UFOs (TV series)
{{Short description|2021 French television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = OVNI(s) title screen.png
| caption =
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|French|OVNI(s)}}
| genre = {{plainlist|
}}
| creator = {{ubl|Clémence Dargent|Martin Douaire}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Melvil Poupaud
- Michel Vuillermoz
- Géraldine Pailhas
- Quentin Dolmaire
- Daphné Patakia
- Nicole Garcia
- Alice Taglioni
}}
| country = France
| language = French
| num_series = 2
| num_episodes = 24
| runtime = 30 minutes
| network = Canal+
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2021|1|11}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2022|03|14}}
}}
UFOs ({{langx|fr|OVNI(s)}}) is a French science fiction comedy-drama{{cite magazine|last=Leblanc|first=Damien|date=21 February 2022|title=Comment Ovni(s) a réussi une saison 2 cosmique (critique)|url=https://www.premiere.fr/Series/News-Series/Comment-Ovnis-a-reussi-une-saison-2-cosmique-critique|magazine=Première|language=fr|access-date=9 April 2023}}{{cite magazine|last=Hopewell|first=John|date=8 June 2021|title=Studiocanal Ramps Up Its Feel-Good Lineup With Canal Plus Original Series 'UFOs'|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/studiocanal-canal-plus-ufos-1234880424/|magazine=Variety|language=fr|access-date=9 April 2023}}{{cite news|last=Patri|first=Alexis|date=11 January 2021|title=Melvil Poupaud : "OVNI(s)", la nouvelle série de Canal+, "s'inspire de faits réels"|url=https://www.europe1.fr/culture/melvil-poupaud-sur-ovnis-la-serie-sinspire-de-faits-reels-4017714|work=Europe 1|language=fr|access-date=9 April 2023}}{{cite news|last=Colombani|first=Elsa|date=12 March 2022|title=Entre terroir français et influences américaines, la sublime réussite d{{'}}OVNI(s)|url=https://www.slate.fr/story/224469/ovnis-serie-clemence-dargent-martin-douaire-interview-antony-cordier|work=Slate.fr|language=fr|access-date=9 April 2023}} television series created by Clémence Dargent and Martin Douaire. The first season premiered on Canal+ on 11 January 2021.{{cite news|last=Sotinel|first=Thomas|date=11 January 2021|title=Série : Ovni(s), l'autre bureau des légendes de Canal+|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2021/01/11/serie-ovni-s-l-autre-bureau-des-legendes-de-canal_6065893_3246.html|newspaper=Le Monde|language=fr|access-date=9 April 2023|url-access=subscription}} The series was renewed for a second season before the series premiere,{{cite news|last=Morain|first=Jean-Baptiste|date=31 December 2020|title="OVNI(s)", série française perchée au charme seventies|url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/series/ovnis-serie-francaise-perchee-au-charme-seventies-192503-31-12-2020/|work=Les Inrockuptibles|language=fr|access-date=9 April 2023|url-access=limited}} and received favorable reviews from critics. The second season premiered on 21 February 2022.{{cite news|last=Jamet|first=Constance|date=20 February 2022|title=OVNI(s), le miracle cosmique d'une saison 2 sur Canal +|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/ovni-s-le-miracle-cosmique-d-une-saison-2-sur-canal-20220220|url-status=live|newspaper=Le Figaro|language=fr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230409145514/https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/ovni-s-le-miracle-cosmique-d-une-saison-2-sur-canal-20220220|archive-date=9 April 2023|access-date=9 April 2023|url-access=subscription}} On 30 June 2022, Canal+ cancelled the series after two seasons.{{cite news|last=Langlais|first=Pierre|date=30 June 2022|title="OVNI(s)", c'est fini ! La comédie de Canal+ n'aura pas de saison 3|url=https://www.telerama.fr/ecrans/ovni-s-c-est-fini-la-comedie-de-canal-n-aura-pas-de-saison-3-7011155.php|work=Télérama|language=fr|access-date=9 April 2023}} In the series, Melvil Poupaud stars as a scientist tasked with leading a team of UFO researchers in France. It has been described by Marianne as a cross between La Soupe aux choux, The Office and The X-Files.{{cite magazine|last=Franquebalme|first=Benoît|date=22 January 2021|title="OVNI(s)" : la série sur les extraterrestres pas vraiment extraordinaire|url=https://www.marianne.net/culture/cinema/ovnis-la-serie-sur-les-extraterrestres-pas-vraiment-extraordinaire|magazine=Marianne|language=fr|access-date=9 April 2023}}
Plot
=Season 1=
In 1978, CNES engineer Didier Mathure watches his rocket explode after takeoff. His career at rock bottom, Mathure is sidelined as the head of GEPAN, the agency's mysterious research department dedicated to the scientific study of unexplained aerial phenomena. Supported by the department's eccentric staff, he must lead the search for evidence of paranormal and extraterrestrial life in France.{{cite news|last=Baronian|first=Renaud|date=9 January 2021|title=Ovni(s) : une nouvelle série loufoque sur Canal+|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/series/ovni-s-une-nouvelle-serie-loufoque-sur-canal-09-01-2021-8418145.php|url-status=live|newspaper=Le Parisien|language=fr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230409151320/https://www.leparisien.fr/amp/culture-loisirs/series/ovni-s-une-nouvelle-serie-loufoque-sur-canal-09-01-2021-8418145.php|archive-date=9 April 2023|access-date=9 April 2023|url-access=subscription}}
