The Eddy


The Eddy is a French–American musical drama web television miniseries, set in Paris. The first two episodes are directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Jack Thorne. Original music is written by Glen Ballard and Randy Kerber. The series consists of dialogue mainly in French and English, with Arabic and Polish also featured. The miniseries consists of eight episodes and was released on Netflix on May 8, 2020.

Cast

Main

Production

In September 2017, Netflix announced it had ordered eight episodes of the series, with Jack Thorne as principal writer. Damien Chazelle was to direct the first two episodes, and Glen Ballard and Randy Kerber would compose the series's original music. The episodes would include dialog in English, French and Arabic. In November 2018, it was announced Atlantique Productions would produce the series. In February 2019, Tahar Rahim joined the cast and Houda Benyamina was linked to the show as a director. In April 2019, André Holland and Joanna Kulig joined the cast; and in May, Amandla Stenberg joined the cast. In September 2019, Melissa George was cast in a recurring role.

Release

The Eddy was released on Netflix on May 8, 2020.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the miniseries holds an approval rating of 67% based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 6.93/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Viewers willing to slow down the tempo and groove with The Eddy moody atmosphere will find much to enjoy, even when the plot hits familiar beats." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".