# All the Way Up (2020)

> Three childhood friends from the French suburbs see their bond fracture when one rapper is suddenly validated by a music star.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/76966

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 27
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: drama, music
- Created by: Franck Gastambide, Giulio Callegari, Xavier Lacaille
- Network: Canal+
- Cast: Laetitia Kerfa, Hatik, Saïdou Camara, Brahim Bouhlel, Sabrina Ouazani, Moussa Mansaly, Fatoumata Kaba, Saïd Taghmaoui
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11537880/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: gritty, propulsive, tense, sincere

## Synopsis

All the Way Up (2020-2025) is a French serialized music drama created by Franck Gastambide, Giulio Callegari and Xavier Lacaille for Canal+. Its story follows a talented young rapper whose life changes overnight when a established star validates him, and his two childhood friends are pulled into the orbit of that new alliance. Characters include Sara, also known as L'Alpha, played by Laetitia Kerfa, Clément Sabayo, known as Apash, played by Hatik, and William, played by Saïdou Camara. What begins as an alliance soon becomes a dangerous rivalry, and each season is built from studio sessions, label negotiations, street loyalties and the money that tests old friendships. The engine is ambition colliding with loyalty, as characters chase recognition while the cost of success grows. Spanning three seasons across roughly twenty-seven episodes, it is one continuing story rather than a case-of-the-week format. Its tone is gritty and propulsive, with moments of warmth in the friendships at its core. Fans of Empire, Snowfall and Ballers will find resonance in its portrait of urban ambition, music industry power and loyalty under pressure.

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