“Her name is Jo. He’s kind of a lonely cowboy. Since leaving the town, she has studied journalism, she has written books that talk about the status of women… The truth interests her a lot. With her, it’s no bullshit. »
With a first season of 26 episodes directed by Myriam Verreault (5th row, Kuessipan), this fiction is the result of brainstorming sessions with actresses (and friends) Céline Bonnier, Marie-Joanne Boucher and Noémie O’Farrell. It tells the story of three half-sisters who reunite after a strange discovery, that of an abandoned baby in their small hometown. “We wanted to do an annual series that was a little different. I think we succeeded. »
“I play a major crime investigator from Montreal named Genevieve. She is a very upright woman, very introverted, very reserved. During a routine operation, his partner, Laurence [Alice Moreault], shoots someone who had just revealed something important about his missing father, an ex-policeman. And everything changes. »
The second season of A Criminal Affair is written by Joanne Arseneau (19-2, Faits divers), an author for whom the actress is full of praise. “She dares complexity. Joanne is someone who sees, in situations that are sometimes a little crazy, a possibility of accessing the human soul, in all its twists and turns. We are never into stuff that lacks nuance. »
“My character is called Pauline. She is 42 years old. She studied literature, but she works in an anti-cellulite clinic. She gave up on some dreams. She no longer really knows who she is, what she wants. »
Directed by Rachel Graton, written by Pascale Renaud-Hébert and divided into 10 10-minute episodes, Cœur vintage stems from the autofiction chronicles that Émilie Bibeau wrote on the radio show Plus on est de fous, plus on lit, qu hosted Marie-Louise Arsenault on ICI Première, chronicles which then became a solo show, then a novel. “I never thought we could do a series. I am surprised, but above all delighted. »
“I play the role of Jojo, a young single-parent widowed father. He comes from the borough of Saint-Michel–Villeray [in Montreal]. His journey has not been easy. He works in a barbershop. He’s a father hen, especially since he lost his wife. But he refuses to grieve, to show his emotions. »
Alejandro Valencia “sees a lot” of himself in Jojo. “I had my child at 17. My parents are immigrants. My father, I haven’t seen him cry often. Because in the Latino community, it’s the girls who cry; not men. But with my son, I tell him it’s okay to be sad, it’s okay to be vulnerable. »
“I am Henri Honoré, a man in his forties. He’s a good guy. He is so devoted that he has never listened to himself. It’s been 15 years since he took over the family bookstore. He is not on his X. He therefore decides to change his life plan, to follow his dreams, which he has never done, for fear of displeasing his parents. It shakes the whole clan. »
In addition to appearing in the credits of Lakay Nou as an actor, Frédéric Pierre wrote and produced this comedy of 10 episodes which tells the adventures of a family of Haitian origin.
“It’s a great feeling of accomplishment, mixed with dizziness. I believe we offer something unifying. »
” Her name is Marie. I was told that she was the light woman of Mégantic. She did not die, but she was a collateral victim of the tragedy. »
Posted on Club illico at the start of the year, this fiction is inspired by the events that occurred during the terrible train tragedy of July 6, 2013. Although she plays a real person, Julie Ringuette did not want to meet her. She preferred to put her energies elsewhere. “I wanted to do the best job possible by focusing on the emotion, the truth, the respect and the empathy that I have for all these people.
“The public knows my bubbly [bubbly] and smiling side. But I have already played dramatic roles, in Ruptures and 30 Lives, for example. »
“My character is called Maxime Salomon. She is a strong and stubborn woman. When she has a goal in mind, she does everything to achieve it, even when no one around her approves. She takes four young delinquents under her wing. »
Consisting of six episodes and featuring a mostly racialized cast, a rarity in Quebec, the miniseries After the Deluge is inspired by a true story, that of a police officer who introduced teenagers to mixed martial arts. “We see Montreal in this series. We see Montreal with all its colors: we are black, white, Asian… There are a lot of people who will recognize themselves there. It’s a breath of freshness. »
“My character is Antoine Meilleur, a very popular veterinarian who hosts TV shows. He’s a worker. He owns an empire of pet products. He is someone who lives a lot through the eyes of others, someone who needs the love of the public. So when everything stops in the first episode after a scandal, his life does a big 180 degrees. »
This is a first series for François Bellefeuille. The filming took place partly in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, where the comedian has had a house for almost six years. “I’m very, very happy with the result, but we went through a lot of stress. The temperature was capricious. It was very difficult. »
“I play Elisabeth, a 40-year-old mother of two. She loses her husband suddenly and inherits everything, including the family farm. She has everything to succeed: she is a pragmatic and endearing woman. But agriculture is really not his beat. »
Directed by Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar), the dramatic comedy Le temps des framboises comes from the work of authors Florence Longpré and Suzie Bouchard. Sandrine Bisson defends the main role, a first for the actress, who has been rolling her bump for more than 20 years. “There was a lot of text. It was quite a challenge, given my learning disability. »
“I play Fanny, a young mother who wants to protect the people she loves. She’s a go-getter who takes her place. »
Fruit of the work of director Rafaël Ouellet (Arsenault et Fils) and Annie Piérard, Bernard Dansereau and Étienne Piérard Dansereau, the trio of authors behind Epidémie and L’imposteur, this second season revolves around a farmhouse, where live in self-sufficiency a band of young thirty-somethings. Isolated people, self-sufficiency, mystery… Can Sophie Nélisse draw other parallels between Aller simple: Surviver and Yellowjackets, the popular American series in which she stars? “Yellowjackets has a more horror, more action side to it. One way, it’s a whodunit [police type]: everyone points the finger at each other. It’s more of a psychological thriller. »
