La Révolution is a 2020 French-language supernatural drama series produced by Netflix starring Doudou Masta, Julien Sarazin and Ian Turiak. In January 2021, the series was canceled after one season.
Contents
Premise
1787. Amid the decadence of the Ancien Régime, Joseph Ignace Guillotin is responsible for investigating mysterious murders. He then discovers the existence of "blue blood". This unknown virus spreads within the aristocracy. The virus has devastating effects: the infected nobles attack the "little people", upsetting the social order. The revolt spreads and is the prelude to the French Revolution.
Cast
Amir El Kacem – Joseph Ignace Guillotin
Marilou Aussilloux – Élise de Montargis
Doudou Masta – Oka
Amélia Lacquemant – Madeleine
Lionel Erdogan – Albert Guillotin
Julien Frison – Donatien de Montargis
Coline Béal – Ophélie
Isabel Aimé González-Sola – Katell
Laurent Lucas – Charles de Montargis
Dimitri Storoge – Edmond de Pérouse
Gaia Weiss – Marianne
Ian Turiak – Louis XVI
Geoffrey Carlassare – Donatien's disciple
Release
La Révolution was released on 16 October 2020 on Netflix.
Production
Filming
Filming took place in Vexin en Val-d'Oise and Rambouillet en Yvelines, in May 2019, as well as the Plage de la Vieille Église in Barneville-Carteret in Manche, in September 2019.