''Call My Agent!'' () is a French

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television series that premiered on

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on 14 October 2015. The series depicts

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s at the fictional agency ASK () and their relationships with their actor clients, who are real, mainly French, celebrities playing themselves. It won Best Comedy Series at the

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. Following the success of in France,

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bought it in 2015 and renamed it ''Call My Agent!''. It was initially planned that the television series would end after its fourth season in 2020, but in April 2021, it was announced that the show would return with a 90-minute TV film followed by a fifth season. ''Call My Agent!'' has been broadcast by

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in Canada,

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in Ireland,

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in Switzerland and is available worldwide on Netflix, except in India, Spain, Poland and Portugal.

Overview

The series follows four agents who jointly take control of a fictional

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(ASK, ) after the death of its founder and head. The agents attempt to manage film production crises arising from their stars' egos, financial and legal difficulties, and other complications, while also maintaining rivalries with one another for power and prestige. Most episodes focus on a single actor, their agent, and the production of a film in which they are starring. The series also depicts the agents' private lives, and how they are affected and often harmed by their busy and stressful professional lives.

Cast and characters

Main

Camille Cottin Camille Cottin (; born 1 December 1978) is a French actress and comedian. Following her debut as a stage actress, she became known in 2013 for playing a capricious Parisian woman in the Canal+ (French TV channel), Canal+ hidden camera-sketches s ...

as Andréa Martel, partner and agent *

Thibault de Montalembert Thibault Charles Marie Septime de Montalembert (born 10 February 1962) is a French theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the television series '' The Tunnel'' (2013–2018) and '' Call My Agent!'' (2015� ...

as Mathias Barneville, partner and agent * Grégory Montel as Gabriel Sarda, partner and agent *

Liliane Rovère Liliane Rovère () (born 30 January 1933) is a French actress. Personal life Liliane Rovère was born Liliane Cyprienne Cukier. Of Jewish origin, she hid in Catholic institutions under a fake name during the German occupation of France in World ...

as Arlette Azémar, partner and agent * Fanny Sidney as Camille Valentini, Andréa's assistant * Laure Calamy as Noémie Leclerc, Mathias's assistant *

Nicolas Maury Nicolas Maury (born 14 October 1980 in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is most noted for his regular role as Hervé in the television series '' Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent)'', and his directorial debut ...

as Hervé André-Jezak, Gabriel's assistant * Stéfi Celma as Sofia Leprince, receptionist and aspiring actor * Assaad Bouab as Hicham Janowski (season 2–4)

Recurring

Ophélia Kolb Ophélia Kolb (born 1982) is a French actress. Career She was nominated twice to the Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress, winning in 2019 for her role in '' The Glass Menagerie'', directed by Charlotte Rondelez. Theater Filmogr ...

as Colette Brancillon * Isabelle Candelier as Annick Valentini *

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (; born 25 April 1963) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actor Philippe Leroy and model Françoise Laurent. She made her screen debut in the 1983 comedy-drama film ''Surprise Party (film), Surprise Party'', bef ...

as Catherine Barneville (seasons 1–3) * François Civil as Hippolyte Rivière (seasons 1–2) * as François Bréhier (seasons 1–2) * Gabrielle Forest as Hélène Kerr (seasons 1–2) * Antoine Croset as Antoine (since season 3) *

Anne Marivin Anne Marivin (born 23 January 1974) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty film and television productions since 1994. Marivin was noticed in television appearances such as ''Tel père, tel flic'' (2001) and ''Père et Maire'' ...

as Élise Formain, StarMédia's artistic agent (season 4) *

Stéphane Freiss Stéphane Freiss (born 22 November 1960) is a French film, television, and stage actor. He won a César Award for his performance in the 1988 film '' Chouans!''. Selected filmography *'' Premiers désirs'' (1984) *''Vagabond'' (1985) *'' Ch ...

as Igor de Serisy, producer (season 4) * Sarah Suco as Justine, Igor's assistant (season 4)

Supporting

Dominique Besnehard Dominique Besnehard (; born 5 February 1954) is a French actor, film producer, casting director, writer and talent manager. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1975. He starred in the 1983 film '' À nos amours'', wh ...

as Paul Granier *

Arben Bajraktaraj Arben Bajraktaraj (born 29 January 1973) is a Kosovan-born French actor. Bajraktaraj has starred in numerous French films but also in roles in international movies, such as ''Eden Log'' and ''Sex Traffic''. He has frequently portrayed crime syndic ...

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

The actors

They appear as themselves, in most cases for a single episode. Season 1 (2015)
''Episode 1'':

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''Episode 2'': Line Renaud &

Françoise Fabian Michelle Cortès (born 10 May 1933), known professionally as Françoise Fabian (), is a French film actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films since 1956. In 1971, Fabian signed the Manifesto of the 343 The Manifesto of the 343 Women () ...

''Episode 3'':

Nathalie Baye Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (; born 6 July 1948) is a French film, television, and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for ''Every Man for Himsel ...

, Laura Smet,

Gilles Lellouche Gilles Lellouche (; born 5 July 1972) is a French actor and director. He was nominated twice for a César Award; in 2006 for Most Promising Actor and in 2011 for Best Supporting actor for his performance in '' Little White Lies'' (2010). Earl ...

Zinedine Soualem Zinedine Soualem (born 17 April 1957) is a French actor. He has appeared in at least five films directed by Cédric Klapisch. Personal life Soualem is Algerian by ancestry, and was at one point married to the actress Hiam Abbass Hiam Abb ...

''Episode 4'': Audrey Fleurot
''Episode 5'':

Julie Gayet Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.< ...

