9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)– 14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)
Skam France (titled Skam Belgique in Belgium; often stylized as SKAM) is a French-Walloon teen dramatelevision series broadcast by France.tv Slash that follows the lives of teenagers in Paris. It is a French adaptation of the popular Norwegian series SKAM.[1]
SKAM France is based on the Norwegian series SKAM, created by Julie Andem, which follows the daily life of high school students and the problems that they face. The plot of each season focuses around a different central character and particular themes. Each adaptation of the original series follows a similar storyline. The series is aired via short clips published on the Internet in real-time which are compiled to form a longer episode at the end of each week. Characters also have in-universe Instagram accounts where text conversations are published.
Premise
First Generation
Seasons 1–5 focused on the "first generation" of students at Lycée Dorian or Dorian High School in Paris, composed of characters based on the original Norwegian series. The first season introduces Emma Borgés, who starts her first year of high school after losing her friends Ingrid and Sarah the year before. With her new friends Manon, Daphné, Imane and Alexia, known as "The Crew," she attempts to organize the biggest party ever thrown by first years. However, she also struggles to trust her boyfriend, Yann, who used to date Ingrid, and tries to rediscover herself and redefine her relationship and friendships.
Season 2 focused on Emma's new best friend, Manon Demissy, who is considered to be more mature than the others in their friend group, however, the stormy relationship she has with Charles, the most popular guy at school puts Manon at odds with her feminist values, and her newfound friendship with the girls, most specifically Daphné, who harbors a crush on Charles.
The third season shifted focus to Yann's friend group, "The Gang." The season centers on his best friend, Lucas Lallemant, who struggles with coming out to Yann, Arthur and Basile after falling in love with new student, Eliott. Other plots included Eliott's struggles with bipolar disorder, and Lucas helping Daphné and the girls renovate the school's common room.
Season 4 then shifted back to Emma and Manon's friend group, focusing on their friend, Imane Bakhellal, a Black Muslim teenager searching for her own autonomy and her identity while living up to the expectations of her family, friends, and what she believes to be a "good Muslim." This is complicated when she begins to fall for her brother's best friend, Sofiane, who is non-Muslim.
Season 5 was the first season to continue past the original Skam storylines, centering again on Yann and Lucas' friend group and the character of Arthur Broussard, who gradually begins losing his hearing, and must begin to figure out how to navigate the worlds of both hearing and non-hearing people. He also struggles to define his romantic relationships with Alexia and Noée, a girl he meets through an association that assists Deaf people in Paris. He also questions his future with the end of high school for him and his friends fast approaching.
Second Generation
Season 6–10 focused on a new class of students at Dorian High School, but did occasionally feature appearances from the cast of earlier seasons, most prominently in season six, which focused on Daphné's younger sister, Lola Lecomte. Daphné and her sister aren't close, particularly since Lola struggles with alcohol and substance abuse. After Lola returns home from another stint in rehab, the siblings must contend with the death of their mother, Lola's revelation that she and Daphné do not share the same father, and Daphné's eating disorder. With support from The Gang, The Crew, and Lola's new friends, "La Mif," which consists of Jo, Max, Sekou, and her love interest, Maya, the two sisters work to come back together again.
Season 7 focuses on Tiffany Prigent, a popular girl returning to school after a traumatic pregnancy denial, where she ended up giving birth at a gymnastics meet. Tiffany, having bullied Lola in the previous season, finds herself becoming closer to Lola and her friends, becoming close to Jo and forming a newfound romantic interest in Max. These new friendships threaten her other ones with Anaïs and Louise, other popular girls who used to consider themselves "The Trio." Tiffany also has to learn how to co-parent with her former fling, Aurélien.
Season 8 centers around Bilal Cherif, a new member of La Mif after Sekou moved away between seasons 6 and 7. He struggles with homelessness and food insecurity after his mother loses her job as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bilal also has to contend with his romantic interest in Jo, and her HIV positive diagnosis throughout the season, requiring both of them to learn how to ask for support from their friend group.
The ninth season returns to storylines that originated in the sixth season. Maya Etienne is the central character, and her season deals with the fallout of her breakup with Lola, which brings up feelings of depression and heartbreak she hadn't fully dealt with since the death of her parents years ago. As a result, Maya reaches out to the grandmother she barely knows, and attempts to again bury her feelings through her activism work.
