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Canadian television drama series which premiered on January 8, 2018, on TVA. The series stars Ludivine Reding as Fanny Couture, a teenage girl from a middle-class family, who is methodically manipulated into a world of

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by a network of human traffickers. The plot continues four years later in Season 2, which premiered on January 6, 2020.

Cast

* Ludivine Reding: Fanny Couture * Lynda Johnson: Mylene Couture, Fanny's mother *

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: Laurent Couture, Fanny's father * Jean-François Ruel: Damien Stone/Antoine Tremblay * Danielle Proulx: Manon, Fanny's grandma * Kimberly Laferrière: Natacha * Laurence Latreille: Ariane Béliveau-Leduc * Camille Felton: Jessica Rivet-De Souza * Amadou Madani Tall: Fred * Iannicko N'Doua-Légaré: Carlo Stevenson * Geneviève Rochette: Sylvie Béliveau, Ariane's mother *

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: Ariane's father * Charlotte Aubin: Peggy, Ariane's stepmother * Miryam 'Mimo' Magri: Michelle Garcia

Production staff

* Series created by Michelle Allen * Directed by Eric Tessier * Music by Christian Clermont * Produced by François Rozon and Vincent Gagné * A Encore Television production * Original network: TVA

Awards

* Prix Gémeaux 2018 : ** Best actor in a supporting role :

References

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