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Vernon Subutex Season 1

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Meet the most wanted man in Paris. He once ruled the subculture from his record shop, but now Vernon Subutex is homeless and aimless. But unbeknownst to him, he’s being hunted down by a group of misfits. What’s the secret tying them all together?

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Vernon Subutex

FranceComedyTV-MA1 Season | 9 Episodes

Vernon Subutex, an unemployed former owner of legendary record shop Revolver, is evicted from his apartment. In his search for a place to stay, Vernon contacts his former friends who were in

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9 Episodes

Evicted from his apartment that very morning, Vernon turns up to a gig by his old friend, Alex Bleach, an aging rock star attempting yet another come back. When Bleach learns that his friend is out on the street, he invites Vernon over to his place, “like in the good old days”. As a drugged out Vernon falls asleep, Alex confides his secrets and pains to him, via a video camera.

Shocked by Alex’s death, penniless and out on the streets, Vernon looks for a couch to sleep on. His friend Xavier, a failed script writer, leaves Vernon his apartment while he goes to the Cannes Film Festival for a few days to “attend business”. At a party for the crème de la crème, Xavier brags about having Bleach’s last will and testament on video. Fearful of what the tapes might reveal, powerful producer Dopalet orders the Hyena and Anaïs to go to find it by any means necessary.

Kicked out of Xavier’s place, Vernon turns up unexpectedly at Emilie’s. Although torn between resentment and tenderness, she decides to let him stay. Together, they reminisce about old times. In the morning, she tells him to leave. Emilie feels deeply hurt to have been “abandoned” by their old gang. These days, she’s more careful with her affections.

The Hyena is still trying to locate Xavier. Her investigations lead her to Barcelona. Aïcha, the daughter of ex-porn star Vodka Satana (an ex-girlfriend of Alex Bleach, she died of an overdose), tags along. In the meantime, Vernon runs into another of Alex’s exes, Sylvie. Their reunion is passionate, but soon complicated by Sylvie’s neuroses.

As she follows the Hyena around Barcelona while she investigates, Aïcha is confronted with a world she never dared to imagine and meets old friends of the mother she never knew. Back in Paris, Vernon meets Lydia Bazooka, an indie journalist writing a biography of Alex Bleach. She falls for Vernon’s retro charm.

Hounded by Sylvie, Vernon is obliged to leave Lydia. He finds refuge with Gaëlle, who takes him to the home of Kiko, an eccentric trader, fond of cocaine and partying. Vernon becomes Kiko’s in-house DJ. One night, the party takes a whole new turn when Vernon starts mixing Alex’s experimental sounds. Meanwhile, the Hyena has finally tracked down Xavier. Together, they look for the infamous video tapes of Bleach’s last will and testament, which leads them to Vernon.

Vernon falls hopelessly in love with Marcia, a fascinating Brazilian woman and Kiko’s girl. He soon finds himself back on the streets. Meanwhile, Anaïs tries to get closer to the Hyena; Pamela Kant arrives in Paris, curious about Alex’s confession and anxious to protect the memory of Vodka Santana.

Just as he catches up with Vernon, Xavier is assaulted. Seriously injured, he is taken to a hospital where Vernon and Pamela follow him. Weakened by the chaos of the last few days and unable to face the idea of losing another friend, Vernon flees and ends up sleeping on a park bench. In the meantime, the Hyena finds the tapes and discovers Alex Bleach’s final message.

Vernon, out on the streets, has cut ties with everyone. Pamela, Xavier, Emilie and Sylvie all try to find him. The Hyena decides not to give the tapes to Dopalet, instead revealing their content to Anaïs and Aïcha, and then to the whole gang–including the prodigal, unrecognizable Vernon.

Credits

Creator

Cathy Verney

Cast

Flora Fischbach, Romain Duris, Céline Sallette, Laurent Lucas

Director

Cathy Verney

Writers

Virginie Despentes, Cathy Verney, Benjamin Dupas

Editors

Camille Toubkis, Lilian Corbeille