Call My Agent!

Call My Agent! (Original French title Dix pour cent; "ten percent") is a French television series that aired on France 2 from 14 October 2015, to 4 November 2020, consisting of four seasons for a total of 24 episodes.

Call My Agent!
Created byFanny Herrero
StarringCamille Cottin
Thibault de Montalembert
Grégory Montel
Liliane Rovère
Fanny Sidney
Laure Calamy
Nicolas Maury
Stéfi Celma
Assaâd Bouab
Country of originFrance
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes24
Production
Running time47 - 67 minutes
Release
Original networkFrance 2
Original release14 October 2015 – 4 November 2020

It has been broadcast by ICI ARTV in Canada, RTS Un in Switzerland and is available worldwide on Netflix, except in Spain, Germany and Portugal.

Plot

Every day, Andrea, Mathias, Gabriel, and Arlette, agents in the talent agency ASK (French: Agence Samuel Kerr, English: Samuel Kerr Agency), juggle tricky situations and defend their vision of the business. They skillfully combine art and business, but their private and professional lives sometimes come into conflict. While struggling to save their agency shaken by the sudden death of its founder, the four agents take us behind the scenes of the wild world of celebrity; where laughter, emotion, transgression and tears constantly collide.

Cast

Main characters
  • Camille Cottin : Andréa Martel, Partner and Artist's Agent
  • Thibault de Montalembert : Mathias Barneville, Partner and Artist's Agent
  • Grégory Montel: Gabriel Sarda, Partner and Artist's Agent
  • Liliane Rovère : Arlette Azémar, Partner and Artist's Agent
  • Fanny Sidney : Camille Valentini, Andrea's Assistant
  • Laure Calamy : Noémie Leclerc, Mathias' Assistant
  • Nicolas Maury: Hervé André-Jezak, Gabriel's Assistant
  • Stéfi Celma : Sophia Leprince, Receptionist
  • Assaad Bouab : Hicham Janowski (season 2 onwards)

Recurring characters

Supporting characters
  • Dominique Besnehard: Paul Granier
  • Arben Bajraktaraj: Gabor Rajevski
  • Robert Plagnol: Clément
  • Anthony Sonigo: Augustin
  • Olivia Côte: Armelle Borzek
  • Igor Mendjisky: Stephane Freiss
  • Marie Berto: Marie-Sophie Garnier
  • Lee Delong: Miranda Jones
  • Maud Amour: Mathurine
  • Kader Boukhanef: Samir Chouke
  • Amelie Etasse: Magali
  • Nina Gary: Emma Simonet
  • Julie Nicolet: Nathalie
  • Alain Rimoux: Samuel Kerr
  • Elise Lhomeau: Clémentine
  • Éric Naggar: Duplay
  • Vladimir Perrin: Jonathan Joubert
  • Serge Noël: Michel Marteau
  • Agnès Château: Michèle Marteau
  • Marc Brunet: Mayor Caillot
  • Khereddine Ennasri: Saïd
  • Sarah-Megan Allouch-Mainier: Karine
  • Lucille O'Flanagan-Le Cam: Linda Gérard

The actors

They appear as themselves, in most cases for a single episode.

Season 1 (2015)
Episode 1: Cécile de France
Episode 2: Line Renaud & Françoise Fabian
Episode 3: Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Gilles Lellouche & Zinedine Soualem
Episode 4: Audrey Fleurot
Episode 5: Julie Gayet, Joeystarr & Zinedine Soualem
Episode 6: François Berléand

Season 2 (2017)
Episode 1: Michel Drucker, Virginie Efira, Ramzy Bedia
Episode 2: Fabrice Luchini & Christophe Lambert
Episode 3: Julien Doré, Norman Thavaud & Aymeline Valade
Episode 4: Isabelle Adjani & Julien Doré
Episode 5: Guy Marchand
Episode 6: Juliette Binoche

Season 3 (2018)
Episode 1: Jean Dujardin
Episode 2: Monica Bellucci
Episode 3: Gérard Lanvin & Guy Marchand
Episode 4: Isabelle Huppert
Episode 5: Béatrice Dalle
Episode 6: Jean Dujardin, Monica Bellucci, Gérard Lanvin, Audrey Fleurot, Claude Lelouch, JoeyStarr, Françoise Fabian & Line Renaud.

