Stéphane Demers has rediscovered the world of Black Lake with “the same joy” in filming the second season, but “additional challenges” awaited him when he once again slipped into the clothes of police chief Adrien Archambault, who, he must be reminded, is a werewolf.
In an interview with the QMI Agency, he speaks of a “stimulating” and “packed” project and a multi-layered character that he enjoys. “It’s a complicated role in the end,” he said, since Adrien knows a lot of things he has to hide. There are therefore several aspects that you should incorporate into your playing, be it in tone, gestures or facial expressions.
The situation is no longer good between police chief Adrien Archambault (Stéphane Demers) and police officer Valérie Roberge (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) in the second season of the thriller “Lac-Noir”, the first two episodes of which were broadcast on Club illico from Thursday, March 26 October. PHOTO PROVIDED BY CLUB ILLICO
“How can he hide everything he knows and at the same time make it interesting to viewers? [Le réalisateur] Frédérik D’Amours is good at this: he asks me for a scene in which we look something in the eyes, I have to project myself into this tension, because Adrien lies, hides things from people who are very close to him, but from hers own best.”
At the start of the second season of the Club Illico series – all episodes are now available on the platform – the relationship between Adrien and his teammate Valérie (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) is not in the best shape. She now knows of the existence of werewolves and the Lac Noir pack, one of the oldest on the continent, and Valérie fears for her safety and that of her son Dave (Anthony Therrien), who has become a werewolf himself after an accidental bite Jade (Laurie Babin).
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin surrounded by her playmates Andreas Apergis and Stéphane Demers in the second season of “Lac-Noir”. PHOTO BY BERNARD BRAULT, PROVIDED BY CLUB ILLICO
“Adrien has an even more protective relationship with his partner,” the actor said, speaking of a season more intense than the first as we get straight to the heart of the matter. And in action.
detoxification
Adrien, lest we forget, was put in a situation where he tasted human flesh in the first season. He had no choice but to kill his fellow police officer Marc (Marc Fournier), and then he fell into a murderous spiral. Fortunately, some time has passed since these events and he has been able to “detoxify”.
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“He locked himself up for weeks to overcome this addiction.”
We therefore understand that Adrien has put the lid on the pot, but can he remain “sober” despite all this? “From the beginning, another wolf is wreaking havoc,” without us knowing who it is. Adrien and Valérie are also after him.
“He assumes that he has to save his skin, but also that of his partner and his entire community. People are not allowed to see the true nature of the pack members. And everything is getting worse because the werewolf senators are coming to Lac-Noir and this is becoming a very extraordinary conspiracy,” said Stéphane Demers, recalling in passing that a journalist (Nico Racicot) is lurking in the area.
Laurie Babin with her acting partner Stéphane Demers, who plays her uncle Adrien Archambault, the police chief of Lac-Noir. PHOTO PROVIDED BY CLUB ILLICO
He also finds Guy Nadon – the great actor plays the powerful werewolf senator Gabriel – with whom he exchanged lines in the 174 episodes of the series O’ on TVA, also produced by Frédérik D’Amours.
Surprising suggestions for the actor
Stéphane Demers is “grateful” to be able to carry a character like Adrien and to have the “permission” to explore universes far removed from him.
“I am always offered things that surprise even me. Frédéric told me about this werewolf story a long time ago when we were working on O’. He is a director I admire. I don’t know fantasy or horror, but through his eyes, his instincts and his passion, I found this project extremely stimulating.