Les Hommes de l'ombre: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The president of France, visiting a striking factory in Saint-Étienne in the Loire, east-central France, is killed in a suicide attack. Presidential elections are announced for 35 days later and there is no doubt that the prime minister, Philip Deleuvre will run for the Élysée. But what few people know is that the prime minister knows more than he claims. This grand lie causes a return to business of Simon Kapita a former spin doctor to the late president. Anxious to preserve the honour of his dead friend and some form of political ethics, this "man of the shadows" sets out to find a candidate who will be able to beat Deleuvre — who is being advised by Kapita's former protégé Ludovic Desmeuze.

Series details

• Title: Les Hommes de l'ombre
• Format: Scripted
• Language: French
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2012-01-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-11-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: France 2
• Network country: France
• TVMaze ID: 13480
• IMDb ID: tt2181219
• TVDB ID: 255509

Cast and credited roles

• Nathalie Baye — Anne Visage
• Grégory Fitoussi — Ludovic Desmeuze
• Bruno Wolkowitch — Simon Kapita

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-01-25; final listed air date 2012-02-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-10-01; final listed air date 2014-10-15; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-10-21; final listed air date 2016-11-04; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Les Hommes de l'ombre on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.