The Hook Up Plan (French: Plan Coeur) is a comedy television series and the second French series produced for Netflix after Marseille.[1][2][3]
The Hook Up Plan | |
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French | Plan Coeur |
Genre | Comedy |
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Starring |
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Country of origin | France |
Original language | French |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 21 (list of episodes) |
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Production location | Paris |
Cinematography | Marc Koninckx afc-sbc |
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Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | December 7, 2018 January 1, 2022 | –
The show premiered on December 7, 2018, and Season 2 premiered on October 11, 2019. A special episode about the COVID-19 pandemic was added to Netflix on August 26, 2020 in France.
In December 2020, the show was renewed for a third and final season, which premiered on January 1, 2022.
Premise
editElsa, on the verge of turning thirty and stuck in an uninspiring job, finds herself still hung up on her ex-boyfriend two years after their breakup. Her friends, hoping to help her break out of her rut and find some confidence, decide to hire a male escort to take her on a few dates.
Cast
editMain cast
edit- Zita Hanrot: Elsa "El" Payette, Charlotte and Émilie's best friend
- Sabrina Ouazani: Charlotte "Cha" Ben Smires, Elsa and Émilie's best friend, Antoine's sister
- Joséphine Draï : Émilie "Milou" Châtaigne, Elsa and Charlotte's best friend, and Antoine's partner
- Marc Ruchmann: Julio "Jules Dupont" Saldenha, the gigolo, Roman's best friend
- Syrus Shahidi : Antoine Ben Smires, Matthieu and Maxime's friend, Charlotte's brother, and Émilie's partner
- Tom Dingler: Matthieu, Antoine and Maxime's friend
- Guillaume Labbé: Maxime "Max" Pauillac, Antoine and Matthieu's friend, and Elsa's ex-boyfriend
- Yvan Naubron: Roman, Julio's best friend
- Ludivine de Chastenet: Chantal, Elsa's colleague and friend
Recurring cast
edit- Jean-Michel Martial : Dr Philippe Payette, Elsa's father (season 1)
- Karina Testa: Manon, Antoine's colleague (season 1)
- Nanou Garcia : Anita Saldenha, Julio's mother (season 1)
- Anne Depétrini : Valérie, a regular client of Julio (season 1)
- Alexia Barlier: Gaïa, Maxime's new partner (season 1)
- Stéphanie Murat : Audrey Payette, Elsa's mother (season 1, season 3)
- Aude Legastelois: Anaïs Payette, Elsa's sister (season 1)
- Victor Meutelet: Arthur, the intern (season 2)
- Aurélie Vérillon: Rachel, Julio's producer (season 2)
Episodes
editSeason | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 8 | December 7, 2018 | ||
2 | 6 | October 11, 2019 | ||
Covid 19 Special | November 6, 2020 | |||
3 | 6 | January 1, 2022 |
Season 1 (2018)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "The Secret Plan" (French: Plan secret) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio and Julien Teisseire | December 7, 2018 |
2 | 2 | "The Sloppy Plan" (French: Plan boulette) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio and Julien Teisseire | December 7, 2018 |
3 | 3 | "The Booty Plan" (French: Plan cul) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio and Julien Teisseire | December 7, 2018 |
4 | 4 | "The Love Plan" (French: Plan love) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio and Julien Teisseire | December 7, 2018 |
5 | 5 | "The Party Plan" (French: Plan teuf) | Renaud Bertrand | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio, Julien Teisseire and Scott Weinger | December 7, 2018 |
6 | 6 | "The Lame Plan" (French: Plan pourri) | Renaud Bertrand | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio, Julien Teisseire and Scott Weinger | December 7, 2018 |
7 | 7 | "The Solo Plan" (French: Plan solo) | Renaud Bertrand | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio, Julien Teisseire and Scott Weinger | December 7, 2018 |
8 | 8 | "The Exit Plan" (French: Plan de sortie) | Renaud Bertrand | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio, Julien Teisseire and Scott Weinger | December 7, 2018 |
Season 2 (2019)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [4] |
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9 | 1 | "The Homecoming Plan" (French: Plan retour) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 |
10 | 2 | "The Llama Plan" (French: Plan lama) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 |
11 | 3 | "The Backup Plan" (French: Plan de secours) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 |
12 | 4 | "The Pick-Up Plan" (French: Plan drague) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 |
13 | 5 | "The After Plan" (French: Plan d'après) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 |
14 | 6 | "The Love Plan" (French: Plan cœur) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 |
Covid 19 Special (2020)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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15 | 1 | "The Lockdown Plan" (French: Plan confiné.e.s) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | August 26, 2020(France) November 6, 2020 (Netflix) |
Season 3 (2022)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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16 | 1 | "The Wrong Plan" (French: Faux plan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 |
17 | 2 | "The War Plan" (French: War plan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 |
18 | 3 | "The High and Dry Plan" (French: En plan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 |
19 | 4 | "The Worst Plan" (French: Pire plan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 |
20 | 5 | "The Sorority Plan" (French: Sororiplan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 |
21 | 6 | "The Final Plan" (French: Dernier plan) | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 |
References
edit- ^ O'Keeffe, Jack (7 December 2018). "'The Hookup Plan' Could Be A Fresh Start For Netflix's French Programming". Bustle.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Lyons, Margaret (14 December 2018). "How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "The Hook-Up Plan - Netflix Season 1 Review". Thereviewgeek.com. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "The Hook Up Plan – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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