''Cat's Eyes'' is a French television series created by Michel Catz, and produced by Big Band Story for

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and

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. It is based on the 1981–85 manga series '' Cat's Eye'' by

Tsukasa Hojo is a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: '' Cat's Eye'', '' City Hunter'' and ' ...

. The series, set in

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, follows the three Chamade sisters who are

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trying to collect all the works belonging to their missing father. It stars

Camille Lou Camille Houssière (born 22 May 1992), better known as Camille Lou, is a French singer and actress. She is well known for her roles in musicals, including ''1789: Les Amants de la Bastille'' in the role of Olympe, and ''La Légende du roi Arth ...

, Constance Labbé, and Claire Romain as the sisters alongside an ensemble cast. The series development was announced in April 2023 by the

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with Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar serving as producers. Casting began in June 2023 with Lou, Labbé, and Romain announced to play their respective roles. Filming took place in

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, mainly in Paris, and began in October 2023. On a budget of

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25 million for its first season, it is currently the most expensive French television series ever made. Prior to its debut in France, ''Cat's Eyes'' first premiered in French speaking regions of

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and

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on 6 November 2024 on

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, and on 8 November on RTS 1. It premiered in

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on 11 November on

, and on 18 December on

internationally. In February 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.

Premise

''Cat's Eyes'' is set in

where Tamara Chamade, along with her older sister Sylia and her younger sister Alexia, lead a

double life An alter ego (Latin for "other I") means an alternate self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other self, one with a different personality. Add ...

as a trio of

, stealing works of art which primarily belonged to their long-missing father, Michaël Heinz, who was a famous

art collector A private collection is a privately owned collection of works (usually artworks) or valuable items. In a museum or art gallery context, the term signifies that a certain work is not owned by that institution, but is on loan from an individual ...

who died during a mysterious fire in his art gallery, while trying to discover the real reasons behind his disappearance. They often have to escape a special unit of the

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, led by Quentin Chapuis, Tamara's ex-boyfriend, who is investigating the Cat's Eye case.

Cast and characters

Starring

as Tamara "Tam" Chamade * Constance Labbé as Sylia "Syl" Chamade * as Alexia "Alex" Chamade * MB14 as Quentin Chapuis *

Élodie Fontan Élodie Fontan (; born 9 July 1987) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen television and film productions since 1996. Life and career Élodie Fontan started very young in French commercials for Nissan, Quick (restaurant), Q ...

as Prudence * Cindy Bruna (season 1) and Tamara Marthe (season 2) as Gwen Assaya * Simon Ehrlacher as Abel Azoury

Co-starring

* Carole Bouquet as Hélène Durieux *

Grégory Fitoussi Grégory Fitoussi (born 13 August 1976) is a French actor. Born and raised in Paris, he rose to prominence playing Benjamin Losey in the French soap opera ''Sous le soleil'' (1998-2001). After departing the show, he had a prominent role in the pol ...

(season 1) and

Arnaud Binard Arnaud Binard (born 18 January 1971 in Bordeaux) is a French people, French actor and producer mainly known for his roles in many romantic or detective Television in France, television hit-series broadcast throughout the French-speaking world s ...

(season 2) as Michaël Heinz *

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as Angela Rupert *

Gilbert Melki Gilbert Melki (; born 12 November 1958) is a French actor. Life and career Nephew of actor Claude Melki (''The Acrobat (film), The Acrobat''), Melki grew up in a Jewish family from Algeria. His father, an antiques dealer, came from Khenchela in ...

as Armand Chassagne * Gilles Cohen as Thomas Godard *

Guillaume de Tonquédec Guillaume Emmanuel Marie de Quengo de Tonquédec (; born 18 October 1966) is a French stage, television and film actor. He first became known in his homeland for his role as Renaud Lepic in the TV series ''Fais pas ci, fais pas ça'' (2007–2017 ...

as Dalembert

Recurring

* Juliette Plumecocq-Mech as Captain Bruneau * Léon Plazol as Théo Iribarren * Loryn Nounay as Lili Perez * Lilou Ruel as Mona

Guest

Zoé Clauzure Zoé Clauzure (; born 12 February 2010) is a French child singer and actress best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "". Previously, in 2020, she had reached the semi-finals of the seventh season of the Fre ...

as Young Tam * Yéléna Polizzi as Young Syl * Ava Charbit as Young Alex * Pascal Aubert as Maillard

Episodes

Production

Development

In April 2023, the

announced a French live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga series '' Cat's Eye'' by

. The series was in development for

and

. Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar were set to produce under Big Band Story. The two producers revealed that they were working on the project since 2017 although they had yet to obtain the rights from Hojo. The artist was convinced as he thought that the idea of modernizing the story was good, and liked the Parisian setting. To Frenchify the series, the production kept the names used for the characters in the French dub of the 1983 anime series, which had used French names despite taking place in Japan. A new version of the anime's French opening theme, titled "Signé Cat's Eyes" ("Signed Cat's Eyes"), was recorded for the series by Anne Sila. In February 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.

Casting

In June 2023,

, Constance Labbé and Claire Romain were cast for the roles of the three sisters. The series is the third collaboration between Lou and director Alexandre Laurent after the TF1/

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's limited series '' The Bonfire of Destiny'', and '' Women at War''. Singer Mohamed Belkhir, know as MB14, was cast as Quentin Chapuis. Belkhir was offered to audition for the role through his agent, who knew the series's casting director. In October 2023, Carole Bouquet and

joined the cast. This is the second time Fontan stars in a French adaptation of a

manga after the 2018 film ''

Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon ''Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon'' (; ; also known as ''City Hunter'') is a 2018 French action comedy film directed by Philippe Lacheau who also co-wrote the screenplay with Julien Arruti and Pierre Lacheau. It is an adaptation of the Japan ...

'', based on ''

City Hunter is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 35 volumes. The manga was adapte ...

''. In May 2025, it was announced that Cindy Bruna and

would not be returning for season two due to a scheduling conflict, and that both of their roles had been recast with Tamara Marthe and

, respectively. Lola Dewaere and

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also joined the cast.

Filming

The first season began shooting in October 2023 in

, mainly in

. Scenes were filmed at the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, and at the

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. The second season began shooting on 15 May 2025 with scenes set to be filmed at the

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, the

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, and the

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Release

''Cat's Eyes'' premiered on

with its first two episodes on 11 November 2024, with subsequent episodes releasing weekly. Two episodes premiered every week, except for the last two. When new episodes aired on TF1, the following ones were simultaneously made available for subscribers to TF1+'s premium plan. Prior to its debut in

, the series first premiered in French speaking regions of

and

on 6 November 2024 on

, and on 8 November on RTS 1. In the rest of the world, the series premiered on

on 18 December.

Notes

References

External links

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