Name: Represent
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2023-01-20
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Jean-Pascal Zadi, Vimala Pons

A teacher accidentally runs for president and France loses its collective mind.

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Chaotic good energyPolitical circusUnderdog fever dream

Latest Episode

1.028 min

Season 2 • Episode 6

Latest

On the Run

Aug 29, 2024

As rioters storm the Élysée Palace, the team takes cover in a bunker. With Andréï desperate to take him down, can Stéphane survive his rival's coup?

Overview

Comedy

An idealistic educator is inadvertently thrust into the French presidential race.

FR French

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french politics france satirical comedy election campaign presidential election french president presidential candidate presidential race presidential elections

Accidental powerSystemic absurdityRepresentation vs performanceHope in cynicism

Standout Aspects

Writing

Co-creator Zadi weaponizes his own outsider status brilliantly.

Acting

Zadi's physical comedy when everything unravels is chef's kiss.

Direction

Mockumentary chaos that somehow feels authentically French.

Best for:Solo·Binge

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Creators

Jean-Pascal Zadi, François Uzan

First AiredJan 20, 2023

StatusOngoing

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Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons2·Episodes12

Top Cast

Jean-Pascal Zadi

Stéphane Blé

Vimala Pons

Alice

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Zadi based Stéphane partly on his own experience as a Black French creator struggling to get projects greenlit by an industry that wanted to pigeonhole him.

Cultural

The show landed during France's 2022 election cycle and was immediately debated as either prescient or too soft on the far-right's normalization—French critics fought about it for weeks.

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