Greek Salad (TV series)
Greek Salad (French: Salade grecque) is a French comedy drama television series created by Cédric Klapisch. The first two episodes premiered on 17 March 2023 at the Séries Mania Festival in Lille,[1][2] while the entire first season was released on Amazon Prime Video the following month.[3]
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| French | Salade grecque |
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Cédric Klapisch |
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| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Production locations | Athens, Greece |
| Running time | 47–55 minutes |
| Production company | Ce Qui Me Meut |
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| Original network | Amazon Prime Video |
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The series is a sequel to Klapisch‘s L'Auberge Espagnole trilogy, and follows Tom and Mia, the children of Xavier and Wendy.[4]
Premise
Siblings Tom and Mia, the children of Xavier and Wendy from L'Auberge Espagnole,[4] move to Athens after inheriting an apartment from their recently-deceased grandfather. Tom intends to sell the apartment and use the proceeds to fund a startup company, but the anti-capitalist Mia has other plans in mind.[5]
Cast and characters
- Aliocha Schneider as Tom
- Megan Northam as Mia
- Aggy K. Addams as Lily
- Dimitris Kitsos as Kristos
- Fotinì Peluso as Giulia
- Reham Alkassar as Reem
- Amir Baylly as Noam
- Davide Iachini as Pippo
- Anna Kamenikova as Barbora
- Josip Ledina as Zoran
- Félix Vannoorenberghe as Paco
- Manolis Mavromatakis as Valsamidis
- Romain Duris as Xavier
- Kelly Reilly as Wendy
- Cécile de France as Isabelle
- Agnès Hurstel as Juliette
- Barnaby Metschurat as Tobias
Episodes
| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Episode #1.1" | Cédric Klapisch | 14 April 2023 |
| 2 | "Episode #1.2" | Lola Doillon | 14 April 2023 |
| 3 | "Episode #1.3" | Antoine Garceau | 14 April 2023 |
| 4 | "Episode #1.4" | Lola Doillon | 14 April 2023 |
| 5 | "Episode #1.5" | Cédric Klapisch | 14 April 2023 |
| 6 | "Episode #1.6" | Antoine Garceau | 14 April 2023 |
| 7 | "Episode #1.7" | Lola Doillon | 14 April 2023 |
| 8 | "Episode #1.8" | Cédric Klapisch Antoine Garceau | 14 April 2023 |
Production
In March 2021, Amazon Prime Video France announced the development of Greek Salad, which was to be produced by Ce Qui Me Meut exclusively for Prime Video.[4]
Filming took place in Athens over four months beginning in December 2022.[6]
References
- "Salade Grecque". Festival Séries Mania.
- Ramachandran, Naman (8 February 2023). "'Greek Salad,' 'Transatlantic' to Bookend Series Mania, 'Succession' Star Brian Cox to Deliver Masterclass". Variety.
- Balaga, Marta (17 March 2023). "Cédric Klapisch Returns to His 'Spanish Apartment' Family in Amazon Series 'Greek Salad': 'It Was Emotional for All of Us'". Variety.
- Grater, Tom (22 March 2021). "Amazon Prime Video Unveils Slate Of French Originals, Including 'L'Auberge Espagnole' Sequel". Deadline.
- "Greek Salad, Salade Grecque". Amazon Studios.
- Wichmann, Anna (30 January 2022). "Amazon Prime Series "Greek Salad" to be Filmed in Athens". Greek Reporter.