Season 4 (2020)[1]
Episode 1: Charlotte Gainsbourg
Episode 2: Franck Dubosc
Episode 3: José Garcia
Episode 4: Sandrine Kiberlain
Episode 5: Sigourney Weaver
Episode 6: Jean Reno

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)
StoryEpisodeTitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)France viewers
(millions)
11"Cécile"14 October 2015 (2015-10-14)Cécile de France4.8 [2]
Set in the talent agency Agence Samuel Kerr ("ASK"). Talent agent Gabriel is reluctant to break the bad news to actress Cécile de France that she has been rejected for a role in a forthcoming Quentin Tarantino movie because she is too old. Camille Valentini who has recently arrived in Paris, visits the office to meet agent Mathias Barneville. He appears to be related to her in some way but persuades her to leave. On her way out, she blags a job as Andréa Martel’s assistant, to Mathias' dismay. Later in the lift, Camille unknowingly reveals the truth to Cécile. Betrayed by her agent, Cécile leaves the agency, but Mathias manages to get her back and confirms the role in the Tarantino movie subject to her undergoing cosmetic surgery. However, Gabriel persuades her to do otherwise and rekindles his agency relationship with her. Camille is sacked for her revelation to Cécile but is re-employed by Andréa for obtaining confidential pay information on another agent's client. The team gets news of the accidental death of Samuel Kerr, head of the agency, after swallowing a wasp while on vacation in Brazil.
22"Line and Françoise"14 October 2015 (2015-10-14)Line Renaud & Françoise Fabian4.8
Upset by the death of Samuel, Françoise Fabian decides to not to act in a film three weeks before the start of filming and ends her relationship with the agency. Andréa tries to convince her to come back while at the same time Gabriel offers the role to Line Renaud, Fabian's long time rival, who accepts. Andréa and Gabriel fall out over what she sees as his betrayal. Camille meets Hippolyte, an aspiring actor, and begins to develop feelings for him. Hélène Kerr, who inherited her husband's majority stake in the company, tells the four agents that she will sell her shares; they make her an offer but are unable to afford to buy all the shares. At Samuel's wake Renaud and Fabian meet and after both eulogising Samuel, reconcile and agree to both appearing in the film. Andréa and Gabriel reconcile. Camille discovers to her horror that Hippolyte is Mathias' son and therefore her half-brother; she breaks things off with him.
33"Nathalie and Laura"21 October 2015 (2015-10-21)Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Gilles Lellouche & Zinedine Soualem4.148 [3]
Clients Nathalie Baye and Laura Smet (mother/daughter) face a dilemma when they're asked to appear in a Swedish director's next film, a claustrophobic two-hander set on a remote island and at sea. Both like the idea but believe that the rigours of spending several months of filming together, 24 hours a day will jeopardise their relationship. They both take steps to be rejected for their parts and ultimately succeed in losing them. Meanwhile the agency is subject to a tax audit, which is carried out by Colette Brancillon who Andréa has earlier rejected on a dating website. Mathias arranges for Camille to get an invitation to the César awards and an offer internship with a film producer but she turns it down in favour of training as an agent. Gabriel goes to see Sofia perform and agrees to become her agent. Mathias is invited to join a rival agency, StarMedia, with his clients but he knows that it will destroy ASK if he accepts.
44"Audrey"21 October 2015 (2015-10-21)Audrey Fleurot4.148
Audrey Fleurot has recently had two children and has not worked for a while. She is desperate for cash because the tax authorities demand two years of unpaid taxes. At first, she accepts the role of an environmental activist stripper but the challenges of the role (including filming in Canada for a month and learning to pole dance) lead her to decline it in the end. Mathias finds her something less onerous. In an attempt to blunt the tax audit Andréa attempts to seduce Colette with little initial success. Gabriel struggles to find Sophia work but eventually does so in a type-cast role. Sofia is delighted however. Hélène Kerr has found a buyer for the agency, a German rival. Mathias accepts StarMedia's offer but before he can sign the others find out and are furious with him. When the news reaches the German buyer it pulls out and Camille persuades her colleagues that Mathias' move was a clever ploy to defeat the acquirer.
55"Julie and Joey"28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)Julie Gayet, Joeystarr & Zinedine Soualem4.148 [4]
Andréa has succeeded in seducing Colette, she appears to be sincere but conceals the affair from Gabriel. Julie Gayet and JoeyStarr are supposed to play lovers in a period movie, but in real life they seem to hate each other; their bickering disrupts shooting. Their agents (Andréa and Gabriel) try to save the film from disaster and visit the set. An accident during filming results in Julie and Joey more than reconciling. Sophia has a small role in the film but because of the delays due to the stars' fighting, her main scene is cut; she puts a good face on it. Mathias' father-in-law offers him a loan to buy Samuel Kerr's shares in ASK. It's Camille's birthday, which Mathias, her father, has forgotten to her disappointment. Mathias learns a big client will be killed off on a soap opera and Camille sets up an online petition to protest. Mathias is impressed and belatedly remembers her birthday. He and Camille are celebrating with champagne in his office when his wife and Hippolyte surprise them. To allay his wife's suspicions and to stop Hippolyte hitting on Camille, Mathias says that he has a confession to make.
66"François"28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)François Berléand4.148
Mathias' wife discovers that his affair with Camille's mother coincided with her own pregnancy. She throws him out of their apartment and the loan from her father to fund the acquisition of the agency is in doubt. François Berléand is to play Don Juan in an avant-garde theatre production set in a swimming pool. François secretly can't swim so he doesn't want to get in the pool leading to a dispute with the director. At Andréa's suggestion the director invites François to his birthday party. Gabriel gets Sophia an audition for a Luc Besson movie for which she must be able to hip-hop; she cannot. At the party François confesses his fear to the director and they reconcile. Andréa is due to meet Colette but is delayed at the party where she drinks too much and makes out with a strange girl. Colette surprises them and dumps Andréa even though she begs for forgiveness. Sophia fails the audition and falls out with Gabriel over his unconscious bias; later they reconcile at Gabriel's apartment but Andréa turns up distraught and Sophia leaves. Colette tells the ASK team that they are going to be fined and prosecuted for tax fraud. Under such a sanction the agency is worthless. Andréa makes a last abortive attempt to get Colette back. Gabriel and Sophia make out, and then find everyone drinking Samuel's whiskey.

