Even without the enviable budgets of some countries, Quebec is increasingly distinguishing itself for the quality of its television productions and the stories they depict. We recognize the talent of our creators, the originality of the lyrics, the uniqueness of our proposals. Quietly, Quebec spreads its tentacles across the world’s screens. Let’s celebrate some of his achievements, chosen from the many local productions with international impact.
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A boy a girl
This spring, Slovakia became the 30th country to adopt the popular format. Proof that 25 years after their creation, the stories of couples never run out of breath and that we recognize ourselves in them from one area to another. Guy A Lepage was right with his humorous sketches of everyday life. France, Greece, Hungary, Spain, Israel, Abu Dhabi, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Sweden and so many others had their Guy and Sylvie.
Fair gags for fun
Nothing crosses boundaries better than wordless jokes. Developed by Pierre Girard and Jacques Chevalier, the gags inspired by hidden camera shows have been making the world laugh for 20 years since more than 150 countries have acquired them, in addition to a hundred airlines. The format is hard to miss as it still airs regularly on our airwaves. On YouTube, the Gags channel reached more than 10 million subscribers in 2020. He even has more than 6 billion views.
black beast
This hard-hitting series, which describes the horror parents experience when their child decides to commit murder in a school, leaves no one indifferent. And it’s an issue that worries many areas given the proliferation of this type of event. The series was acquired a few weeks ago by the distribution company Olympusat, opening the possibility of seeing it in its original version or in French or Spanish dubbing in a hundred countries, reaching the United Kingdom as well as Mexico and Latin America. Note that the United States, Norway, Australia, and France had already acquired it.
fisherman
Created by Martin Petit in 2013, the series was adapted by the Americans. These fishing tales, in which the comedian and friends visit his cabin, revolve around stand-up Bert Kreischer. Petit already had the American experience thanks to the adaptation of the film Starbuck. While serving as executive producer, he accepted that we leave more room for improvisation in this version. The Cabin is available on Netflix and made the top 5 most watched series when it was released in 2020.
revolution
There are several dance competitions, but this one we designed has the particularity of taking a still image in a spectacular moment, captured by 128 cameras spread over 360 degrees. It also has a very human character thanks to the bond that its host Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse forges with the artists. France, Spain, Lithuania, Russia and even China have introduced Dance Smash.
Please do not send flowers
Only recently did we learn that this well-cooked, animated Patrice L’Écuyer had been hooking Italians for 12 seasons. An Italian version will therefore pay tribute to his “disappeared” celebrities.
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It’s been ten years since ComediHa developed this completely absurd, wordless sketch show. The characters are delusional, the situations improbable. Everything to laugh without language barriers. The format is presented in more than 130 countries. Not being an adaptation, Réal Bossé, Martin Drainville, Sylvie Moreau, Antoine Vézina can be recognized from all over the world, from Thailand to Finland, via Kenya, Lebanon and Italy…
30 lives
Fabienne Larouche changed everyday life at the age of 30. She took a rawer and more realistic look at the school, at the reality of her students, gave the teachers an open voice. Each season the focus was on a new class, a new discipline, which in some way influenced the way these young people were dealt with. France allowed itself to be seduced and adapted the series. Beginning with Vincent Picard’s season, the history teacher was used in six episodes. More than 3 million viewers followed him on France 2 last year.
boomerang
Fullt hus is the title of the Swedish adaptation of this charming comedy in which a couple, played here by Catherine-Anne Toupin and Antoine Bertrand, decide to return to the wife’s parents. A compassionate vision of these young people who need to go back to their parents and learn not to be alone again.
like me
Ys are everywhere. Y fans of reality TV in love. Ys who spend all their time on social networks. Ys who follow Youtubers. Germany is one of the countries that has taken an interest in the phenomenon, skillfully staged with humor and benevolence by Marc Brunet.
The parents
The nuclear family, which stole the hearts of Quebecers between 2008 and 2015, brought people around the world together in front of their TVs. Spain, Greece, Israel, Poland, Russia, Turkey and France are among those who fell in love with these vignettes of the daily life of an ordinary and lovely family.
Plan B
Created by Jean-François Asselin and Jacques Drolet, this format with an original story from which all seasons are independent, took advantage of its presence at foreign festivals to be noticed by France (on TF1) but also by Spain. , Germany, the Netherlands. An English adaptation is currently being filmed for the Canadian CBC market.
The beautiful light pain
Martin Matte has engaged 2 million fans with his Fake Daily. The format appealed and the French adapted it to their sauce with Franck Dubosc. The bite of the proposal also allowed it to be sold in Finland, the UK, Ireland and Italy. Even an American producer has acquired the rights.
epidemic
The authors of this series, Bernard Dansereau, Annie Piérard and Étienne Piérard Dansereau, were visionaries in a way. They painted the catastrophic scenario of the consequences of an epidemic. The series aired just a few weeks before we went into lockdown ourselves. The Turks acquired it and the Russians even saw Julie Le Breton in a dubbed version.
Run away
On a topic that is unfortunately still very topical, this series was adapted in France on TF1 by Michelle Allen, who has reopened many files. It starred Sylvie Testud and Michaël Youn in particular.