The tenth season revolves around Anaïs Rocha, Tiffany's former best friend. After she is raped by her boyfriend, she finds herself reaching out to La Mif, specifically Lola, Maya, Tiffany, Jo, and Redouane, as well as new friends Sasha and Frida, for support in confronting what has happened to her and how to move past it. Along the way, Anaïs discovers feminist causes, and how that can help her in her goals.
Third Generation
Seasons 11–12 again shifted focus to a new, younger class of students at Dorian High School. Characters from the previous generation make cameo appearances in season 11, which focuses on the character of Rym Brahimi, a girl who transfers late in the year following a court decision which places her in the French foster system. While attempting to contend with her anger issues, delinquency, the death of her grandmother, and her own distant mother, Rym forms new friendships with "The Weirdos." The Weirdos consist of the headmistress's son, Yanis Toussaint, quirky Jade Miller, and non-binary teen Cléo, who quickly becomes Rym's love interest.
Season 12 shifts to another friend group dubbed "The Clones" by Cléo, as they often dress in the same trendy clothing, think highly of their social standing, and bully others who exist outside of their norm. Maël Le Gall, a member of their group, struggles to live up to his friends' expectations when he and his girlfriend, Léonie, attempt to have sex for the first time. When Maël struggles to perform, he is quickly ostracized by his friends, and finds solace with "The Weirdos." He reforms his friendship with Cléo, and also finds himself drawn to Jade, who helps him accept that he identifies with asexuality.
Season 1 aired from 9 February to 6 April 2018 and comprised 9 episodes.[2] Emma Borgès is the central character and the season focuses on her relationship with her boyfriend Yann, as well as themes of cyberbullying and friendship.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
1
1
"Seule au monde (Alone in the world)"
22 min
February9,2018(2018-02-09)
2
2
"Ajouter un ami (Add a friend)"
21 min
February16,2018(2018-02-16)
3
3
"Un plan béton (A solid plan)"
20 min
February23,2018(2018-02-23)
4
4
"Passage à l'acte (From word to deed)"
18 min
March2,2018(2018-03-02)
5
5
"Question de confiance (Matter of trust)"
20 min
March9,2018(2018-03-09)
6
6
"Conséquences (Consequences)"
24 min
March16,2018(2018-03-16)
7
7
"Quel genre de fille es-tu? (What kind of girl are you?)"
21 min
March23,2018(2018-03-23)
8
8
"Girl Power"
20 min
March30,2018(2018-03-30)
9
9
"Tous ensemble (All together)"
20 min
April6,2018(2018-04-06)
Season 2 (2018)
Season 2 aired from 13 April to 22 June 2018 and comprised 13 episodes.[3] Manon Demissy is the central character and the season focuses on her relationship with Charles, a popular boy at school, and themes of sexual abuse.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
10
1
"Laisse Daphné tranquille (Leave Daphné alone)"
20 min
April13,2018(2018-04-13)
11
2
"Et laisse moi aussi (And leave me alone too)"
20 min
April20,2018(2018-04-20)
12
3
"Se repprocher (Moving closer)"
22 min
April27,2018(2018-04-27)
13
4
"Une nuit d'enfer (A hell of a night)"
18 min
April29,2018(2018-04-29)
14
5
"Tu pense qu'à toi (You only think about yourself)"
19 min
May4,2018(2018-05-04)
15
6
"Élément perturbateur (Disruptive element)"
20 min
May11,2018(2018-05-11)
16
7
"Tu jures que tu ne bouge pas (You swear you won't move)"
20 min
May18,2018(2018-05-18)
17
8
"T'es juste trop naïve (You're just too naïve)"
21 min
May25,2018(2018-05-25)
18
9
"Les jours d'après (The days after)"
21 min
June1,2018(2018-06-01)
19
10
"Jamais sortir du lit (Never get out of bed)"
18 min
June3,2018(2018-06-03)
20
11
"Menacée (Threatened)"
18 min
June8,2018(2018-06-08)
21
12
"Psychotage (Psychopath)"
19 min
June15,2018(2018-06-15)
22
13
"À jamais jeunes (Forever young)"
20 min
June22,2018(2018-06-22)
Season 3 (2019)
Season 3 aired from 25 January to 29 March 2019 and comprised 10 episodes.[4] Lucas Lallemant is the central character, and the season deals with his homosexuality, coming out, and his relationship with Eliott, who is later revealed to be suffering from bipolar disorder, another major theme of the season.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
23
1
"Je crois que je suis amoureux... (I think I'm in love...)"
