7.051 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestThe stars of French football are celebrating the end of the season with a high-profile party full of glitz and glamour. But a scandal erupts when star player Fodé Thiam violently headbutts his coach and uses a racist slur against him, inciting angry demands to exclude Fodé from the team. The club hires Sam, a brilliant but emotionally unstable PR fixer, to diffuse the crisis and save the team's future.
Acting
Nina Meurisse's trembling, cocaine-fueled precision.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it'll cut your ego.
Direction
Benzekri's cold, vérité-style party sequences.
Creator
Éric Benzekri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Benzekri co-created 'Marseille' and clearly drew from real French football scandals—most notably the 2010 World Cup player revolt and various PSG locker room leaks.
The series was filmed during an actual Ligue 1 season; several background players are real journalists and sports agents, lending documentary-level authenticity to the crisis room scenes.
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