Virage is a Canadian television sports drama anthology series, which premiered in 2021 on Noovo. [1] Each season focuses on a professional athlete who is at a major crossroads in life.
The first season, premiering September 15, 2021, stars Charlotte Aubin as Frédérique Lessard, an Olympic medalist speed skater who is retiring from competitive sport and trying to figure out her next act in life, [2] The supporting cast includes Émile Schneider, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Sylvain Marcel, Juliette Gosselin, Anglesh Major, Mani Soleymanlou, Sandrine Bisson, Fanny Mallette and Audrey Roger. [3]
The season was directed by Catherine Therrien, and written by Kim Lévesque-Lizotte, Marie-Hélène Lebeau-Taschereau and Louis Morissette. [3]
The second season, which premiered January 10, 2023, as Virage: double faute, stars Éric Bruneau as Charles Rivard, a tennis player in the twilight of his career who is drawn into a narcotics addiction in his desperate efforts to make one last return to form so that he can end his career in glory. [4] Its supporting cast includes Morissette, Sylvie Léonard, Karl Farah, Lamia Benhacine and Magalie Rioux.
The season was written by Bruneau, Lévesque-Lizotte, Lebeau-Taschereau and Morissette, and directed by Rafaël Ouellet. [5]
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, byname "Le Chef", was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, populist, anti-communist, anti-unionist and fervent Catholic, Duplessis and his party, the Union Nationale, dominated provincial politics from the 1920s to the 1950s. With a total of 18 years and 82 days in office, he remains the longest-serving premier in Quebec history.
Noovo is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The network has five owned-and-operated and three affiliated stations throughout Quebec. It can also be seen over-the-air in some bordering markets in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick, and in some other parts of Canada on cable television or direct broadcast satellite.
Pierre Bourgault was a politician and essayist, as well as an actor and journalist, from Quebec, Canada. He is most famous as a public speaker who advocated sovereignty for Quebec from Canada.
Occupation Double is a Canadian French language reality show which first aired in 2003. It is broadcast on V, following a decade during which it was broadcast on TVA. As of 2023, the hosts of the show are former contestant Frédéric Robichaud and partner, singer Alicia Moffet. The show was previously hosted by Jay Du Temple.
La Voix is a francophone Canadian reality talent show as part of the international television series franchise The Voice, based on the original Dutch version of the program created by John de Mol Jr.. The series is part of The Voice franchise and is based on a similar competition format in The Netherlands entitled The Voice of Holland. The series is structured into three phases: blind auditions, battles, and live performance shows. In 2016, La Voix also launched a separate series for younger contestants called La Voix Junior.
The Time Thief is a 2021 Canadian period drama and fantasy film directed by Francis Leclerc, based on the 2009 story by Fred Pellerin of the same name. It stars Jade Charbonneau, Marc Messier, Céline Bonnier, Guillaume Cyr, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Pier-Luc Funk, Sonia Cordeau, and Geneviève Schmidt. The film was theatrically released by Les Films Séville on November 19, 2021.
Big Brother Célébrités is the Quebec celebrity version of the international reality show Big Brother. It premiered on January 10, 2021 on Noovo. Produced by Banijay and Groupe Entourage, it is hosted by singer Marie-Mai Bouchard.
The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2021. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Crème de menthe is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Jean-Marc E. Roy and Philippe David Gagné and released in 2017. The film stars Charlotte Aubin as Renée, a young woman who has been left with the responsibility of cleaning out her hoarder father's apartment after his death. Its cast also includes Macha Limonchik and Fred-Éric Salvail.
Qui sait chanter? is a Canadian French-language television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean program I Can See Your Voice, in the province of Quebec. It premiered on Noovo on 13 September 2021, and has aired for two seasons.
Way Over Me is a Canadian television drama series, which premiered May 7, 2021 on Crave and Super Écran. Created by Sophie Lorain and Alexis Durand-Brault, it is the first French-language series ever to be marketed as a Crave original production.
Pillow Talk is a Canadian TV series, which premiered on Crave on February 10, 2022. A sketch comedy series about adult relationships, the series centres on four couples and a pair of platonic roommates, each exploring comedic interpersonal situations through conversations taking place almost entirely in their bedrooms. Despite being set in bedrooms, however, the conversations are not necessarily always sexual in nature, but simply reflect the fact that couples often discuss or argue about almost any aspect of their lives in that part of their home.
The first season of the Canadian French-language television mystery music game show Qui sait chanter? premiered on Noovo on 13 September 2021.
The second season of Big Brother Célébrités premiered on 9 January 2022 on Noovo. Singer Marie-Mai Bouchard returned to host. Following the success of the first season, Noovo announced plans for a second season in July 2021.
A Revision is a Canadian drama film, directed by Catherine Therrien and released in 2021. The film stars Patrice Robitaille as Étienne Brasseur, a philosophy professor who undergoes a crisis of faith after interacting with Nacira Abdeli, a Muslim student who debates and challenges his values.
The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2023. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
The second season of the Canadian French-language television mystery music game show Qui sait chanter? premiered on Noovo on 19 September 2022, following a Wild West special that aired on 12 September 2022.
Éric Bruneau is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his regular supporting role as Liam Bouchard in the television series Coroner, and his starring role as Charles Rivard in the television series Virage: Double faute.
Testament is a 2023 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Denys Arcand. The film stars Rémy Girard as Jean-Michel Bouchard, a retired archivist in his 70s living in a retirement home, who is initially angered when a group of protestors arrive to demand that the facility remove an art installation that has been deemed insulting to First Nations, only to find new love and a new zest for life in the experience.