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‘Escort Boys’ Producer on Taking the Raunchy French Comedy to ‘Darker’ Ground in Season 2 and Developing Projects with Amanda Sthers, Olivier Abbou (EXCLUSIVE)
The producer of 'Escort Boys' talks about the darker topics of the second season which world premieres at Canneseries, and discusses other projects.
Adapted from the Israeli show “Johnny and the Knights of Galilee” (“Milk and Honey”) and directed by Ruben Alves, the half-hour comedy series portrays four young men who become escorts to make ends meet and save their family business in a picturesque town in Southern France. “We’re going to look at the consequences and limitations of prostitution, since it’s a subject that can’t be taken lightly and that we’re treating as realistically as possible,” she says, adding that the plot will deal with the “sex addiction of one of its main characters, Ludo, who is the father figure,” as well as introduces “a woman who has been beaten by her husband and attempts to overcome her trauma and reconnect with her body with the help of an escort.” These include Josiane Balasko, Marisa Berenson (“Barry Lyndon”), Thibault De Montalembert (“Call My Agent!”), Margot Bancilhon (“Machine”), Cristiana Reali (“Camping 3”) and Afida Turner (“LOL”), who will star alongside the key cast of Guillaume Labbé, Thibaut Evrard, Simon Ehrlacher, Corentin Fila and Marysole Fertard.
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