‘Call My Agent’ one of the best show on Netflix The French hit series is a burst of talent, emotions, glamour and Parisian madness
It was in January 2021 that Netflix acquired rights to and released France’s breakthrough show
Call My Agent! (Originally titled Dix pour cent) –– four seasons of the subtle yet chaotic world of a talent agency ASK named after its founding member Samuel Kerr. While the show begins with the death of said founding member, four remaining agents Andrea (Camille Cottin), Gabriel (Gregory Montel), Mathias (Thibault de Montalembert) and Arlette (Liliane Rovere) struggle to keep the company afloat amid tax audits and persnickety actors with some real and some avant-garde problems.
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The only real moment of suspense occurs when a police officer shows up, and then when a rabbi shows up and finds himself at the right place at the wrong time. He surely regrets lending an ear to this family on this occasion.
I would have liked Noya (Shani Atias) to have a bigger role, but she is effective. Guy Adler (who looks like an Israeli Brad Pitt) plays Ilan, a naive guy who gets betrayed and can’t believe it.
Gregory Montel plays Monica Bellucci’s representative in Call My Agent! | France 2/Netflix
An insider’s account of show business that isn’t about sex, scandal and sordidness? It’s possible and hugely entertaining too, as the series
Call My Agent! proves.
Originally made for French television,
Call My Agent! is being globally streamed by Netflix. As the title indicates, the show isn’t about actors – although each episode features some of French cinema’s biggest names – but the men and women who manage their careers, keep them out of trouble or sometimes get them into a soup.
The witty and insightful series revolves around the fictional ASK talent management agency in Paris. In the first episode, ASK’s founder dies, leaving behind debt and a bunch of squabbling associates.
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