24 min
January25,2019(2019-01-25)
24
2
"La curiosité (Curiosity)"
24 min
February1,2019(2019-02-01)
25
3
"Infiltration"
22 min
February8,2019(2019-02-08)
26
4
"Le garçon qui avait peur du noir (The boy who was afraid of the dark)"
22 min
February15,2019(2019-02-15)
27
5
"Au même moment à l'autre bout de l'univers (At the same time, in another universe)"
24 min
February22,2019(2019-02-22)
28
6
"Insomnie (Insomnia)"
19 min
March1,2019(2019-03-01)
29
7
"Assumer (Assume)"
24 min
March8,2019(2019-03-08)
30
8
"Coup de tête (Impulse)"
24 min
March15,2019(2019-03-15)
31
9
"Les gens sont comme ils sont (People are as they are)"
25 min
March22,2019(2019-03-22)
32
10
"Minute par minute (Minute by minute)"
28 min
March29,2019(2019-03-29)
Season 4 (2019)
Season 4 aired from 5 April to 4 June 2019 and comprised 10 episodes.[5] It centers around Imane Bakhellal and themes of faith and racism. It was reported that Assa Sylla, who played Imane, was the first black Muslim woman to lead a French television series.[6]
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
33
1
"Je te fais confiance (I trust you)"
24 min
April5,2019(2019-04-05)
34
2
"Juste toi et moi (Just you and me)"
20 min
April12,2019(2019-04-12)
35
3
"(presque) parfait ((almost) perfect)"
25 min
April19,2019(2019-04-19)
36
4
"Un peu seule parfois (A little lonely sometimes)"
21 min
April26,2019(2019-04-26)
37
5
"Friendzone"
26 min
May3,2019(2019-05-03)
38
6
"La nature humaine (Human nature)"
21 min
May10,2019(2019-05-10)
39
7
"Mauvaise stratégie (Bad strategy)"
21 min
May17,2019(2019-05-17)
40
8
"Seule (Alone)"
23 min
May24,2019(2019-05-24)
41
9
"Mes looseuses préférées (My favorite losers)"
27 min
May31,2019(2019-05-31)
42
10
"Le jour de l'Aïde (The day of Eid)"
25 min
June4,2019(2019-06-04)
Season 5 (2020)
Season 5 aired from 10 January to 6 March 2020 and comprised 10 episodes.[7] Arthur Broussard is the main character and the series deals with themes of deafness, invisible disability and ableism.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
43
1
"Le début de la fin (The beginning of the end)"
19 min
January10,2020(2020-01-10)
44
2
"En silence (In silence)"
28 min
January17,2020(2020-01-17)
45
3
"Tête de con (Doucheface)"
22 min
January24,2020(2020-01-24)
46
4
"Rien ne change (Nothing changes)"
20 min
January31,2020(2020-01-31)
47
5
"Le temps de s'habituer (Time to get used)"
27 min
February7,2020(2020-02-07)
48
6
"Entre potes (Between friends)"
27 min
February14,2020(2020-02-14)
49
7
"La sourd-Valentin (Deaf Valentine)"
22 min
February15,2020(2020-02-15)
50
8
"Faire un choix (Make a choice)"
26 min
February21,2020(2020-02-21)
51
9
"Rapports de force (Balance of power)"
27 min
February28,2020(2020-02-28)
52
10
"Plus jemais pareil (Never the same again)"
27 min
March6,2020(2020-03-06)
Season 6 (2020)
Season 6 aired from 24 April to 26 June 2020 and comprised 10 episodes.[8] It centers around Lola Lecomte, Daphné's younger sister, and her struggles with addiction and self-destructive behavior. This season is the first of the second generation, as the focus shifts on younger students at Dorian High School.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
53
1
"Presque parfaite (Almost perfect)"
22 min
April24,2020(2020-04-24)
54
2
"La mif (The fam)"
22 min
May1,2020(2020-05-01)
55
3
"L'une pour l'autre (There for each other)"
24 min
May8,2020(2020-05-08)
56
4
"La descente (The descent)"
24 min
May15,2020(2020-05-15)
57
5
"Un, deux, trois (One, two, three)"
23 min
May22,2020(2020-05-22)
58
6
"Un grand vide (A great void)"
20 min
