Cat's Eyes (TV series)

Cat's Eyes
Genre
Created byMichel Catz
Based onCat's Eye
by Tsukasa Hojo
Directed byAlexandre Laurent
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Cyril de Turckheim
  • Alexandre Révérend
Opening theme"Signé Cat's Eyes" performed by Anne Sila
ComposerFrançois Lietout
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerStéphane Amphoux
Producers
  • Benjamin Dupont-Jubien
  • Mehdi Sabbar
Production locationsÎle-de-France, France
CinematographyJean-Philippe Gosselin
Editors
  • Jean de Garrigues
  • Nicolas Pechitch
  • Grégory Attia
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time55-59 minutes
Production companies
Budget€25 million[1]
Original release
Network
Release11 November 2024 (2024-11-11) –
present (present)

Cat's Eyes is a French television series created by Michel Catz, and produced by Big Band Story for TF1 and Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the Japanese manga series Cat's Eye by Tsukasa Hojo.

The series, set in Paris, follows the three Chamade sisters who are art thieves trying to collect all the works belonging to their missing father. It stars Camille Lou, Constance Labbé, and Claire Romain as the sisters alongside an ensemble cast.

The series development was announced in April 2023 by the TF1 Group with Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar serving as producers. Casting began in June 2023 with Lou, Labbé, and Romain announced to play their respective roles. Filming took place in Île-de-France, mainly in Paris, and began in October 2023. On a budget of €25 million, it is currently the most expensive French television series ever made.

Prior to its debut in France, Cat's Eyes first premiered in French speaking regions of Belgium and Switzerland on 6 November 2024 on RTL-TVI, and on 8 November on RTS 1. It premiered in France on 11 November on TF1, and will premiere later on Amazon Prime Video internationally.

Premise

Cat's Eyes is set in Paris where Tamara Chamade, along with her older sister Sylia and her younger sister Alexia, lead a double life as a trio of art thieves, stealing works of art which primarily belonged to their long-missing father, Michaël Heinz, who was a famous art collector who died during a mysterious fire in his art gallery, while trying to discover the real reasons behind his disappearance. They often have to escape a special unit of the BRB, lead by Quentin Chapuis, Tamara's ex-boyfriend, who is investigating the Cat's Eye case.

Cast and characters

Starring

Co-starring

Other

  • Léon Plazol as Théo Iribarren
  • Juliette Plumecocq-Mech as Bruneau
  • Zoé Clauzure as Young Tam
  • Yéléna Polizzi as Young Sylia
  • Ava Charbit as Young Alex
  • Pascal Aubert as Maillard
  • Loryn Nounay as Lili
  • Lilou Ruel as Mona

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateFrance viewers
(millions)
1"Tamara"Alexandre LaurentMichel Catz[b]11 November 2024 (2024-11-11)[c]TBD
2"Sylia"Alexandre LaurentJustine Kim Gautier, Antonin Martin-Hilbert & Michel Catz[b]11 November 2024 (2024-11-11)[c]TBD
3"Alexia"Alexandre LaurentTBA18 November 2024 (2024-11-18)[d]TBD
4"Quentin"Alexandre LaurentTBA18 November 2024 (2024-11-18)[d]TBD
5"Gwen"Alexandre LaurentTBA25 November 2024 (2024-11-25)[e]TBD
6"Prudence"Alexandre LaurentTBA25 November 2024 (2024-11-25)[e]TBD
7"Durrieux"Alexandre LaurentTBA2 December 2024 (2024-12-02)[f]TBD
8"Heinz"Alexandre LaurentTBA9 December 2024 (2024-12-09)[f]TBD

Production

Development

In April 2023, the TF1 Group announced that a French live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga series Cat's Eye by Tsukasa Hojo.[2][3][4][5][6]

The serie was in development for TF1 and Amazon Prime Video. Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar were set to produce the series under Big Band Story.[7] The two producers revealed that they were working on the project since 2017 but they had to obtain the rights from Hojo first. The artist was convince as he thought that the idea of modernizing the story was good and liked the Parisian setting.[8]

To Frenchify the series, the production took the names used for the characters in the French dubbing of the 1983 anime series which already used French names despite taking place in Japan. A new version of the anime French opening theme, titled "Signé Cat's Eyes" (in English "Signed Cat's Eyes"), was recorded for the series by Anne Sila.[9]