Season 2 (2017)
StoryEpisodeTitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)France viewers
(millions)
71"Virginie and Ramzy"19 April 2017 (2017-04-19)Virginie Efira, Michel Drucker, Ramzy Bedia3.47[5]
Mathias' clients, Virginie Efira and Ramzy Bédia are promoting their new film and make much of their equal pay. Virginie is photographed in the arms of an "old friend" by paparazzi. Ramzy throws her out and stops promoting the film. Virginie goes to stay with Mathias and is photographed being comforted by him. Andréa meets Hicham Janowski, a former classmate, when they are being honoured in their home town. She tries to interest Hicham in investing in ASK as he has sold his internet dating site for €200m. She takes him to a shoot but he is insulted there. As he leaves in a hurry Andréa is hit by a falling light breaking one of her front teeth. Mathias' wife has seen the photos of him with Virginie and decides to go ahead with a divorce as she can no trust him. The boss of StarMedia reveals to Virginie that she and Ramzy have not received the same fee for their film as he has a secret second contract. Ramzy is obliged by this second contract to appear on Michel Drucker's talk show to promote the film and he is unexpectedly joined by Virginie who tells him that she knows about the secret contract. He says that he signed it for them both and shifts any blame onto Mathias; they reconcile. They meet Mathias for lunch and sack him saying that they are moving to StarMédia. Andréa (tooth repaired) and Mathias arrive at work and find Hicham there.
82"Fabrice Luchini"19 April 2017 (2017-04-19)Fabrice Luchini & Christophe Lambert3.47[5]
In payback for the loss of Virginie and Ramzy, Hicham pressurises the agents to poach StarMédia's biggest client, Fabrice Luchini. Andréa takes responsibility for convincing the actor and contrives a number of meetings including one with an actress impersonating the James Bond casting agent as it has always been Fabrice's dream to be cast as a Bond villain. Sophia goes to an audition where she is accused of sleeping with Gabriel to further her career; she throws a stool at the director. Hicham advises Gabriel to give Sophia to another agent and says that he wants to recruit a junior agent to handle emerging stars. Fabrice is convinced of Andréa's sincerity after she opens up about her failed affair with Colette but StarMédia's boss reveals the James Bond scam to him leaving him confused. Noémie has convinced herself that Camille is the daughter of actor Christophe Lambert leading to confusion when he visits the agency. Hicham sacks Andréa for failing to win Fabrice as a client but immediately reinstates her when he overhears Fabrice phone to say that he is joining ASK. Noémie and Mathias begin a relationship.
93"Norman"26 April 2017 (2017-04-26)Julien Doré, Norman Thavaud & Aymeline Valade3.561[6]
Norman Thavaud can't drive so Gabriel does all he can to help Norman pass his test so that he can play in a Jacques Audiard film. Meanwhile he arranges for Sophia to meet Julien Doré in the hope that he will use her in a singing role. Mathias advises her to stick to one thing, acting. Hicham wants an epic party for his visiting son Elvis' 10th birthday and tasks Camille with planning it. Andréa meets with Aymeline Valade to whom she is obviously attracted as is Hicham; she warns him off hitting on clients. Norman passes his test thanks to taking Beta blockers for his anxiety. Camille's mother is visiting and so they go to the Grand Colbert for lunch; Mathias joins them but then so does his wife and confusion ensues. Norman, Julien and Aymeline all attend the birthday party. Norman is a great success with the kids and, fueled by Beta blockers and champagne, takes off with Elvis and two friends in Hicham's Mustang. Aymeline makes out with Hicham and Andréa but she leaves as they concentrate on one another. Julien and Sophia sing together. Norman is arrested for DUI and Gabriel ends up in a cell as well. Norman rejects the film role but Gabriel convinces him to go ahead.
