Netflix today announced initial casting on the Netflix original series, “Marseille,” an eight-episode tale of power, corruption and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the French port city.
The cast includes Gérard Depardieu (Les Valseuses, Le dernier métro, Cyrano de Bergerac), Benoît Magimel (La pianiste, L’ennemi intime, La tête haute), Géraldine Pailhas (Le Garçu, L’Adversaire, Jeune et jolie), Nadia Farès (Elles n’oublient jamais, Les rivières pourpres, Nid de guêpes), Pascal Elso and Gérard Meylan.
Florent Emilio Siri (Cloclo), Xavier Gens (Hitman) and Cédric Anger (La prochaine fois je viserai le cœur) will direct episodes.
All eight episodes of “Marseille” will premiere in all Netflix territories in 2016.
