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Genre Political thriller Country of origin France Network France 2 Location Paris | 7.5/10 IMDb Composer(s) Christophe Lapinta First episode date 25 January 2012 Number of episodes 18 Number of seasons 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also known as Les Hommes de l'ombre (French) Created by Dan Franck
Frédéric Tellier (fr)
Charline de Lépine (fr)
Emmanuel Daucé (fr) Starring Nathalie Baye
Bruno Wolkowitch (fr)
Grégory Fitoussi
Clémentine Poidatz (fr)
Philippe Magnan (fr) Program creators Frédéric Tellier, Dan Franck, Emmanuel Daucé, Charline de Lépine Similar Un village français, Spiral, Baron Noir, Marseille, Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trailer spin begins 8th january more 4
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.
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After the success of the first season in its native France, a second season was commissioned, which premièred on France 2 on 1 October 2014 with 13.5% of the viewing audience. While prime time viewing figures were disappointing, combining those with on-demand numbers led to a more stable audience. A third series was subsequently commissioned. It was broadcast in France in October-November 2016.
In December 2015 it was announced that Spin would air in the UK on More4. The show premiered on 8 January 2016 and the two existing series were broadcast consecutively on a weekly basis.
Spin episode one uk series
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 (Philippe Magnan), 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 (Bruno Wolkowitch), 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).
Cast
1 In series 1, Valérie Karsenti portrays Apolline.