JoeyStarr Didier Morville (; born 27 October 1967), better known by his stage name JoeyStarr, is a French rapper, record producer and actor, from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. He co-founded the French rap band Suprême NTM ...

& Zinedine Soualem
''Episode 6'': François Berléand Season 2 (2017)
''Episode 1'':

Michel Drucker Michel Drucker, CQ (born 12 September 1942) is a popular French journalist and TV host. He has been on screen for so long on various shows and different networks, both public and private, that he once said that some people joked that he was in ...

Virginie Efira Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian and French actress. She had her first leading role in '' It Boy'' (2013). Efira subsequently received praise for '' In Bed with Victoria'' (2016), for which she received a Magritte Award for Best Act ...

, Ramzy Bedia
''Episode 2'':

Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Potiche'', '' The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. Life and career Fabrice Luchini was born in Paris, ...

& Christophe Lambert
''Episode 3'':

Julien Doré Julien Doré (; born 7 July 1982) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is the winner of the fifth season of the television show ''Nouvelle Star'', aired on the French Television M6 channel. Life Doré was born in Alès (Gard, ...

Norman Thavaud Norman Jacky Cyril Thavaud (; born 14 April 1987) also known by his channel name (''Norman makes videos''), is a French comedian and blogger known for his short comic YouTube videos. Several of his videos have been viewed tens of millions of ti ...

& Aymeline Valade
''Episode 4'':

Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She has received various accolades, including five César Awards and a Lumière Award, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. ...

& Julien Doré
''Episode 5'':

Guy Marchand Guy Marchand (22 May 1937 – 15 December 2023) was a French actor, musician, and singer. He appeared in over 100 films in over 30 years, but was best known for his role as the fictional television private detective Nestor Burma. Life and care ...

''Episode 6'':

Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films, particularly in French and English, and has been the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Juliette Binoche, numerous accolades, ...

Season 3 (2018)
''Episode 1'':

Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...

''Episode 2'':

Monica Bellucci Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (; born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and model who began her career as a fashion model before working in Italian, American, and French films. She has an eclectic filmography in a range of genres and langua ...

''Episode 3'':

Gérard Lanvin Gérard Lanvin (; born 21 June 1950) is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in ''Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine'' in 1977 on an offer from the actor Coluche. He ...

''Episode 4'':

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Known for her portrayals of cold, austere women devoid of morality, she is considered one of the greatest actresses of her generation. With 16 nominations and two win ...

''Episode 5'': Béatrice Dalle
''Episode 6'':

, Audrey Fleurot,

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical ...

& Line Renaud Season 4 (2020)
''Episode 1:''

Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British and French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress and singer Jane Birkin and French singer Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the ...

& Mimie Mathy
''Episode 2:'' Franck Dubosc
''Episode 3:'' José Garcia
''Episode 4:''

Sandrine Kiberlain Sandrine Kiberlain (born Sandrine Kiberlajn; 25 February 1968) is a French people, French actress and singer. Her most notable roles were in the films ''The Patriots (film), The Patriots'' (1994), ''A Self Made Hero'' (1996), ''For Sale (1998 fi ...

''Episode 5:''

Sigourney Weaver Susan Alexandra ( ; born October 8, 1949), better known by her stage name Sigourney Weaver, is an American actress. Prolific in film since the late 1970s, she is known for her pioneering portrayals of action heroines in Blockbuster (entertainme ...

''Episode 6'':

Jean Reno Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno (), is a French-Spanish actor. He established himself as a Leading actor, leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson, and has w ...

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

Season 2 (2017)

Season 3 (2018)

Season 4 (2020)

Production

Director

Cédric Klapisch Cédric Klapisch ( ; born 4 September 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Klapisch was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to ...

Lola Doillon Lola Doillon (born 9 January 1975) is a French director and screenwriter. Personal life Doillon is the daughter of director Jacques Doillon and film editor Noëlle Boisson. She is married to director Cédric Klapisch Cédric Klapisch ( ; ...

and Antoine Garceau directed two episodes of the first season. Laurent Tirard directed two episodes, Antoine Garceau and

Jeanne Herry Jeanne Herry (born 19 April 1978) is a French filmmaker and actress. Personal life She is the daughter of actress Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César ...

directed one episode of the second season.

Writers

, 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

, Michel Feller, Aurelien Larger and Harold Valentin produced the series.

Filming

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

Awards and nominations

Adaptations

* A Turkish version was released in 2020 under the name '' Menajerimi Ara''. Gay themes were removed in that version. * A British version was shot in 2021 and premiered on

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in select regions in April 2022 under the title '' Ten Percent''. In the United States, it is on

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, Sundance Now, and

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. *

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and produced a South Korean adaptation called '' Behind Every Star'' that aired its first season on tvN in November 2022. Cast in the lead roles are

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, Seo Hyun-woo and Joo Hyun-young. * On 26 August 2021, an Indian adaptation was announced by Netflix, titled '' Call My Agent: Bollywood''. *An Italian adaptation produced by

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debuted on 20 January 2023, titled '' Call My Agent - Italia''. * Further adaptations include one set in the Middle East by MBC, a Filipino adaptation by

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, a Malaysian one by

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and a Polish one by TVN. * In March 2023,

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announced that the television series will be adapted in

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for

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and the

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, with

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as producer, who will also direct the first two episodes. * On 12 June 2023 Prima announced that it was producing with TV JOJ the Czech and Slovak version called '' Vytoč mého agenta (Vytoč môjho agenta)''. It debuted on 10 January 2024. *An Indonesian adaptation produced by

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, titled '' Hubungi Agen Gue!'', premiered on 29 July 2023.

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