''Classé secret'' (English: ''Classified Secret'') is a French Canadian TV spy thriller, crime drama series, which was broadcast on Addik from March 31, 2022. The first season of ten episodes was directed by Stéphan Beaudoin and co-written by Michel D'Astous and François Pagé. Filming occurred during late 2021 for

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and Quebecor Content. The two lead protagonists are the married

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agents Rachel ( Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Émile () who investigate a fatal shooting near

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's American Consulate and an associated assassination attempt. Meanwhile, their fictitious agency, Secret Services of Canada (SSC), has a high-placed CIA mole. SSC boss Adrien (Andreas Apergis) suspects Rachel and orders Émile to investigate. A second season, also of ten episodes, was confirmed in September 2022, and is set 18 months after the end of season one with Beaudoin returning as director and Pagé as sole scriptwriter. Filming of episodes finished in April 2023, while broadcasting began on October 11 of that year. In this season, Rachel heads SSC after Émile was exposed as the CIA mole and supposedly executed. Adrien is a security consultant for a mining company which has two workers held hostage in a disputed area of the

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in Africa. Both seasons were streamed in Australia on

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as ''Classified'' from February 1, 2024.

Premise

Rachel and Émile are married Canadian secret agents. Their boss, Adrien directs Rachel to investigate people shot dead near Montreal's American consulate. The sniper spared Shammar dissident, Yasser. Rachel has agents Irène and Martin surveil Yasser. Adrien appoints Émile to hunt their CIA mole; Adrien suggests it is Rachel. Counter-Terrorism leader, Jacques discovers Rachel contacted CIA agent, Max. Rachel and Émile instruct Irène to subvert Yasser. Émile believes Rachel was framed. Émile's team abducts Yasser. Jacques discovers Rachel's agreement with CIA. Émile drives Rachel to his assistant, Bob, who takes her to the border. Émile tells their daughters that Rachel went on a business trip. CIA interrogator, Amanda tests Rachel for any vulnerability. Jacques suspends Émile for aiding Rachel. Rachel wears biometric bodysuit while Amanda continues assessing. Canadian National Security Adviser, Monique orders Rachel's assassination.

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agent, VJ takes over Rachel's duties. Émile informs Adrien to extract Rachel. Monique orders Jacques to lure Rachel to return. Jacques authorises poisoning of their daughter, Marine. Rachel leaves Canada, phones Émile: her uncle Philip was the previous CIA mole. Rachel learns that Émile is the current CIA mole. Adrien orders agent Valérie to remove Émile. Émile is supposedly killed in a training accident.

Cast and characters

* Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as Rachel Miller: Montreal-based, Secret Services of Canada (SSC) Head of Counter-Terrorism, married to Émile, mother of their two daughters ** Takes over Adrien's job, hunts for Debussy mercenary group members, including Robin * as Émile Darcy: SSC informant's manager, married to Rachel; supposedly killed in a training exercise after being exposed as CIA's mole *

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as Jacques Thomassin: SSC Head of Counter-Espionage, Rachel's rival for Adrien's job * Madeleine Péloquin as Valérie Kasher/Cachère Dominique Addison: SSC "house-keeping" agent, chosen by Rachel to assist Émile's household while Rachel was in US ** Leads active missions for Rachel, including search for Robin, killed by Rachel to save Azure * Andreas Apergis as Adrien McKenna: SSC managing director, Rachel's boss, considering retirement **Works as security consultant for company Pentecôte Mining, re-installed to SSC *

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as Philip Miller: Rachel's uncle, former SSC boss, mentored Adrien **Resumes sexual liaison with Amanda * Leïla Thibeault-Louchem as Irène Beauvais: SSC agent, works for Émile ** Federal prisoner for killing Jamel, clandestinely freed by Rachel to look for Robin, Valérie's love interest * Mali Corbeil-Gauvreau as Marine Miller-Darcy: Rachel and Émile's

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tic 8-year-old daughter **Ten-year-old, cherishes pet dog * Charlotte Bégin as Azure Miller-Darcy: Rachel and Émile's 11-year-old daughter **Thirteen-year-old, dyslexic * Geneviève Boivin-Roussy as Anne Miller: Philip's daughter, Rachel's cousin, civilian translator ** Starts dating Théo, killed by Robin * Sofia Blondin as Sarah Adamson: Rachel's SSC assistant, Bob's wife; systems analyst **Bob's widow, works for Jacques, poses as Jessica Boudreau: Foreign Affairs' consular official * Susie Almgren as L'Interrogatrice (English: "The Interrogator")/Amanda Haspel: CIA handler, interrogates Rachel in

