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 Series 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 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Athens, Greece |
| Running time | 47–55 minutes |
| Production company | Ce Qui Me Meut |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 17 March 2023 |
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
editSiblings 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
edit- 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
- Anastasis Laoulakos as Yannis
- 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
edit| No. | Title | Duration | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Episode #1.1" | 51 min | 14 April 2023 |
| 2 | "Episode #1.2" | 50 min | 14 April 2023 |
| 3 | "Episode #1.3" | 53 min | 14 April 2023 |
| 4 | "Episode #1.4" | 47 min | 14 April 2023 |
| 5 | "Episode #1.5" | 50 min | 14 April 2023 |
| 6 | "Episode #1.6" | 48 min | 14 April 2023 |
| 7 | "Episode #1.7" | 52 min | 14 April 2023 |
| 8 | "Episode #1.8" | 55 min | 14 April 2023 |
Production
editIn 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]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | ACS Awards | Best 40' Series | Greek Salad | Nominated | [7][8] |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Bałaga, 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Repiton, Isabelle (26 September 2023). "Les séries nommées au 9e prix de l'association des critiques". Ecran Total (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "9e Prix de l'Association des Critiques de Séries: le palmarès 2023". L'Association française des Critiques de Séries (in French). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.