''Happily Married'' (french: C'est comme ça que je t'aime) is a Canadian crime comedy-drama series, which premiered on Ici TOU.TV in 2020.Marc-André Lemieux
"C’est comme ça que je t’aime : une touche bien personnelle"
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Plot

Set in

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in the 1970s, the series centres on the Delisles and the Paquettes, two married couples in suburban Sainte-Foy who deal with problems in their marriages by embarking on a crime spree while their children are away at summer camp.Scott Roxborough
"French Streamer Salto Picks Up Dark Quebec Comedy ‘Happily Married’"
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Production

The series stars

François Létourneau François Létourneau (born 1974 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadian actor and writer, best known as co-creator and star of the television series ''Les Invincibles'', ''Série noire'' and '' Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime)''. H ...

and

Marilyn Castonguay Marilyn Castonguay is a Canadian actress, best known for her performance in the 2012 film ''L'Affaire Dumont''."Marilyn Castonguay a le vent dans les voiles". ''Le Journal de Montréal'', September 5, 2012. A graduate of the National Theatre School ...

as Gaétan and Huguette Delisle, and

Patrice Robitaille Patrice Robitaille (born 1974) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He is most noted as cowriter with Jean-Philippe Pearson and Ricardo Trogi of the film ''Québec-Montréal'' (2002), for which they won the Jutra Award for Best Screenplay at t ...

and Karine Gonthier-Hyndman as Serge and Micheline Paquette. Supporting cast members include

Sophie Desmarais Sophie Desmarais (born July 24, 1986 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role in the 2013 film ''Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course)'', written and directed by Chloé Robichaud. Career Desmarais began her c ...

, Rémi-Pierre Paquin, Jean-François Provençal, René Richard Cyr,

Patrick Drolet Patrick Drolet is a Canadian film and television actor. His credits include the films ''Father and Guns (De père en flic)'', ''The Child Prodigy (L'Enfant prodige)'', ''All That You Possess (Tout ce que tu possèdes)'', '' Honey, I'm in Love (Le G ...

, Chantal Fontaine, Mani Soleymanlou, Mathieu Gosselin,

Steve Laplante Steve Laplante (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance as David in the 2022 film ''Viking'', for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film ...

and Jocelyne Zucco.

Distribution

The series received a preview screening at the

70th Berlin International Film Festival The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival heads, business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director C ...

, and streamed on Ici TOU.TV in March 2020, and was broadcast by

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in the fall. A subtitled version was distributed on

CBC Gem CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

for English-language viewers under the ''Happily Married'' title, and the series was picked up for distribution in

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on the streaming service Salto, as one of its first international acquisitions. A second season was announced in early 2021. The first season was directed by Jean-François Rivard, who will co-direct the second season with

Robin Aubert Robin Aubert (born May 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director.

Awards

The series won 10

Prix Gémeaux The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language equ ...

in 2020, including the award for Best Dramatic Series. In 2021 the show won the Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content at the

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.Amber Dowling
"BANFF ’21: Happily Married wins top Canadian prize at Rockie Awards"
'' Playback'', June 15, 2021.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 2020 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian crime television series 2020s Canadian comedy-drama television series Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming Television shows filmed in Quebec City Television shows set in Quebec City Television series set in the 1970s Television series about marriage