France’s TF1 will air episodes of Marseille on May 12, a week after the political drama’s entire eight-episode first-season lands globally on Netflix, Variety reports:
A teaser for “Marseille,” deal ensures that everyone in France will be able to watch the first two episodes during prime time. But if they then want to watch subsequent episodes, we hope they will sign up to Netflix to do so. Or some French viewers may be enticed to join Netflix in order to binge all eight episodes before their peers can only seen two on TF1.
Positioning the series as a near French cinematographic event, and airing it on TF1, an appointment network for the French, Netflix is also positioning its own French service as part of – and not an enemy to – France’s own fiercely defended culture and entertainment industry.
The deal increases anticipation for Marseille in France, while further extending the show’s all-important reach.
Stay tuned as we continue to monitor the status of Marseille Season 2…
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