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By Melissa Camacho
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Fun French industry dramedy has cursing, sexy stuff.
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Call My Agent!
What's the Story?
Dix Pour Cent (a.k.a. CALL MY AGENT!) is a French television series about the inner workings of a group of competitive celebrity agents. Andréa Martel (Camille Cottin), Mathias Barneville (Thibault de Montalembert), Gabriel Sarda (Grégory Mantel), and Arlette Azémar (Liliane Rovere) are partners at the Agence Samuel Kerr, or ASK, where they do everything they can to please their top celebrity clients, negotiate with film producers, and secure lucrative contracts. Helping them along is Gabriel's amusing assistant Hervé André-Jezak (Nicolas Maury), Mathias' catty assistant Noémic Leclert (Laure Calamy), and Andrea's new assistant Camille Valentini (Fanny Sidney). Each partner has a different way of doing things, and their personal lives often collide with their work. But when Kerr suddenly dies, the partners have to figure out how to keep ASK, and their clients, from falling apart.
Is It Any Good?
This well-written dramatic comedy, which is subtitled in English, offers lots of fun moments, interesting relationships, and poignant moments that have universal appeal. What also makes the series entertaining is the appearance of celebrities playing her/him/their self in every episode. This includes a few celebs that Stateside viewers will recognize, like Sigourney Weaver and Juliette Binoche.
As the series progresses, there are a few cast changes, including the arrival new partner Hicham Janowski (Assaad Buab), and new storylines. But tensions are always high in the non-stop world of entertainment, and the partners and their staff often don't think twice about outsmarting each other as they vie for clients. At ASK there's never a dull moment, which is what makes Call My Agent! so entertaining.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the way a TV show or film can be interesting or relevant to audiences from other countries. How can foreign media tell stories that overcome cultural differences between their countries of original and the United States? What do U.S. media producers do in hopes of attracting international audiences?
Why do you think the title of this series changed from Dix Pour Cent (Ten Percent) to Call My Agent! for English-speaking audiences? What other changes were made to the show before streaming it for American viewers?
TV Details
- Premiere date : January 21, 2021
- Cast : Camille Cottin , Thibault de Montalembert , Grégory Mantel
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Comedy
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 29, 2022
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