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Genre | Comedy |
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Directed by | Igor Gotesman |
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Country of origin | France |
Original language | French |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Cinematography | Julien Roux |
Editor | Stéphan Couturier |
Running time | 35 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | 30 April 2024 |
Fiasco is a 2024 French comedy television miniseries created, written and directed by Igor Gotesman, co-created and co-written by Pierre Niney for Netflix. It stars Niney, François Civil, Gotesman, Géraldine Nakache, Louise Coldefy, Leslie Medina, Pascal Demolon, Juliette Gasquet, Djimo, Marie-Christine Barrault, and Vincent Cassel. The series had its world premiere at the Canneseries Festival on 8 April 2024, and was released on Netflix on 30 April 2024.
Raphaël Valande is shooting his directorial debut film to pay tribute to his grandmother, who was a member of the French Resistance. Things starts to go wrong on the set and the shooting becomes a nightmare when a member of the team tries to sabotage the film, while everything is captured by a behind-the-scenes film crew.
The series was created, written and directed by Igor Gotesman, co-created and co-written by Pierre Niney,[3][4] and co-written by Nicolas Slomka and Tania Gotesman.[4] It was co-produced by Five Dogs and Ninety Films.[4] The score was composed by Paul-Marie Barbier and Julien Grunberg.[5]
On 27 October 2022, Pierre Niney announced in his Instagram account that he was writing and was also going to co-produce and star in a new comedy series directed by his friend Igor Gotesman. "I could say that this is the big sister of the series Casting(s) and the film Five. You will find people that you may have liked," Niney said.[6]
Niney said that Fiasco was mostly inspired by the chaotic filming of Mathieu Kassovitz's Babylon A.D. (2008) and its making-of documentary, Fucking Kassovitz (2011).[7]
On 24 February 2023, Netflix France announced that the series Fiasco was being filmed and that it will have 7 episodes of 35 minutes.[1] Netflix also shared a behind-the-scenes video showing the cast (Niney, François Civil, Gotesman, Géraldine Nakache, Louise Coldefy, Leslie Medina, Pascal Demolon, Juliette Gasquet, Djimo and Marie-Christine Barrault).[8] Gotesman, Niney and Civil had previously worked together on the television series Casting(s) (2013–2015) and on the comedy film Five (2016).[9] Niney said that they dreamed of making this project since Casting(s) and Five.[10]
On 11 March 2024, Niney announced in his Twitter account that Vincent Cassel was also in the cast and that the release date of Fiasco would be announced the next day.[11]
Gotesman said Fiasco will not have a season 2 because he conceived it as a miniseries. "I'm not closing the door in case I change my mind but, theoretically, there will never be a season 2 of Fiasco", Gotesman told French magazine Télé-Loisirs on 2 May 2024.[12]
Principal photography began on 17 January 2023 under the title Making Of,[13] and wrapped on 19 April 2023.[14] Filming took place in Paris,[15] Seine-et-Marne in Nandy,[16][13] Saint-Chéron,[13] and in Bruyères-le-Châtel, Essonne.[17]
Fiasco made its world premiere at the Canneseries Festival out of competition on 8 April 2024, where the first three episodes were screened,[5] before being released on Netflix on 30 April 2024.[18]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "You're The Boss" | Igor Gotesman | Igor Gotesman, Pierre Niney, Nicolas Slomka, Tania Gotesman | 30 April 2024 |
2 | "Bad Bad Buzz" | Igor Gotesman | Igor Gotesman, Pierre Niney, Nicolas Slomka, Tania Gotesman | 30 April 2024 |
3 | "The After Buzz" | Igor Gotesman | Igor Gotesman, Pierre Niney, Nicolas Slomka, Tania Gotesman | 30 April 2024 |
4 | "Time's Up" | Igor Gotesman | Igor Gotesman, Pierre Niney, Nicolas Slomka, Tania Gotesman | 30 April 2024 |
5 | "In the Red" | Igor Gotesman | Igor Gotesman, Pierre Niney, Nicolas Slomka, Tania Gotesman | 30 April 2024 |
6 | "Truth or Dare" | Igor Gotesman | Igor Gotesman, Pierre Niney, Nicolas Slomka, Tania Gotesman | 30 April 2024 |
7 | "Dotting the I's" | Igor Gotesman | Igor Gotesman, Pierre Niney, Nicolas Slomka, Tania Gotesman | 30 April 2024 |
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the series a score of 80% based on 4 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.0/10.[19]
Fiasco debuted at number one on Netflix France 24 hours after its release,[20] and at number seven on Netflix's Global Top 10 TV Non-English titles for the tracking week of 29 April–5 May 2024, with 6 million hours viewed.[21]
According to the streaming aggregator JustWatch, Fiasco was the most streamed TV show across all platforms in France in its first week of release.[22]