Baron Noir

Baron Noir
Genre	Political drama
Written by	Eric Benzekri; Jean-Baptiste Delafon
Directed by	Ziad Doueiri
Starring	Kad Merad; Niels Arestrup; Anna Mouglalis; Hugo Becker; Astrid Whettnall
Composer	Evgueni & Sacha Galperine
Country of origin	France
Original language	French
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	24 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer	Thomas Bourguignon
Cinematography	Tommaso Fiorilli
Editors	Sarah Anderson; Camille Toubkis
Running time	52-55 minutes
Production company	Kwaï
Distributor	StudioCanal
Release
Original network	Canal+
Original release	February 8, 2016 –; present
External links
	Website

Baron Noir (screened as Republican Gangsters in some markets) is a French political drama television series which premiered on Canal+ on February 8, 2016. The series was developed by Eric Benzekri and Jean-Baptiste Delafon.

Premise

Baron Noir is the political and judicial saga of Philippe Rickwaert, member of Parliament and mayor of Dunkerque, who is driven by an irrepressible thirst for personal revenge. Between rounds of the Presidential election, he sees his future collapse when his mentor, the leftist candidate, sacrifices him to save his campaign. Determined to reinvent his career, Rickwaert uses cunning and connections to win political fights against those who betrayed him, creating a new alliance with the closest adviser of his enemy. Formidable but uncontrollable, conflicted between truth and lies, cultivating friendships in all strata of society (including within the police and organized crime), Philippe Rickwaert's life dissolves into a fascinating organised chaos. Rickwaert takes the fight to his opponents - and to his own demons - at every opportunity.

Cast

Main

Kad Merad as Philippe Rickwaert
Niels Arestrup as Francis Laugier (Season 1)
Anna Mouglalis as Amélie Dorendeu
Hugo Becker as Cyril Balsan
Astrid Whettnall as Véronique Bosso

Recurring

Laurent Spielvogel as Armand Chambolle
Jade Phan-Gia as Françoise Levasseur
Lubna Gourion as Salomé Rickwaert
Scali Delpeyrat as Martin Borde
Philippe Résimont as Daniel Kalhenberg
Eric Caruso as Laurent Mirmont
Erika Sainte as Fanny Alvergne
Maryne Bertieaux as Alison

Guest

Season 1

Michel Voïta as Jean-Marc Auzanet
Jean-Pierre Martins as Bruno Rickwaert
Michel Muller as Gérard Balleroy
Mahdi Belemlih as Medhi Fateni
Patrick Rocca as Alain Chistera
Alban Aumard as Sylvain Buisine
Yannick Morzelle as Bruce Rickwaert
Rémy Stiel as Jordan Rickwaert
Marie Lanchas as Elodie Jacquemot
Alain Pointier as Jean-Pierre Barthélémy
Stéphane Ropa as Boris Valentin
Phénix Brossard as Sébastien
Damien Jouillerot as Toph
Alain Pronnier as Eddy
Jean-Erns Marie-Louise as Ménadier
Brigitte Froment as Maryse
Léon Plazol as Théo
Sébastien Beuret as Arthur

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	8	February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)	February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)
	2	8	February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22)	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)
	3	8	February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)	March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)

Season 1 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	France viewers (millions)
1	1	"Jupiter"	TBA	TBA	February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)	N/A
2	2	"1932"	TBA	TBA	February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)	N/A
3	3	"Solférino"	TBA	TBA	February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)	N/A
4	4	"Bleu"	TBA	TBA	February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)	N/A
5	5	"Grenelle"	TBA	TBA	February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)	N/A
6	6	"Shutdown"	TBA	TBA	February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)	N/A
7	7	"Pianoforte"	TBA	TBA	February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	N/A
8	8	"Pardon"	TBA	TBA	February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	N/A

Season 2 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	France viewers (millions)
9	1	"Twins"	TBA	TBA	January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)	N/A
10	2	"Tourniquet"	TBA	TBA	January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)	N/A
11	3	"Haram"	TBA	TBA	January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29)	N/A
12	4	"Conversion"	TBA	TBA	January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29)	N/A
13	5	"Chouquette"	TBA	TBA	February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)	N/A
14	6	"Remontada"	TBA	TBA	February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)	N/A
15	7	"Diprotodon"	TBA	TBA	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)	N/A
16	8	"Sorpasso"	TBA	TBA	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)	N/A

