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Le 25e FIPA rend son verdict" (in French). EITB. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Nominations et récompenses pour Les Hommes de l'ombre". AlloCiné (in French).
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Jean-Maxime Renault (10 June 2012). "Festival de Monte-Carlo 2012 : Le palmarès des Prix de la Presse". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Globes de Cristal : Et les nommés sont..." (in French). 16 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.stephanelarue.com/Globes-de-Cristal-2017-Voici-les-nommes-dans-chaque-categorie_a20570.html
External links
- Official website (French)
- Spin at IMDb