''The Hook Up Plan'' () is a comedy television series and the second French series produced for

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''. The show premiered on December 7, 2018, and Season 2 premiered on October 11, 2019. A special episode about the

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was added to Netflix on August 26, 2020 in France. In December 2020, the show was renewed for a third and final season, which premiered on January 1, 2022.

Premise

Elsa, on the verge of turning thirty and stuck in an uninspiring job, finds herself still hung up on her ex-boyfriend two years after their breakup. Her friends, hoping to help her break out of her rut and find some confidence, decide to hire a male escort to take her on a few dates.

Cast

Main cast

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: Elsa "El" Payette, Charlotte and Émilie's best friend * Sabrina Ouazani: Charlotte "Cha" Ben Smires, Elsa and Émilie's best friend, Antoine's sister * : Émilie " Milou" Châtaigne, Elsa and Charlotte's best friend, and Antoine's partner * Marc Ruchmann: Julio "Jules Dupont" Saldenha, the

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, Roman's best friend * : Antoine Ben Smires, Matthieu and Maxime's friend, Charlotte's brother, and Émilie's partner * Tom Dingler: Matthieu, Antoine and Maxime's friend * Guillaume Labbé: Maxime "Max" Pauillac, Antoine and Matthieu's friend, and Elsa's ex-boyfriend * Yvan Naubron: Roman, Julio's best friend * Ludivine de Chastenet: Chantal, Elsa's colleague and friend

Recurring cast

* : Dr Philippe Payette, Elsa's father (season 1) * Karina Testa: Manon, Antoine's colleague (season 1) * : Anita Saldenha, Julio's mother (season 1) * : Valérie, a regular client of Julio (season 1) * Alexia Barlier: Gaïa, Maxime's new partner (season 1) * : Audrey Payette, Elsa's mother (season 1, season 3) * Aude Legastelois: Anaïs Payette, Elsa's sister (season 1) * Victor Meutelet: Arthur, the intern (season 2) * Aurélie Vérillon: Rachel, Julio's producer (season 2)

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2019)

Covid 19 Special (2020)

Season 3 (2022)

References

External links

* * 2018 French television series debuts French-language television shows Netflix original programming 2010s French comedy television series Television shows set in Paris Long stubs with short prose {{France-tv-prog-stub