104"Isabelle"26 April 2017 (2017-04-26)Isabelle Adjani & Julien Doré3.561[6]
Isabelle Adjani is keen to work with a successful young German director but Andréa's efforts to arrange a meeting come to naught not least because the director has taken umbrage at a perceived slight by Isabelle. Four years before Mathias rejected an award winning script by the director on Isabelle's behalf and without her knowledge; he is now keen to prevent the meeting so that the truth is not discovered. He recruits Camille to help. Sophia has hit it off with Julien and goes for a voice test with Gabriel even though she is now Mathias' client. Gabriel is jealous of the attention that Julien is devoting to her. Eventually Sophia is engaged to provide all the music and appear in Julien's new film; Gabriel is jealous. Camille goes to great lengths to make sure that Isabelle and the director do not meet but eventually she is powerless to prevent it. The truth comes out and Camille takes responsibility for rejecting the script even though she didn't work at the agency four years before. Isabelle and the director both storm out and seem to be lost as clients. The agents are concerned by Camille's behaviour and consider sacking her; Mathias prevents this by admitting that she was acting on his behalf and acknowledges her as his daughter.
115"Guy"10 May 2017 (2017-05-10)Guy Marchand3.450[7]
Guy Marchand becomes forgetful while shooting a film; Gabriel takes him to see a specialist who finds that he has had a minor stroke. There is uncertainty over whether Guy is fit to continue in the role and the insurer visits the set to examine him. Andrea discovers that she is pregnant after her fling with Hicham. She seeks out Collette to tell her. Hicham announces that Camille is to be the new junior agent even though she didn't apply for the job. None of her colleagues (including Mathias) is supportive of the proposal. Hervé is particularly disappointed as he hoped for the role himself; he calls her a "Judas". Also visiting the set of Guy's film is the financier who is also looking at financing Julien's film; Gabriel tries to sabotage that film because of his jealousy. Arlette, who is an old flame of Guy's, visits the set of the film and helps him convince the insurer to continue cover. The finance for Julien's film doesn't come through so Sophia's big chance seems gone; Gabriel dissembles. Mathias returns home and becomes emotional. Camille is very unhappy and decides to leave the agency and go home to Cannes.
126"Juliette"10 May 2017 (2017-05-10)Juliette Binoche3.450[7]
Andréa's client, Juliette Binoche is to be the host of the Cannes Film Festival; she has issues with her costume - not wanting to wear a designer dress - and a persistent producer, whom she dislikes. Andréa works hard to keep him away from her but the festival organizer urges her to get Juliette to meet him. Camille is working in her mother's hair salon but not enjoying it. Mathias travels to Cannes and is surprised by his wife; they have reconciled. Hicham discovers that Andréa is pregnant. Juliette ends up wearing the dress due to a clash with another star. Just before the opening ceremony is due to start she needs a pee and rushes off with Andréa to find a toilet pursued by the producer. Juliette finally deters him by coming on aggressively. Juliette falls over just before her entrance and appears in the dress looking disheveled; her opening speech is a great success nonetheless. Mathias persuades Camille to come to the festival after party. There Andréa is offered a job in New York; Sophia discovers that Gabriel sabotaged Julien's film finance and leaves him; Camille is asked by Andréa to go with her to New York and Hicham also offers her her old job back.

