Fiasco is a 2024 Frenchcomedy miniseries created, written and directed by Igor Gotesman, co-created and co-written byPierre Niney forNetflix. It stars Niney,François Civil, Gotesman,Géraldine Nakache,Louise Coldefy, Leslie Medina, Pascal Demolon, Juliette Gasquet, Djimo,Marie-Christine Barrault, andVincent Cassel. The series had its world premiere at theCanneseries Festival on 8 April 2024, and was released on Netflix on 30 April 2024. It received four nominations at the 2024 French Association of Series Critics Awards.
Raphaël Valande is shooting his directorial debut film to pay tribute to his grandmother, who was a member of theFrench Resistance. Things starts to go wrong on the set and the shooting becomes a nightmare when a member of the team tries to sabotage the film, while everything is captured by a behind-the-scenes film crew.
The series was created, written and directed by Igor Gotesman, co-created and co-written byPierre Niney,[3][4] and co-written by Nicolas Slomka and Tania Gotesman.[4] It was co-produced by Five Dogs and Ninety Films.[4] The score was composed by Paul-Marie Barbier and Julien Grunberg.[5]
On 27 October 2022, Pierre Niney announced in hisInstagram account that he was writing and was also going to co-produce and star in a new comedy series directed by his friend Igor Gotesman. "I could say that this is the big sister of the seriesCasting(s) and the filmFive. You will find people that you may have liked," Niney said.[6]
Niney said thatFiasco was mostly inspired by the chaotic filming ofMathieu Kassovitz'sBabylon A.D. (2008) and its making-of documentary,Fucking Kassovitz (2011).[7]
On 24 February 2023,Netflix France announced that the seriesFiasco was being filmed and that it will have 7 episodes of 35 minutes.[1] Netflix also shared a behind-the-scenes video showing the cast (Niney,François Civil, Gotesman,Géraldine Nakache,Louise Coldefy, Leslie Medina, Pascal Demolon, Juliette Gasquet, Djimo andMarie-Christine Barrault).[8] Gotesman, Niney and Civil had previously worked together on the television seriesCasting(s) (2013–2015) and on the comedy filmFive (2016).[9] Niney said that they dreamed of making this project sinceCasting(s) andFive.[10]
On 11 March 2024, Niney announced in hisTwitter account thatVincent Cassel was also in the cast and that the release date ofFiasco would be announced the next day.[11]
Gotesman saidFiasco will not have a season 2 because he conceived it as a miniseries. "I'm not closing the door in case I change my mind but, theoretically, there will never be a season 2 ofFiasco", Gotesman told French magazineTélé-Loisirs on 2 May 2024.[12]
Fiasco made its world premiere at theCanneseries Festival out of competition on 8 April 2024, where the first three episodes were screened,[5] before being released onNetflix on 30 April 2024.[18]
Fiasco debuted at number one onNetflix France 24 hours after its release,[20][21] and was also in the top 10 in other six countries: Belgium, Guadeloupe, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Réunion and New Caledonia,[21] and at number seven on Netflix's Global Top 10 TV Non-English titles for the tracking week of 29 April–5 May 2024, with 6 million hours viewed.[22] It remained at number one on Netflix France for the tracking week of 6–12 May 2024, and was also in the top 10 in other five countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Réunion and New Caledonia.[23] It dropped to number three in France for the tracking week of 13–19 May 2024,[24] and was ranked at number six for the tracking week of 20–26 May 2024, remaining in the top 10 for four weeks.[25]
According to the streaming aggregatorJustWatch,Fiasco was the most streamed TV show across all platforms in France in its first week of release.[26] It was ranked at number 3 on its second week,[27] number 7 on its third week,[28] and at number 10 on its fourth week,[29] making it the fifth most streamed TV show across all platforms in France in May 2024.[30]
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