Every day, the AlloCiné team brings you the Séries Mania festival. On the program for the 3rd day: the dancers from L’Opéra, the zombies from The Bite, the series The Unusual Suspects and Bête Noire and our guests Laurence Herszberg and Frédéric Lavigne.
Feel free to share, rate, comment on the show and follow the “Spotlight” feed on podcast platforms. It is available on Deezer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts:
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
- Deezer
- Soundcloud
During the Séries Mania Festival, the city of Lille becomes the playground for series fans in search of new productions to discover. From August 26 to September 2, 2021, our passionate experts bring you this international festival dedicated to television series from around the world.
Today, the Spotlight team debriefs a powerful and ambitious series from the French Competition: The Opera, a cross portrait of two dancers whose opposing paths reflect the reality of this very closed environment.
We also mention three series of Panorama International presented in preview: The Bite, worn by Audra McDonald (Private Practice, The Good Fight), winner of the first Séries Mania Étoile Award, the Canadian series Bête Noire by director Sophie Deraspe (Antigone ) and the insane Australian series The Unusual Suspects with Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings, The War of the Worlds, The New Adventures of Sabrina).
Our guests of the day are Laurence Herszberg, the general director, and Frédéric Lavigne, the artistic director, to tell us about this new edition of Séries Mania.
Journalists: Mégane Choquet / Jérémie Dunand / Julia Fernandez / Lucie Reeb
Director: Ando Raminoson / Constance Mathews
The Opera (French Competition)
OCS
We quickly get attached to these women’s fights under the ambitious and pitiless gaze of the brand new Dance Director, who wants to modernize the Opera by all means even if there is collateral damage and we are ecstatic. in front of the dance sequences with the bewitching scenography. In addition to its hard-hitting writing and effective staging, Cécile Ducrocq’s series can count on the impeccable performance of its cast, such as Ariane Labed, Raphaël Personnaz and Suzy Bemba, a real revelation.
Megan Choquet
The Bite (Panorama International)
CBS
Very pleasant surprise of this festival, this mini-series totally shot in confinement, benefits from choice actors including Audra Mcdonald (The Good Fight, Private Practice) and Taylor Schilling (Orange is the new black) who gives the answer in Never meet … A true serial UFO, The Bite nonetheless remains a satirical series that does not hesitate to cast a critical eye on the management of the pandemic by government representatives.
Lucie Reeb
Bête noire (Panorama international)
Corus Media
By asking the question of the trigger for this nightmare, Bête noire stands out as a poignant drama, sometimes chilling too, which takes the guts from its first episode. But finally, after the first sequences, the director Sophie Deraspe (Antigone) and the writers manage to paint an intimate portrait of a family shattered by horror and incomprehension. And behind the shock and this unforgivable act, there are points of humanity and light that sometimes shine through. A very strong series which we can not wait to see the rest.
Jeremiah Dunand
The Unusual Suspects (Panorama International)
SBS
Built around an investigation into the theft of a multi-million dollar necklace, the series returns with flashbacks to the key events that led to this high-profile heist. Carried by a Miranda Otto in great shape, The Unusual Suspects is a modern, gratinate and rhythmic proposition which is part of the new line of black comedies where the wealthy take it for their rank like The White Lotus and Nine Perfect Strangers and which gives pride of place to neurotic but determined women.
Megan Choquet
![Here it all starts: what awaits you in episode 463 of thursday august 11, 2022 [spoilers] -...](https://www.dailyhindnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Here-it-all-starts-what-awaits-you-in-episode-463.jpg "Here It All Starts: What Awaits You In Episode 463 Of Thursday August 11, 2022 [Spoilers] -... 5")
![More beautiful life in advance: summary of the episode of thursday august 11, 2022 [spoilers] - news...](https://www.dailyhindnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1660156170_383_More-beautiful-life-in-advance-summary-of-the-episode-of.jpg "More Beautiful Life In Advance: Summary Of The Episode Of Thursday August 11, 2022 [Spoilers] - News... 7")
![Un si grand soleil in advance: summary of the episode of wednesday august 11, 2022 [spoilers] -...](https://www.dailyhindnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1660151373_316_Un-Si-Grand-Soleil-in-advance-summary-of-the-episode.jpg "Un Si Grand Soleil In Advance: Summary Of The Episode Of Wednesday August 11, 2022 [Spoilers] -... 10")