''The Hook Up Plan'' (french: Plan Coeur) is a comedy web television series and the second French series produced for
Netflix
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after ''
Marseille
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''.
The show premiered on December 7, 2018, and Season 2 premiered on October 11, 2019. A special episode about the
COVID-19 pandemic
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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
Elsa, 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
Main cast
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Zita Hanrot: Elsa "El" Payette, Charlotte and Émilie's best friend
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Sabrina Ouazani
Sabrina Ouazani (born 6 December 1988) is a French actress of Algerian descent. She is best known internationally for her performance as Frida in ''Games of Love and Chance'' and as Charlotte Ben Smires in Netflix's hit rom-com series ''The Hook ...
: Charlotte "Cha" Ben Smires, Elsa and Émilie's best friend, Antoine's sister
* : Émilie "Milou" Chestnut, Elsa and Charlotte's best friend, and Antoine's partner
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Marc Ruchmann
Marc Ruchmann (born 27 January 1981 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French actor, director and musician.
Biography
Ruchmann is of Alsatian Jewish and ''Pied-Noir''-Italian descent. Ruchmann trained at the Conservatoire de Paris between 19 ...
: Julio "Jules Dupont" Saldenha, the
gigolo, Roman's best friend
* : 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
* : Dr Philippe Payette, Elsa's father (season 1)
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Karina Testa
Karina Testa (born 5 August 1981) is a French actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2001 including the lead role in '' Frontier(s)''.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
French ...
: Manon, Antoine's colleague (season 1)
* : Anita Saldenha, Julio's mother (season 1)
* : Valérie, a regular client of Julio (season 1)
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Alexia Barlier
Alexia Barlier (born 21 December 1982) is a French actress.
Life and career
Barlier was born to a mother from New Zealand who worked as a classical dancer and yoga teacher. Her father ran art galleries. She was brought up in both the French an ...
: Gaïa, Maxime's new partner (season 1)
* : Audrey Payette, Elsa's mother (season 1, season 3)
* Aude Legastelois: Anaïs Payette, Elsa's sister (season 1)
* : Arthur, the intern (season 2)
* Aurélie Vérillon: Rachel, Julio's producer (season 2)
Episodes
Season 1 (2018)
Season 2 (2019)
Season 3 (2022)
References
External links
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2018 French television series debuts
French-language Netflix original programming
2010s French comedy television series
Television shows set in Paris
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