Season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title [1]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [1]	France viewers (millions)
17	1	"Check up"	TBA	TBA	February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)	N/A
18	2	"Diaspora"	TBA	TBA	February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)	N/A
19	3	"#MeToo"	TBA	TBA	February 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)	N/A
20	4	"Inventaire"	TBA	TBA	February 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)	N/A
21	5	"Satanas"	TBA	TBA	February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)	N/A
22	6	"Oui"	TBA	TBA	February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)	N/A
23	7	"Brüder"	TBA	TBA	March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)	N/A
24	8	"Ahou!"	TBA	TBA	March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)	N/A

Development and production

On 29 February 2016, Eric Benzekri, the writer of the series announced that the season 2 will be shot during the next presidential and it was aired in 2018.[2] Season 3 debuted in February 2020.[3]

Reception

The TV Series was very well received by French critics.[4] Le Monde, L'Obs, Les Inrockuptibles, Metro International, Paris Match and Télérama gave the first season 4 out of 5 stars.[5][6][7][8][9][10] L'Express and Libération gave 3.5 out of 5 stars.[11][12]

Accolades

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	ACS Award	Best TV Series	Canal+	Nominated
		Best Writer	Eric Benzekri & Jean-Baptiste Delafon	Nominated
		Best Director	Ziad Doueiri	Nominated
		Best Actor	Niels Arestrup	Nominated
		Best Actor	Kad Merad	Won
		Best Actress	Anna Mouglalis	Nominated
		Best Production	Kwaï	Nominated
2017	Globes de Cristal Award	Best TV Series	Eric Benzekri & Jean-Baptiste Delafon	Nominated
	Trophées du Film Français	Best Writer-Producer	Thomas Bourguignon, Eric Benzekri & Jean-Baptiste Delafon	Won
	45th International Emmy Awards	Best Actor	Kad Merad	Nominated

References

"Baron Noir – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
"Baron Noir : la saison 2 sera tournée "au moment de la présidentielle"" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
"IMDb: Baron Noir Episode List". Retrieved 27 March 2020.
"Critiques presse Baron Noir" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Sérisier, Pierre. "Baron Noir – La politique qu'on mérite" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
""Baron noir" sur Canal Plus : une série politique meilleure que "House of Cards"" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Joyard, Olivier (2 February 2016). "Les Inrocks - "Baron noir", la première série politique de Canal+" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Hoballah, Rania (8 February 2016). "Avec "Baron Noir", Kad Merad se lance en politique" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
""Baron Noir" sur canal+ Kad Merad se lance en politique" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
"Fipa 2016 : on a vu "Baron noir", la nouvelle série de Canal+" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
"Quatre raisons de regarder "Baron Noir", la nouvelle série de Canal+" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.
"Série "Baron noir" : quoi, magouille ?" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

External links

Official website
Baron noir at IMDb

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[NE-1] "Baron Noir – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[2] "Baron Noir : la saison 2 sera tournée "au moment de la présidentielle"" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[3] "IMDb: Baron Noir Episode List". Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[4] "Critiques presse Baron Noir" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[5] Sérisier, Pierre. "Baron Noir – La politique qu'on mérite" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[6] ""Baron noir" sur Canal Plus : une série politique meilleure que "House of Cards"" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[7] Joyard, Olivier (2 February 2016). "Les Inrocks - "Baron noir", la première série politique de Canal+" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[8] Hoballah, Rania (8 February 2016). "Avec "Baron Noir", Kad Merad se lance en politique" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[9] ""Baron Noir" sur canal+ Kad Merad se lance en politique" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[10] "Fipa 2016 : on a vu "Baron noir", la nouvelle série de Canal+" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[11] "Quatre raisons de regarder "Baron Noir", la nouvelle série de Canal+" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[12] "Série "Baron noir" : quoi, magouille ?" (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2016.