# Marseille (2016)

> When the longtime mayor of Marseille prepares to hand power to his protégé, a ruthless fight for control of the city erupts.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/57828

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 16
- Episode runtime: 55 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, crime
- Created by: Florent-Emilio Siri, Dan Franck
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Valentine Lescure, Carolina Jurczak, Guillaume Arnault, Gérard Depardieu, Stéphane Caillard, Benoît Magimel, Géraldine Pailhas, Nadia Farès
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4003966/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, cynical, soapy, dark, menacing

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with the first season rated more favorably than the second.

## Synopsis

Marseille (2016-2018) is a French Netflix political crime drama created by Florent-Emilio Siri and Dan Franck. Its story follows longtime mayor Robert Taro (Gérard Depardieu) as he prepares to hand the reins of the city to his protégé, and the succession turns into a bitter struggle that pulls in his family and close allies. Stéphane Caillard plays Julia Taro, Géraldine Pailhas plays Rachel Taro, and Benoît Magimel plays Lucas Barres, whose ambitions collide with the older man's. Each season is a serialized two-season arc of backroom deals, rivalries, and shifting loyalties as the mayoral race tightens across the port city's neighborhoods, factions, and campaign offices. The engine is the desire for control of a major Mediterranean city, with every alliance fragile and every concession a potential betrayal. The tone is tense, cynical, and soapy, with a dark, sun-bleached atmosphere and a steady undercurrent of menace. Fans of House of Cards, Baron Noir and Gomorrah will find resonance in its portrait of power politics, personal rivalry, and the cost of ambition. Its two seasons unfold as one continuing contest, giving the drama a clear sense of momentum and escalating stakes across sixteen episodes.

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