The French Mans
Plot Summary
Vincent Piquet and Alban Burne, two losers, see their dull lives shattered when, following a misunderstanding, they uncover a conspiracy and find themselves caught up in the world of organized crime. It’s the start of a crazy and chaotic journey filled with peril and intrigue. However, even as they try desperately to save their lives, they never stop bickering.
Cast & Characters
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Seasons (2)
Season 1
6 episodes
Aired: 2022
In his early thirties, Vincent works for the Meurthe-et-Moselle department and has just been dumped by his girlfriend Louise, who also happens to be his boss. Alban, 45, still lives with his mother and works in the same office as Vincent. After answering a cell phone left behind at the scene of a car accident, Vincent and Alban find themselves entangled in a dangerous criminal plot that turns their lives upside down.
Season 2
4 episodes
Aired: 2023
Still hiding in the Moroccan desert thanks to the DGSE, which staged their funerals, Vincent and Alban had to cut ties with their former lives and families. Suddenly, when Alban, who has found happiness in this new life, learns that his mother is ill, he panics. Vincent, who dreams of seeing Louise again, convinces him that they must return. But the journey promises to be perilous. Gang warfare, chemical weapons trafficking, and the return of a Russian agent thirsty for revenge... Nothing will be spared our two heroes.
Production
Calt Studio
BBC Studios France