Rémi Jacob, with Solène Delinger 10:24 am, April 18, 2023

The shooting of the series "Dans l'ombre", the adaptation of the political thriller co-written by Edouard Philippe, began in Paris and Hauts-de-France. We finally know the cast of the show in which we will find three great figures of French cinema: Melvil Poupaud, Swann Arlaud and Karine Viard.

Dans l'ombre is an adaptation of one of Edouard Philippe's novels, published in 2011. A political thriller written with his long-time sidekick, MEP Gilles Boyer. This fiction tells the story of an apparatchik who works, behind the scenes, to elect a presidential candidate.
And that's it, filming has just started in Paris and Hauts-de-France.

Edouard Philippe and Gilles Boyer associated with the writing of the screenplay

So we finally know the cast of the show: it is Melvil Poupaud who will interpret this famous candidate for the presidential election. His shadow advisor will be played by Swann Arlaud, César for best actor in 2018. We also find in the cast the excellent Karine Viard, who will play the competitor of the main character played by Melvil Poupaud. Note that Edouard Philippe and Gilles Boyer, will not play in the series, but are associated from the beginning with the writing of its script.

>>

Find Philippe Vandel and Culture-Médias every day from 9am to 11am on Europe 1 as well as in replay and podcast here

"César Casalonga (Swann Arlaud) has two passions in life: his job as a political advisor where he excels as a strategist and his boss, Paul Francoeur (Melvil Poupaud), whom he has accompanied for 20 years in the ascent that must lead him to the presidency of the Republic," reads the synopsis broadcast by France Télévisions Monday, April 17, 2023.