May29,2020(2020-05-29)
59
7
"Mise au point (Focus)"
16 min
June5,2020(2020-06-05)
60
8
"Virage (Turns)"
23 min
June12,2020(2020-06-12)
61
9
"La rechute (The relapse)"
19 min
June19,2020(2020-06-19)
62
10
"L'ombre et la lumière (Shadow and light)"
27 min
June26,2020(2020-06-26)
Season 7 (2021)
Season 7 began on 22 January 2021 and ended on 19 March 2021.[9] Tiffany Prigent is the central character and the season deals with issues of teen pregnancy, as well as pregnancy denial.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
63
1
"Une autre vie (Another life)"
23 min
January22,2021(2021-01-22)
64
2
"Comme avant (Like before)"
22 min
January29,2021(2021-01-29)
65
3
"Au pied du mur (At the foot of the wall)"
30 min
February5,2021(2021-02-05)
66
4
"Page blanche (Blank page)"
27 min
February12,2021(2021-02-12)
67
5
"La famille (Family)"
27 min
February19,2021(2021-02-19)
68
6
"Un lien fort (A strong bond)"
29 min
February26,2021(2021-02-26)
69
7
"La peur au ventre (Fear in the stomach)"
19 min
February28,2021(2021-02-28)
70
8
"Choisir sa vie (Choose your life)"
22 min
March5,2021(2021-03-05)
71
9
"Princesse en détresse (Princess in distress)"
17 min
March12,2021(2021-03-12)
72
10
"Le village (The village)"
25 min
March19,2021(2021-03-19)
Season 8 (2021)
Season 8 began on 7 May 2021 and ended on 9 July 2021. The central character is Bilal Cherif, who struggles with issues of homelessness and food insecurity, while juggling a relationship with Jo Benezra, who has just been diagnosed with HIV.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
73
1
"Sur le fil (On the wire)"
22 min
May7,2021(2021-05-07)
74
2
"Rien d'exceptionnel (Nothing exceptional)"
23 min
May14,2021(2021-05-14)
75
3
"Les apparences (Appearances)"
21 min
May21,2021(2021-05-21)
76
4
"Comme chez vous (Like home)"
21 min
May28,2021(2021-05-28)
77
5
"Jemais sans la MIF (Never without la MIF)"
21 min
June4,2021(2021-06-04)
78
6
"Lâcher prise (Let go)"
21 min
June11,2021(2021-06-11)
79
7
"Sous la carapace (Under the carapace)"
18 min
June18,2021(2021-06-18)
80
8
"Sans Issue (Hopeless)"
25 min
June25,2021(2021-06-25)
81
9
"Le bruit qui court (The rumors)"
18 min
July2,2021(2021-07-02)
82
10
"Horizons"
22 min
July9,2021(2021-07-09)
Season 9 (2022)
Season 9 aired from 14 January 2022 to 18 March 2022, centering around Maya Etienne. Maya and her long-time girlfriend, Lola, break up, causing Maya to reevaluate her life and confront feelings she has buried since the death of her parents when she was young.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
83
1
"Tout va bien (Everything's fine)"
23 min
January14,2022(2022-01-14)
84
2
"Des raisons (Reasons)"
27 min
January21,2022(2022-01-21)
85
3
"Fissure (Crack)"
21 min
January28,2022(2022-01-28)
86
4
"Un pas en avant (One step forward)"
33 min
February4,2022(2022-02-04)
87
5
"La lune est magnifique (The moon is beautiful)"
29 min
February11,2022(2022-02-11)
88
6
"Lola"
25 min
February18,2022(2022-02-18)
89
7
"Dégage (Get out)"
21 min
February25,2022(2022-02-25)
90
8
"L'échappée belle (The great escape)"
21 min
March4,2022(2022-03-04)
91
9
"Le monde s'écroule (The world is falling apart)"
22 min
March11,2022(2022-03-11)
92
10
"Je vous aime (I love you guys)"
22 min
March18,2022(2022-03-18)
Season 10 (2022)
On 19 March 2022, it was confirmed that season 10 will be centered around Anaïs Rocha and the themes of rape and feminism. The season began airing on 13 May 2022 and finished airing on 2 July 2022.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
93
1
"Le retour (The return)"
30 min
