Spin (TV series)
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Also known as | Les Hommes de l'ombre (French) |
Genre | Political thriller |
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Composer(s) | Christophe Lapinta |
Country of origin | France |
Original language(s) | French |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Production location(s) | Paris |
Running time | 52 minutes per episode |
Release | |
Original network | France 2 (France) |
First shown in | France |
Original release | 25 January 2012 |
External links | |
www.france2.fr/emissions/ les-hommes-de-l-ombre |
Spin (French: Les Hommes de l'ombre - literally The Shadow Men) is a French political television drama series created by Dan Franck, Frederic Tellier, Charline de Lépine and Emmanuel Daucé, and broadcast from 25 January 2012 on France 2.
After the success of the first season in its native France,[1] a second season was commissioned,[2] which premièred on France 2 on 1 October 2014 with 13.5% of the viewing audience.[3] While prime time viewing figures were disappointing, combining those with on-demand numbers led to a more stable audience.[citation needed] A third series was subsequently commissioned.[4]
In December 2015 it was announced that Spin would air in the UK on More4.[5] The show premiered on 8 January 2016 and the two existing series were broadcast consecutively on a weekly basis.
Contents
Synopsis
Season 1
The president of France, visiting a striking factory in Saint-Étienne in the Loire, east-central France, is killed in a suicide attack. Presidential elections are announced for 35 days later and there is no doubt that the prime minister, Philip Deleuvre (fr ), will run for the Élysée. But what few people know is that the prime minister knows more than he claims. This grand lie causes a return to business of Simon Kapita (fr ), a former spin doctor to the late president. Anxious to preserve the honour of his dead friend and some form of political ethics, this "man of the shadows" sets out to find a candidate who will be able to beat Deleuvre — who is being advised by Kapita's former protégé Ludovic Desmeuze (Grégory Fitoussi).
International broadcasts
Country | TV network(s) | Broadcast title |
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Denmark | DR2 | Spin[6] |
France | France 2 | Les Hommes de l'ombre |
Finland[7] | ||
Germany | SET | Spin – Paris im Schatten der Macht[8] |
Greece | ERT | Οι άνθρωποι του παρασκηνίου[9] |
Hungary[7] | ||
United Kingdom | More4 | Spin |
Islamic Republic of Iran | Ofogh TV | Men of Shadow |
Israel | yes | "Men Of Shadows" |
Recognition
Year | Award | Category | Name | Result | Ref |
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2012 | Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels : FIPA d'or | Meilleure interprétation féminine (séries) Best female actor in a series |
Nathalie Baye (season 1) | Won | [10] |
2012 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Prix de la presse - Meilleure série française ("Press award for best French series") |
Season 1 | Won | [11][12] |
Meilleure mini-série ("Best mini-series") |
Season 1 | Nominated | |||
Meilleur acteur (mini-séries) ("Best actor in a mini-series") |
fr (season 1) | Nominated | |||
2013 | Globes de Cristal Awards | Meilleur téléfilm ou série télévisée ("Best TV movie or TV series") |
Season 1 | Nominated | [11][13] |
2014 | fr | Meilleure série (France) ("Best French series") |
Season 2, episode 1 | Nominated |
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External links
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