Season 3 (2018)
StoryEpisodeTitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)France viewers
(millions)
131"Jean"14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)Jean DujardinN/A
Andréa's new job in New York has fallen through because she is pregnant. Back in Paris, she schemes to surpass Mathias's commission totals for the year. The contract for Jean Dujardin's next film is delivered to her — smeared with dirt and leaves and not signed in his name. Jean has just finished filming a movie called 'The Deserter' and has remained in character as a soldier hiding in the forest and eating raw rabbits. Gabriel is in his darkened office, unkempt, unshaven, and eating junk food. Sofia enters the lobby, excited about her new movie with Julien Doré, which Gabriel had tried to sabotage. Andréa goes to Jean's house to remind him of his next job, but he's still in character as a deserter, wearing a dirty overcoat, living in a makeshift hut outside, and eating rabbits. Hicham tells Mathias of his plans to 'modernize' and expand ASK. Mathias, upset, tells Catherine and she calms him down — they appear to be reconciled. Andréa and Collette argue over Hicham's attempts to interfere in the upcoming birth. Camille seems overwhelmed by her new job as junior agent. Andréa tells Hicham to stay out of her relationship. Arlette and Hervé see Gabriel sitting alone in a park, shabby and depressed. Jean shows up at a costume fitting, clean-shaven and apparently back to normal, but Babeth's dog pulls the filthy overcoat from Jean's bag. Jean wrestles with the dog and bites him. The ASK agents discuss replacing Jean in the new role with another actor. Arlette talks to Gabriel in his office and tries unsuccessfully to get him back to work. Andréa and Jean are at his house, each apologizing to the other. He has not been fired from the new film. He tosses the notorious coat into the fireplace. Mathias is again named the firm's top agent. Hicham congratulates everyone except Gabriel. He will not fire Gabriel, but insists on directly supervising his work from now on.
142"Monica"14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)Monica BellucciN/A
153"Gérard"21 November 2018 (2018-11-21)Gérard LanvinN/A
164"Isabelle"21 November 2018 (2018-11-21)Isabelle HuppertN/A
175"Béatrice"28 November 2018 (2018-11-28)Béatrice DalleN/A
186"ASK"28 November 2018 (2018-11-28)Gérard Lanvin, Monica Bellucci & Line RenaudN/A

