SERIELAND INTERVIEW: For a few weeks now, the new season of "Skam", the online hit series for teenagers, has been broadcast on France.TV Slash.

On this occasion, Eva Roque receives the director Shirley Monsarrat and one of the main actors: Sohan Pague.

How to explain the success of the series?

Why do so many teenagers identify with the characters in "Skam"?

How does the series portray contemporary social issues with realism and subtlety?

They take you behind the scenes of the event series.

Appeared in 2018 on Slash, the France Television platform,

Skam

has gathered 230 million views since its creation.

Adapted from a Norwegian format,

Skam

focuses on the daily life and adventures of a group of high school students.

Each season is dedicated to a character and a topical subject.

School harassment, rape, racism, disability, addiction, transidentity,

Skam

dares to address issues that may be faced by younger generations. 

On January 18, the seventh season opened with a new theme: pregnancy denial.

It focuses on the character of Tiffany that we had discovered twisted with pain in the locker room of a competition of GRS in the teaser of the season.

So we find her mom, faced with a host of questions and doubts ... At her side, her friend Max, a young transexual man played by Sohan Pague, one of the guests of the day, is a precious support. 

In SERIELAND, the podcast of Europe 1 Studio by those who love series and make them, Eva Roque devotes a large interview to the director of

Skam

, Shirley Monsarrat, and the actor Sohan Pague.

What representations of youth does

Skam

deliver?

How are the episodes shot?

What will be the theme for the next season?

Some answers in this episode of SERIELAND ... 

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The SERIELAND team: 

Author and presentation: Eva Roque

Director: Christophe Pierrot

Editorial project manager: Timothée Magot 

Distribution and editing: Clémence Olivier, Salomé Journo

Preparation: Magali Butault

Graphics: Karelle Villais

Director of Europe 1 Studio: Olivier Lendresse