With
Skam
of course, but also
Mental
,
Derby Girl
and
Stalk
, France TV Slash has established itself as the platform for teenage series, and striking proof that a French-style
teen show is
possible.
While
Skam
and
Mental
approached all subjects, even difficult ones, with kindness,
Stalk
showed the dark side of youth.
Available in full on Friday July 26, the
Girlsquad
series
, created by Estelle Surbranche and Sébastien Fabioux, explores a similar path, in chiaroscuro, and shares the same role played by social networks in the lives and relationships of teens.
A teenage thriller
It's summer on the west coast, the start of evenings on the beach, surf lessons, fleeting love affairs, well-framed photos on Instagram… Unfortunately a stalker, “The Voyeur”, begins to harass the girls on social networks.
Worse, the day after a party, the young Anaïs is found on the side of the road, in a coma.
What happened to him ?
Is there a connection to the mysterious newcomer Billie?
Sorority to the rescue
More than
Stalk
, the
Girlsquad
team
claims the influence of teenage and American thrillers
Pretty Little Liars
and
Riverdale
.
But if the secrets and twists are the engine, sometimes artificial, of the story, the heart of the series remains the band of girls of the title.
Chloe, Ruby, Sofia, Constance, Billie… They offer portraits of diverse, complex, rich young women, unfortunately some of them served by an approximate acting game.
Still, the series exudes a real spirit of sorority, described as not necessarily going without saying but being more than necessary in a society always sexist, patriarchal and violent towards women in general, and teenage girls in particular.
Series
VIDEO.
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