The new 8-episode series from the creator of Family Business and Fiasco boasts a high-concept premise, sunny locations, and a R-rated penchant for frank teenager dialogue. But does it hit the creative jackpot?

Marseille is now a Netflix favorite when it comes to its French original shows: from its very first French original, the locally reviled but globally successful Marseille , to the current high-octane drama of Olivier Marchal’s Blood Coast , the sunny and cinematic Mediterranean city has recently served as a background for the action movie K.O. but it had not yet been used for a comedy. Enter creator Igor Gotesman, who pursues his successful partnership with the platform, after Family Business and last year’s moviemaking satire Fiasco , starring Pierre Niney.

The pr

See Full Page