| The Collection | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Created by | Oliver Goldstick |
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| Composer | Dominik Scherrer |
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| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Selwyn Roberts[1] |
| Running time | 52-60 minutes |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | September 2 (2016-09-02) – October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
The Collection is a television period drama miniseries, focusing on theParis fashion scene after World War II. It is a co-productionAmazon Studios,BBC Worldwide's[4] Lookout Point,[3] Federation Entertainment[3] andFrance Télévisions,[2] It premiered on 2 September 2016.[5]
The series focuses on brothers Paul and Claude Sabine at their family's Paris fashion house. Around them, the city is emerging from theOccupation ofWorld War II.[2] The charming and outgoing Paul has the business savvy of the two brothers. Claude is the artistic talent, but also introverted,misanthropic andhomosexual.
Paul seeks to stake a claim in the top tiers of theParis fashion scene as the city poises itself to reclaim the title offashion capital of the world. He encounters obstacles in the forms of his past, his conniving mother's actions and the competitive environment of the industry.
Paul's American wife, Helen, comes from a wealthy family whose money helped the Sabine fashion house survive duringaustere times. Throughout the first season, she and Paul face marital problems due to his many secrets.
Claude, meanwhile, grapples with the emotional trauma of a vicious attack and robbery by a lover who then suddenly disappeared. He also longs for more recognition of his artistic contributions to the Sabine house, but his efforts are often thwarted by his dominating family and his ownanti-social behavior.
The series also follows Billy Novak, a young American photographer who is hired by the Sabine family. He is inspired by and falls in love with a seamstress-turned-model named Nina. She, however, is more concerned with finding the illegitimate son she was recently forced to give up for adoption.
The series includes the lives and relationships of other employees in the fashion house. It also addresses the atmosphere of uneasiness and paranoia that arose in theCold War era, as well as the hunt for formerNazi collaborators.
The eight-part series[1] was filmed in Wales, France[3] andPinewood Studios[1] in the first half of 2016[3] and marked the first time a continental-European public national broadcaster has collaborated with a major subscriptionvideo on demand platform, a global distributor and a British production company, on an English-language drama.[2]
The creator,Oliver Goldstick, was previously an executive producer of the fashion drama seriesUgly Betty.[6]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "The Deal" | Dearbhla Walsh | Oliver Goldstick | TBA |
| 2 | "The Dress" | Dearbhla Walsh | TBA | TBA |
| 3 | "The Scent" | Dearbhla Walsh | Maya Goldsmith | TBA |
| 4 | "The Launch" | Dearbhla Walsh | TBA | TBA |
| 5 | "The Afterglow" | Dan Zeff | TBA | TBA |
| 6 | "The Weekend" | Dan Zeff | TBA | TBA |
| 7 | "The Betrayal" | Dan Zeff | TBA | TBA |
| 8 | "The Offer" | Dan Zeff | TBA | TBA |
In Australia, the series premiered onBBC First on 14 March 2017.[7] In South Korea,KBS1TV started to air it on 30 June 2017.[8] In Russia, the series premiered onChannel One Russia on 17 July 2017.[9] In the United States, it began airing under thePBS Masterpiece umbrella on 8 October 2017.
