Parlement: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Samy, a young European parliamentary assistant arrives in Brussels a few weeks after the Brexit referendum. He is obviously not fit for the job. In fact, Samy doesn't know much about European institutions and he hopes to get away with it thanks to his wit and cleverness - Well, though luck: he gets quickly assigned an obscure mission : write a report on finning (the act of removing fins from sharks and discarding the rest of the animal). How do you get a report adopted at the European Parliament? Samy has no clue. He has six months to make it, six months to master the secrets of the Parliament. Powerful forces will work against him - to start with, a general indifference. Nobody cares about saving sharks - they are far less popular than dolphins. Samy embarks on a journey made of trials and sacrifices, alternating between psychodrama and comedy. For the first time in his life, he mustn't do his best - but his job. At the end of season one of The Parliament, Samy will have changed the world. Well, just a tiny bit, but still, Samy will have made a difference. And to be honest, there are not so many youngsters who can say so.

Series details

• Title: Parlement
• Format: Scripted
• Language: French
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2020-04-09
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: France tv slash
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 47144
• IMDb ID: tt9812666
• TVDB ID: 377668

Cast and credited roles

• Liz Kingsman — Rose Pilkington
• Xavier Lacaille — Samy Kantor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-04-09; final listed air date 2020-04-09; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-05-23; final listed air date 2022-06-13; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2023-09-29; final listed air date 2023-09-29; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-10-31; final listed air date 2024-11-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Parlement 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.