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**(as Amanda): CIA head in Montreal, hires Robin targeting Rachel, killed by Rachel * Lee Villeneuve as Marcel Desjardins: Rachel's chauffeur-bodyguard, killed by explosion

Season one only

* Karim Babin as Yasser Chadli: Shammar (fictitious Persian Gulf emirate) émigré, political dissident, bookseller * as Robert "Bob" Galois: SSC agent, works for Émile; killed by Émile * Rose-Maïté Erkoreka as Monique Bartoli:

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(PM)'s National Security Adviser, takes over Adrien's job, clandestinely paid by Shammar government * as Marianne Forestier: bookseller, Yasser's wife * Gabriel Lemire as Martin Goyer:

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(RCMP) transferee to Émile's team, killed by Jamel's agents * Cynthia Wu-Maheux as Mégane: Irène's domestic partner, mother of Colin * Nikola Masri as Bilal Chadli: Yasser's son, proposes violent anti-Shammar action, actually Bruno's informant * Richard Des Lys as Jamel Al-Nazef: Shammar spy working for their version of Saudi Arabian secret police (

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), poses as Shammar cultural attaché, attempts to eliminate Canadian-based Shammar dissidents, employs Omar, plans Emir's murder to instigate military coup in Shammar, killed by Irène * as Bruno Garand: RCMP inspector, instals Martin as SSC insider * Julie Trépanier as Liz Olson: ostensibly Émile's physiotherapist, actually his CIA handler, returns to US * Rania Assad Lahlou as Inaya Chadli: Yasser and Marianne's daughter * Shadi Janho as Omar Bin Aziz: Shammar ex-military mercenary, sniper-assassin; hired by Jamel for Yasser case, killed by Mégane * Bruno Verdoni as Max O'Leary: former CIA agent, begins process of subverting Rachel, killed by Liz * Said Benyoucef as Khaled Bin Sadria: Shammar official, cultural attaché, brokers deal to eliminate émigré dissidents * Catherine Beauchemin as Victoria John "VJ" Logan:

-based SSC agent hired by Philip; becomes Montreal's Head of Counter-Terrorism (Rachel's former job)

Season two only

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as Robin Denard:

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-born French citizen, former

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and

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(DGSE), Debussy group (fictitious mercenary/terrorist organisation) captain, assassin, posing as security consultant, relocated to Montreal, killed by Esteban * Frances Castel as Margaret "Maggie" Darcy: Émile's estranged mother, Rachel's mother-in-law, minds granddaughters, alcoholic * as Maxime Boulanger: Rachel's SSC assistant *

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as Fabien Duvernay: Azure's teacher, concerned by her misbehavior * Maxime de Cotret as Arnaud Cowan: Pentecôte Mining

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, stationed in Ghanim (fictitious location near borders of

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and

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, discovers valuable information * Ted Pluviose as Pierre Malherbe: Hervé's partner, has heart condition requiring medication, Arnaud's co-worker, also in Ghanim * Carla Turcotte as Carole Larose: Arnaud's partner, Toronto resident * Frederick Bouffard as Hervé Tremblay: Pierre's partner, Carole's friend * Julian Bailey as Lieutenant William "Billy" Devlin: Debussy group mercenary, main guard-torturer holding hostages, agent for Adrien * Benoit Drouin-Germain as Théo Dumont: economics journalist, dating Anne * Luis Oliva as Esteban Cardenas: Mexican drug cartel boss, originally working with Robin * Dominick Rustam as Auguste Kleu: Jacques' domestic partner * Elizabeth Duperré as Kelly Rouleau: SSC analyst, works for Jacques * Igor Ovadis as Oncle (English: Uncle) Sergeï Bezmanoff: Head of Russian Secret Service in Montreal * Jean-René Moissan as Chef de pupitre (English: Desk Manager): Théo's editor * Sarah Cavalli Pernod as Marie-Rose Trintignant: associate of Robin

Episode guide

Season one

Season two

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Portrait-Robot 2022 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian crime drama television series French-language television shows Television shows set in Montreal