''The Eddy'' is a French–American musical drama

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miniseries, set in

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. The first two episodes are directed by

Damien Chazelle Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his films '' Whiplash'' (2014), '' La La Land'' (2016), and '' First Man'' (2018). For ''Whiplash'', he was nominated for t ...

and written by

Jack Thorne Jack Thorne FRSL (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, television writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing the stage play '' Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', the films '' Wonder'' and '' Enola Holmes'', ...

. Its music was scored by Glen Ballard and

Randy Kerber Randy Kerber (born September 25, 1958) is an American composer, orchestrator and keyboard player, who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema.SeRandy Kerberat the IMDb Kerber was born in Encino, California. He began his first national ...

. The series is unusual in that its dialogue is mainly in

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and

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and partly in

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and Polish. It was released on

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on May 8, 2020. The show stars

André Holland André Holland (born December 28, 1979) is an American actor, widely known for his 2016 performance as Kevin in the Academy Award-winning film ''Moonlight''. Throughout his career, Holland has acted in film, television, and theatre productions ...

as Elliot Udo, an American former jazz musician who moved to

to run a club, The Eddy, after the death of his son, Fred. Each episode focuses on Elliot and a different member of the band as they struggle to stay afloat following the murder of Farid, Elliot's best friend and business partner.

Cast

Main

as Elliot Udo, the owner of the club, a former pianist and Julie's father. *

Joanna Kulig Joanna Kulig (; born 24 June 1982) is a Polish actress and singer, best known for her role in the 2018 historical drama film ''Cold War'', which earned her the European Film Award for Best Actress. Her other notable credits include the films '' ...

as Maja, the lead singer of the club's band. * Leïla Bekhti as Amira, Farid's wife. * Adil Dehbi as Sim, the bartender of the club. *

Tahar Rahim Tahar Rahim (born 4 July 1981) is a Franco-Algerian actor. He is known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the 2009 award-winning French movie '' A Prophet'' by Jacques Audiard, FBI Agent Ali Soufan in '' The Looming Tower'', Judas in ...

as Farid, Elliot's business partner. *

as Randy, the pianist of the band. * Ludovic Louis as Ludo, the trumpet player of the band. * Damian Nueva Cortes as Jude, the bass player of the band. * Lada Obradovic as Katarina, the drummer of the band. * Jowee Omicil as Jowee, the saxophone player of the band. *

Amandla Stenberg Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She was included in '' Time''s list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and has received several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award, and ...

as Julie Udo, Elliot's troubled teenage daughter.

Recurring

Benjamin Biolay Benjamin Biolay (; born 20 January 1973) is a French singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the brother of singer Coralie Clément—whose first three albums he wrote and produced—and the ex-husband of Chiara Mastroia ...

as Franck Levy * Léonie Simaga as Commandant Keita *

Melissa George Melissa George (born 6 August 1976) is an Australian actress and entrepreneur. A former national artistic rollerskating champion and model, George began her acting career playing Angel Parrish in the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1993– ...

as Alison Jenkins * Dhafer L'Abidine as Sami Ben Miled * Vincent Heniene as Martin * Ouassini Embarek as Paplar, Amira's brother * Elyes Aguis as Adam, Amira and Farid's son * Hajar Chafik as Inés, Amira and Farid's daughter * Louis Moutin as Éric Belmont, a drummer * Alexis Manenti as Zivko *

Liah O'Prey Liah O'Prey (born 15 December 1999) is a Spanish-born Irish-French actress. She began her career as a child actress and speaks English, French, Spanish and Catalan. Early life O'Prey was born in Barcelona to an Irish father and a Corsican mother ...

as Beatrice

Guest

* Jisca Kalvanda as Habiba * Narcisse Mame as Omar *

Tchéky Karyo Tchéky Karyo (; born 4 October 1953) is a French actor and musician of Turkish origin. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary works, he began to work as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He has acted in nu ...

as Daniel Perrin * Richard Keep as Scott, Alison's husband * Agnieszka Pilaszewska as Kinga, Maja's mother

Episodes

Production

In September 2017,

announced it had ordered eight episodes of the series, with

as principal writer.

was to direct the first two episodes, and Glen Ballard and

would compose the series's original music. The episodes would include dialog in English, French and Arabic. In November 2018, it was announced Atlantique Productions would produce the series. In February 2019,

joined the cast and

Houda Benyamina Houda Benyamina (born 1980) is a French director and screenwriter. She won the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or and César Award for Best First Feature Film for her 2016 film ''Divines''. Benyamina was born in Viry-Châtillon, Paris in a Moroccan ...

was linked to the show as a director. In April 2019,

and

joined the cast; and in May,

joined the cast. In September 2019,

was cast in a recurring role.

Release

''The Eddy'' was released on Netflix on May 8, 2020.

Reception

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, the miniseries holds an approval rating of 67% based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 6.93/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Viewers willing to slow down the tempo and groove with ''The Eddy'' moody atmosphere will find much to enjoy, even when the plot hits familiar beats." On

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, it has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

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