May13,2022(2022-05-13)
94
2
"Piégee (Trapped)"
25 min
May20,2022(2022-05-20)
95
3
"Ma faute (My fault)"
18 min
May27,2022(2022-05-27)
96
4
"Punching-ball (Punching bag)"
23 min
June3,2022(2022-06-03)
97
5
"Deuxième round (Second round)"
22 min
June10,2022(2022-06-10)
98
6
"Nos douleurs (Our pains)"
22 min
June12,2022(2022-06-12)
99
7
"Révélation (Revelation)"
21 min
June17,2022(2022-06-17)
100
8
"Warrior"
26 min
June24,2022(2022-06-24)
101
9
"Épreuve finale (Final match)"
22 min
July1,2022(2022-07-01)
102
10
"Promo 2022 (Class of 2022)"
16 min
July2,2022(2022-07-02)
Season 11 (2023)
It was confirmed on 23 February 2023 that Skam France would be returning for an eleventh season, again shifting focus to other students at Dorian High School. The central character is Rym Brahimi, a new student who transfers in the middle of the year, and the topics of her season focus on the French foster system, deliquency, and what it means to belong. The season began airing on 10 March 2023, completing its run on 5 May 2023.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
103
1
"Faux départ (False start)"
18 min
March10,2023(2023-03-10)
104
2
"Pas si seule (Not so alone)"
21 min
March17,2023(2023-03-17)
105
3
"Bad trip"
22 min
March24,2023(2023-03-24)
106
4
"Tout brûler (Burn everything)"
15 min
March25,2023(2023-03-25)
107
5
"Mauvaise (Bad)"
24 min
March31,2023(2023-03-31)
108
6
"Plus la même (Not the same anymore)"
21 min
April7,2023(2023-04-07)
109
7
"Sur le fil (On the wire)"
22 min
April14,2023(2023-04-14)
110
8
"La meilleure solution (The best solution)"
26 min
April21,2023(2023-04-21)
111
9
"A bout de souffle (Breathless)"
17 min
April28,2023(2023-04-28)
112
10
"Préparer la suite (Preparing the future)"
22 min
May5,2023(2023-05-05)
Season 12 (2023)
It was confirmed on 23 February 2023 that Skam France would be returning for a twelfth season, alongside the eleventh season's announcement. The central character will be Maël Le Gall, another student at Dorian High School, and the topics of his season will focus on asexuality and teenage first love, confirmed by France.tvslash on 5 May 2023.[10] The first clip of his season subsequently released on 7 May 2023. It was confirmed in an interview with cast and crew that season 12 would be the last broadcast by France Télévisions and its affiliates. The series finale aired on 7 July 2023.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
113
1
"Le première fois (The first time)"
20 min
May12,2023(2023-05-12)
114
2
"Jamais simple (Never simple)"
21 min
May19,2023(2023-05-19)
115
3
"Garder la face (Save face)"
19 min
May26,2023(2023-05-26)
116
4
"La bonne personne (The right person)"
21 min
June2,2023(2023-06-02)
117
5
"Envie d'avoir envie (Wanting to want to)"
24 min
June9,2023(2023-06-09)
118
6
"Perte d'orientation (Loss of orientation)"
18 min
June12,2023(2023-06-12)
119
7
"Qui tu es (Who are you)"
21 min
June16,2023(2023-06-16)
120
8
"La vie rêvée (The dream life)"
20 min
June23,2023(2023-06-23)
121
9
"Épanoui (Blooming)"
22 min
June30,2023(2023-06-30)
122
10
"Staycations"
27 min
July7,2023(2023-07-07)
Special
A week after the final episode of Skam France aired, France.tvslash released a retrospective looking back on the making and production of seasons 11 and 12. This also showcased cast and crew speaking about how the show has touched them and the audiences the show had reached worldwide.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
123
1
"Saison 11 & 12 - Le Making-of (The Making of Season 11 & 12)"
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