EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Crave and France’s Canal+ are going in for another round of empathy.
The French and Canadian players have recommissioned Empathie from creator and star Florence Longpré shortly before Season 1 launches on Canal+.
Exploring the depths of mental illness, Empathie tells the story of Suzanne (Longpré), a criminologist-turned-psychiatrist who goes to work at the Institut psychiatrique Mont-Royal. There, she befriends Mortimer, an intriguing security officer, and meets a variety of patients with compelling stories.
Empathie is Crave and Canal+’s first joint project. Season 1 has been a hit for Crave, with the Bell Media-owned streamer saying it is the second most popular original series since the launch of the platform and the top-watched Crave original this year across all languages in Canada. Empathie won the Audience Award at France’s Séries Mania earlier this year. Season 1 launches on Canal+ on September 1.
“Putting ourselves in someone else’s shoes, understanding them, and sharing their feelings is the greatest journey we can take from the couches in our living rooms,” said Longpré.
Suzane Landry, Bell Media’s Vice-President, Content Development, Programming and News, added: “Building on the phenomenal success of Empathie on Crave, we are proud to present this remarkable work to a new audience. Our partnership with Canal+ illustrates Bell Media’s focus on making great original series that resonate at home and abroad.”
Produced by Trio Orange in collaboration with Bell, Empathie is written by Longpré and directed by Guillaume Lonergan. The series is produced with the participation of the SODEC (Société de développement des entreprises culturelles) Film and Television Tax Credit, the Canada Media Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, SODEC Québec, the TELUS Fund, the Quebecor Fund and the Independent Production Fund for COGECO. International distribution in French-speaking territories is handled by Trio Orange, while other territories are handled by Beta Group.
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