Casting

In June 2023, Group’s deputy general director of content, Ara Aprikian, unveils the names of the actresses who will play the three robberies. These will be Camille Lou, Constance Labbé, and Claire Romain were cast for the roles of the three sisters.[10] The director Alexandre Laurent says he wanted to work with Camille Lou because he worked with her on the films.[11]

Singer Mohamed Belkhir [Wikidata], aka MB14 performs as Quentin Chapuis. He got the role because his agent knew the director and casting director of Cat’s Eyes.[12]

In October 2023, Carole Bouquet, and Élodie Fontan joined the cast. It is the second time Fontan star in a French adaptation of a Tsukasa Hojo's manga after the 2018 film Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon, based on City Hunter.[13]

Filming

The series began shooting in October 2023 in Île-de-France, mainly in Paris. Scenes were filmed at the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Guimet Museum, the Monnaie de Paris, and at the Palace of Versailles.[14]

Release

Cat's Eyes premiered on TF1 with its first two episodes on 11 November 2024, with subsequent episodes releasing weekly. Two episodes will premiere every week, except for the last two episodes.[15] When news episodes aired on TF1, the following ones are simultaneously made available in advance for the subscribers of the TF1+ service premium plan.

Prior to its debut in France, the series first premiered in French speaking regions of Belgium and Switzerland on 6 November 2024 on RTL-TVI, and on 8 November on RTS 1. In the rest of the world, the series is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video at a later date.

Notes

  1. ^ In association with Amazon Prime Video, and in collaboration with Coamix Inc.
  2. ^ a b With additional literary material by Alexandre Laurent & Benjamin Dupont-Jubien.
  3. ^ a b Prior to its debut in France, this episode aired for the first time in Belgium on 6 November 2024 (2024-11-06).
  4. ^ a b Prior to its debut on TF1, this episodes was released on 11 November 2024 (2024-11-11) on TF1+'s premium plan. It will air on television for the first time in Belgium on 13 November 2024 (2024-11-13).
  5. ^ a b Prior to its debut in France, this episode will air for the first time in Belgium on 20 November 2024 (2024-11-20).
  6. ^ a b Prior to its debut in France, this episode will air for the first time in Belgium on 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27).

References

  1. ^ "Cet aspect de « Cat's Eyes » sur TF1 va plaire aux puristes du manga, mais c'est peut-être le seul" (in French). HuffPost. 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ AlloCine (3 April 2023). "Cat's Eyes domine Paris : les premières infos sur l'adaptation de la série culte des années 80". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ AlloCine (28 June 2023). "Cat's Eyes sur TF1 : des stars de Ici tout commence et Balthazar au casting de la série". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ^ Letren, Alexandre (31 March 2023). "Cat's Eyes : de quoi parlera l'adaptation de TF1 ?". VL Média (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ leblogtvnews.com. "Tournage des futurs épisodes de la série Cat's Eyes : Camille Lou, Constance Labbé et Claire Romain au casting". LeBlogTVNews (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ^ AlloCine (12 September 2023). "Cat's Eyes : une star de Plus belle la vie rejoint le casting de la série TF1 adaptée du dessin animé culte [EXCLU]". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Cat's Eyes : la série culte adaptée prochainement en série pour TF1 !" (in French). Groupe TF1. 3 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Cat's Eyes (TF1) : On a assisté au tournage hors normes à Paris, entre cascades, blessures et sauts dans le vide !" (in French). Télé 7 Jours. 20 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Découvrez la première bande-annonce Cat's Eyes" (in French). Direct Actu. 12 June 2024.
  10. ^ "" Cat's Eyes " : voici le casting de l'adaptation du manga culte sur TF1" (in French). Ouest-France. 27 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Cat's Eyes (TF1) : On a assisté au tournage hors normes à Paris, entre cascades, blessures et sauts dans le vide ! | Télé 7 Jours". Tele 7 Jours (in French). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  12. ^ "MB14 : «Cat's Eyes peut être un beau tremplin pour tourner aux États-Unis, en Italie ou au Moyen-Orient»". TV Magazine (in French). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Cat's Eyes (Prime Video) : Carole Bouquet, Elodie Fontan, Camille Lou... Ces nombreuses stars au casting" (in French). Voici. 19 October 2023.
  14. ^ ""Cat's eyes " : gros budget et gros casting, le tournage a commencé" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 20 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Cat's Eyes - Communiqué de presse" (in French). Groupe TF1. 22 October 2024.