Represent (TV series) explained

Represent (in French: En place) is a 2023 French comedy television series created by Jean-Pascal Zadi and François Uzan and directed by Zadi, and starring Zadi, Éric Judor, and Benoît Poelvoorde. It premiered on 20 January 2023.^[3]

Cast and characters

• Jean-Pascal Zadi – Stéphane Blé^[4]
• Éric Judor – William Crozon
• Benoît Poelvoorde – Éric Andréi
• Fadily Camara – Marion Blé
• Panayotis Pascot – Jérôme
• Marina Foïs – Corinne Douanier
• Fary – Désiré
• Souad Arsane – Yasmine
• Jean-Claude Muaka – Mo
• Saabo Balde – Lamine
• Pasquale d'Inca – Didier
• Salimata Kamate – Simone
• Sylvestre Amoussou – Claude
• Pierre-Emmanuel Barré – Fred Cognard
• Emmanuel Dehaene – Étienne Durandeau
• Sean Guégan – Nathan Fronck
• Patrick Puydebat – Cop
• Olivier Truchot – Himself
• Alain Marshall – Himself
• Anne-Sophie Lapix – Himself
• Virginie Guilhaume – Himself
• Sébastien Thoen – Himself
• Antonia de Rendering – Gynecologist

Episodes

Season 2 (2024)

Reception

In a review in The New Yorker, Richard Brody claimed that "Represent draws its over-all force from a surprising and audacious idea: an attempt to define, and to redefine, France's political left".^[5]

The newspaper Le Monde had a favorable review, with some reservations: "After three furiously funny episodes (...), the series weakens to make way for less political digressions".

Notes and References

1. https://www.telerama.fr/sortir/les-spectacles-parlent-tous-de-vie-de-renaissance-de-mort-et-de-luttes-7011974.php “Les spectacles parlent tous de vie, de renaissance, de mort et de luttes”
2. Joel Keller, Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Represent’ Season 2 On Netflix, Where Stephane Takes Over As France’s Most Unlikely President Ever, decider.com, Published Aug. 29, 2024
3. Jérôme Lachasse, Je ne me mets aucune limite sur aucune blague: Jean-Pascal Zadi arrive sur Netflix avec En place, BFMTV
4. https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/article/dans-en-place-saison-2-la-presidence-facon-jean-pascal-zadi-n-a-rien-de-realiste-mais-elle-est-hilarante-clx1_238316.html Dans « En place » saison 2, la présidence façon Jean-Pascal Zadi n’a rien de réaliste mais elle est hilarante
5. Richard Brody, “Represent,” Reviewed: A Witty Attempt to Redefine the French Left, The New Yorker, January 25, 2023