Season 4 (2020)
StoryEpisodeTitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)France viewers
(millions)
191"Charlotte"21 October 2020 (2020-10-21)Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mimie Mathy, Xavier Beauvois & Julie GayetN/A
202"Franck"21 October 2020 (2020-10-21)Franck Dubosc, Nathalie Baye, Tony ParkerN/A
213"José"28 October 2020 (2020-10-28)José Garcia & Valérie DonzelliN/A
224"Sandrine"28 October 2020 (2020-10-28)Sandrine Kiberlain, Muriel Robin & Marina RollmanN/A
235"Sigourney"4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)Sigourney WeaverN/A
246"Jean"4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)Jean RenoN/A

Production

Director

Cédric Klapisch, Lola Doillon and Antoine Garceau directed two episodes of the first season.

Laurent Tirard directed two episodes, Antoine Garceau and Jeanne Herry directed one episode of the second season.

Writers

Dominique Besnehard, Fanny Herrero, Julien Messemackers, Michel Vereecken, Sabrina B. Karine, Anais Carpita, Quoc Dang Tran, Nicolas Mercier, Camille Chamoux, Camille de Castelnau, Cécile Ducrocq, Benjamin Dupas and Eliane Montane wrote the first season.

Producers

Dominique Besnehard, Cédric Klapisch, Michel Feller, Aurelien Larger and Harold Valentin are the producers of the TV Series.

Shooting

The first season was filmed from November 2014 to February 2015.[8] The second season was shot from September to December 2016.[9]

Ratings

Season 1
Episodes Date Ratings
(in millions)		 Percentage Rank
1 & 214 October 20154.8[2]20.2%1
3 & 421 October 20154.148[3]16.3%2
5 & 628 October 20154.21[4]16.6%2

Season 2
Episodes Date Ratings
(in millions)		 Percentage Rank
1 & 219 April 20173.47[5]13.1%2
3 & 426 April 20173.561[6]14.1%2
5 & 6 10 May 2017 3.450[7] 13.7% 2

Season 3
Episode Date Ratings
(in millions)		 Percentage Rank
1 & 2 14 November 2018 4.050 18.5%[10] 1
3 & 4 21 November 2018 3.150 14.2%[11] 3
5 & 6 28 November 2018 2.950 12.9%[12] 2

Accolades
Year Awards Category Recipient Result
2016 ACS Award Best TV Series France 2 Won
Best Actor Grégory Montel Nominated
Best Actor Thibault de Montalembert Nominated
Best Actress Camille Cottin Won
Best Director Cédric Klapisch Nominated
Best Writer Fanny Herrero Won
Best Production Mon Voisin Productions & Mother Production Nominated
International Emmy Awards Best Comedy Series Mon Voisin Productions & Mother Production Nominated

References
  1. Call My Agent! (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb, retrieved 20 October 2020
  2. ""Dix pour cent" sur France 2 en tête des audiences de mercredi". Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. "Audiences prime: En programmant "Esprits Criminels", TF1 repasse en tête face à "Dix pour cent" sur France 2". Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. "Audiences prime: "Esprits Criminels" en tête sur TF1 mais "10 pour cent" résiste bien sur France 2 - La coupe de la Ligue très faible sur France 3". Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. "Audiences TV : "Grey's Anatomy" domine la série "Dix pour cent"". RTL. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. "Audiences : "Grey's Anatomy" leader en baisse, "Dix pour cent" progresse, record historique pour HD1". OZAP. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  7. "Audiences : "Grey's Anatomy" leader en hausse, "Dix pour cent" stable pour son final, HD1 en grande forme". ozap.com (in French). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  8. ""10%", une série sur le cinéma qui ne fait pas les choses à moitié - Télévision - Télérama.fr". Television.telerama.fr. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  9. "Diffusion, casting... Ce qu'il faut savoir sur la saison 2 de "Dix pour cent" - L'Express". Lexpress.fr. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  10. "Audiences : "Dix pour cent" leader de retour en forte hausse, "Le Meilleur Pâtissier" termine bien, "Access" s'effondre". ozap.com (in French). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  11. "Audiences : "Harry Quebert" démarre bien sur TF1, "Dix pour cent" et "Incroyable talent" en forte baisse". ozap.com (in French). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  12. "Audiences : Quel bilan pour la saison 3 de "Dix pour cent" ?". ozap.com (in French). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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