Marseille: Season 1

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Marseille: Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: May 5, 2016

Summary: Marseille mayor Robert Toro (Gérard Depardieu) plans a casino in the center of the city's marina, but his ambitious protege Lucas Barrès (Benoît Magimel), seeks to stop the project in this French-language drama series.

Creator: Dan Franck

Genre(s): Drama

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Michael Starr

Jul 26, 2016

Taken as a whole, the problem with Marseilles is that not much happens once its main premise is established. Read full review

Tim Goodman

May 6, 2016

Marseille, the Gerard Depardieu-led Netflix series that dropped all eight episodes on Thursday, is not very good. In many spots, it's terrible. Read full review

James Poniewozik

May 10, 2016

It is royale-y cheesy, proof that the most risible clichés of dark American cable and streaming drama can be exported as easily as fast food. Read full review

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hajaskf9

May 7, 2016

I liked it, not for everyone and intelligent. Something similiar to House of cards. Finally a good Netflix show, after Fuller Hosue and Flaked i tough tha now Flaked was only capable to produce emabrassing original series

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lisamm5

Oct 4, 2016

My friend and I watched Marseille together every two weeks. It is fast-paced. The plot is complex and interesting. The acting is good. The theme song is very intriguing. But most importantly, it is so refreshing to watch a French TV series. My friend and I speak French fluently and it it'sMy friend and I watched Marseille together every two weeks. It is fast-paced. The plot is complex and interesting. The acting is good. The theme song is very intriguing. But most importantly, it is so refreshing to watch a French TV series. My friend and I speak French fluently and it it's so fun to be able to watch a good story unfold episode after episode and it be told in French by French actors. Thank you so much! The critics must be forgetting that regular people like to watch shows that are different and that are in French.… Expand

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VaaderDj19

May 7, 2016

No clue, why this show is getting so much hate. This show reminds me distinctly of the US show Boss but with a European feel. I think what's holding this show back is that even though Marseille is what the protagonist seems to care about the most, the show doesn't let the city shine, itNo clue, why this show is getting so much hate. This show reminds me distinctly of the US show Boss but with a European feel. I think what's holding this show back is that even though Marseille is what the protagonist seems to care about the most, the show doesn't let the city shine, it looks pretty but well you could rename the show Paris and i don't think it'd matter. The acting is solid and the plot is there, and its a solid show if you don't mind the subtitles. Give it a watch.… Expand

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Broyax

Jan 11, 2017

Un excellent rôle pour le non moins excellent Gégé qui par sa stature de star confirmée et son expérience reconnue incarne un dinosaure de la politique à l'histoire personnelle trouble et compliquée, un personnage très humain en somme dont la passion reste la non moins trouble Marseille.Un excellent rôle pour le non moins excellent Gégé qui par sa stature de star confirmée et son expérience reconnue incarne un dinosaure de la politique à l'histoire personnelle trouble et compliquée, un personnage très humain en somme dont la passion reste la non moins trouble Marseille. Cela étant dit, si on m'avait dit qu'Obélix faisait de la politique, je n'y aurais pas cru... Mais j'ai vu et j'y crois maintenant.

Par contre, je ne comprends pas ce générique avec la chanson arabe ? y doit-on voir une allusion ou un message dissimulé sur la conversion prochaine des maires de Marseille et l'établissement d'une révolution islamique en son sein (que je ne saurais voir sous la burka ?).

Benoît Magimel n'est certes pas un acteur en -ar (oscar ou césar) mais il se révèle des plus convaincants dans le rôle de l'impitoyable adversaire... malgré sa tentative ridicule de prendre l'accent marseillais ; même la Géraldine est plutôt supportable. Ce n'est pas véritablement sa faute, car ce rôle qui lui est dévolu -assez énervant- ne consiste qu'à emballer la série dans une guimauve de mauvais aloi dont elle n'a nul besoin.

Vient ensuite la fille du maire, la belle grande fille qui s'en tire avec les honneurs et qui fricote avec la racaille des cités. Je comprends la nécessité de raconter la vie familiale du maire mais cette vie prend trop d'importance sur l'autre aspect si bien rendu ici, à savoir les manoeuvres de toute la smala politicarde, ses combines, ses magouilles et ses collusions avec la mafia locale ainsi que toute la propagande obligée vis-à-vis de nos amis de la presse, les fouille-merdes.

Néanmoins, on est dans ce Marseille bien mieux que dans le House of cards américain, bien plus crédible, plus clair et plus réaliste. La réalisation est soignée, presque recherchée par moments et n'a pas à rougir de la comparaison, loin s'en faut avec les séries d'outre-atlantique. La musique est également bien agréable (sauf le générique...).

Finalement, la fin déçoit quelque peu alors que les révélations sont distillées tout au long des épisodes, révélations d'un passé (familial) exagéré qui en fait décidément trop dans le pathos de comptoir. Malgré tout, Marseille reste assez intéressante, surtout pour sa partie politique en fait.… Expand

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rapn21

Apr 18, 2017

The first half of the show was excellent and set up a lot of interesting plot points. Unfortunately, most of them didn't go anyway. It starts as a good mix of House Of Cards and The Wire, but then it turns into a soap opera. Most of the potential was unfortunately wasted. The finale was aThe first half of the show was excellent and set up a lot of interesting plot points. Unfortunately, most of them didn't go anyway. It starts as a good mix of House Of Cards and The Wire, but then it turns into a soap opera. Most of the potential was unfortunately wasted. The finale was a particular mess and it was clear that the creators had no idea how to end the show.… Expand

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pickybugger

Feb 25, 2018

I wanted to review Marseille series 2.but Metacritic hasn't even heard of it
Marseille series 2 is a BIG disappointment.
Clunky acting. Forces English (Hollywood American) dubbing you can't turn off.
Tired plot.
It's like watching Thunderbirds only not as exciting!

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dilka66

Apr 8, 2018

Really hope they go with sub titles for the second series rather than the appallingly bad day-time soap opera dubbing effort in the first series. If not for that, it wasn’t entirely awful.

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 23, 2018
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 5, 2016
- No episode information is currently available for this season