=Season 2=
In 1979, Didier Mathure now strongly believes in UFOs, after seeing one at the end of season 1 under the influence of LSD. Alongside Véra, he travels through France in search of supernatural phenomena and seems more disconnected than ever from his children and his ex-wife, Élise, who has become director of CNES. When a mysterious event occurs in a nuclear power plant, Didier quickly reconnects with his former colleagues from GEPAN. Together, they try to establish contact with intelligent life from elsewhere, watched closely by newcomer, Claire Carmignac, who handles communication for the Ministry of Development and Energy.
Cast
=Main=
- Melvil Poupaud as Didier Mathure
- Michel Vuillermoz as Marcel Bénes
- Géraldine Pailhas as Élise Conti
- Quentin Dolmaire as Rémy Bidaut
- Daphné Patakia as Véra Clouseau
- Nicole Garcia as Valérie Delbrosse
- Alice Taglioni as Claire Carmignac
=Recurring=
- Andréa Ferréol as Suzanne, Didier's mother
Episodes
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| end1 = {{End date|df=y|2021|2|1}}
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| end2 = {{End date|df=y|2022|3|14}}
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=Season 1 (2021)=
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=Season 2 (2022)=
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|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Clémence Dargent & Martin Douaire & Maxime Berthemy|slabel=Screenplay}}
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Clémence Dargent & Martin Douaire & Maxime Berthemy|slabel=Screenplay}}
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{{Episode list
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|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
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|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
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|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
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|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
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|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Clémence Dargent & Martin Douaire & Maxime Berthemy|slabel=Screenplay|ex1=Raphaëlle Richet|ex1label=Collaboration}}
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|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
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|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
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|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Clémence Dargent & Martin Douaire & Maxime Berthemy|slabel=Screenplay|ex1=Raphaëlle Richet|ex1label=Collaboration}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|Title = Episode 11
|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Clémence Dargent & Martin Douaire & Maxime Berthemy|slabel=Screenplay|ex1=Raphaëlle Richet|ex1label=Collaboration}}
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{{Episode list
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 12
|Title = Episode 12
|DirectedBy = Antony Cordier
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Clémence Dargent & Martin Douaire & Maxime Berthemy|slabel=Screenplay|ex1=Raphaëlle Richet|ex1label=Collaboration}}
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Awards
- ACS Awards
- Best TV Series: 26 minutes (2021){{cite magazine|last=Raja|first=Norine|date=27 October 2021|title=Quelles sont les meilleures séries françaises de 2020-2021 selon les critiques ?|url=https://www.vanityfair.fr/actualites/article/quelles-sont-les-meilleures-series-francaises-de-2020-2021-selon-les-critiques|magazine=Vanity Fair France|language=fr|access-date=27 January 2024}}
- Best Actor for Melvil Poupaud (2021)
- Best Director for Antony Cordier (2022){{cite magazine|last=Guerrin|first=Stéphanie|date=16 November 2022|title=Oussekine, Ovni(s), Drôle... Les critiques dévoilent leur palmarès des séries françaises|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/series/oussekine-ovnis-drole-les-critiques-devoilent-leur-palmares-des-series-francaises-16-11-2022-PGWH4C3NPZDM3EYNJC7J7NISNQ.php|newspaper=Le Parisien|language=fr|access-date=27 January 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title}}
Category:2021 French television series debuts
Category:2022 French television series endings
Category:2020s comedy-drama television series
Category:2020s French comedy television series
Category:2020s French drama television series
Category:2020s science fiction television series
Category:Canal+ original programming
Category:French-language television shows
Category:French comedy-drama television series
Category:French science fiction television series
Category:French supernatural television series
Category:Television series about extraterrestrial life
Category:Television series set in 1978