Two Maghrebi actors fake their way through criminal underworlds—badly. Chaos ensues, brilliantly.
Season 2 • Episode 12
LatestAdam and Mounir, two actors from the Maghreb, are recruited to infiltrate various criminal circles thanks to their acting talent.
Acting
Badouri and Bousaidan's real-life chemistry weaponized
Writing
Bilingual wordplay that rewards both French and Arabic speakers
Direction
Tight comedic timing from creators who know their cast
Creators
Mehdi Bousaidan, Rachid Badouri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series emerged from Badouri and Bousaidan's actual friendship forged in Montreal's stand-up scene, making the 'found brothers' dynamic authentically lived. Their real shared references—Maghrebi slang, Quebecois expressions, immigrant kid survival tactics—are woven into scripts without translation for monocultural viewers.
The 'undercover actor' premise inverts typical Maghrebi representation in Quebec media: instead of typecast criminals, they're performers weaponizing stereotypes against systems that would stereotype them. Mounir's panicked improv when his 'gangster' cover slips—quoting his actual grandmother—reveals the show's thesis: survival is performance, but performance can become survival.
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