''Happily Married'' () is a Canadian crime comedy-drama series, which premiered on Ici TOU.TV in 2020.Marc-André Lemieux
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Plot

Set in

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in the 1970s, the series centres on the Delisles and the Paquettes, two married couples in suburban Sainte-Foy who deal with problems in their marriages by embarking on a crime spree while their children are away at summer camp.Scott Roxborough
"French Streamer Salto Picks Up Dark Quebec Comedy ‘Happily Married’"
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Production

The series stars

François Létourneau François Létourneau (born 1974 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actor and writer, best known as co-creator and star of the television series ''Les Invincibles'', ''Série noire (2014 TV series), Série noire'' ...

and Marilyn Castonguay as Gaétan and Huguette Delisle, and Patrice Robitaille and Karine Gonthier-Hyndman as Serge and Micheline Paquette. Supporting cast members include Sophie Desmarais, Rémi-Pierre Paquin, Jean-François Provençal,

René Richard Cyr René Richard Cyr (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Quebec.Raymond Bertin"René Richard Cyr" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', February 10, 2010. He is most noted for his roles as barber Méo Bellemare ...

, Patrick Drolet, Chantal Fontaine, Mani Soleymanlou, Mathieu Gosselin, Steve Laplante, Richardson Zéphir and Jocelyne Zucco.

Distribution

The series received a preview screening at the

70th Berlin International Film Festival The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival board: business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director ...

, and streamed on Ici TOU.TV in March 2020, and was broadcast by

Ici Radio-Canada Télé Ici Radio-Canada Télé (stylized as ICI Radio-Canada Télé, and sometimes abbreviated as Ici Télé) is a Television in Canada, Canadian Canadian French, French-language terrestrial television, free-to-air television network owned by the Can ...

in the fall. A subtitled version was distributed on

CBC Gem CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcasting, p ...

for English-language viewers under the ''Happily Married'' title, and the series was picked up for distribution in

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on the streaming service Salto, as one of its first international acquisitions. A second season was announced in early 2021. The first season was directed by Jean-François Rivard, who will co-direct the second season with

Robin Aubert Robin Aubert (born May 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director.

Awards

The series won 10

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in 2020, including the award for Best Dramatic Series. In 2021 the show won the Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content at the

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.Amber Dowling
"BANFF ’21: Happily Married wins top Canadian prize at Rockie Awards"
'' Playback'', June 15, 2021.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 2020 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian crime television series 2020s Canadian comedy-drama television series Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming Television shows filmed in Quebec City Television shows set in Quebec City Television series set in the 1970s Television series about marriage