The first episode of the French political television thriller Le Bureau des Legendes (The Bureau) will be screened at French Cultural Centre L’Espace, 24 TrangTien street, at 6pm on January 30.
Le Bureau des Legendes (The Bureau) is a French television blockbuster. (Photo courtesy of L’Espace)
Hanoi (VNA) - The first episode of the French political televisionthriller Le Bureau des Legendes (The Bureau) will be screened at FrenchCultural Centre L’Espace, 24 TrangTien street, at 6pm on January 30.
It will also be screened at BHD Bitexco and Nest by AIA, Bitexco in HCM City onFebruary 1.
The series revolves around the lives of agents of DGSE (GeneralDirectorate of External Security), France’s principal external securityservice.
The Bureau features intelligence officer Guillaume Debailly, codenamed“Malotru”, who returns to Paris after staying undercover in Damascus for sixyears. He faces the challenge of reconnecting with his daughter, ex-wife,colleagues and even his old self. But his return to “normal life” provesdifficult, especially when he discovers that Nadia, his love interest inDamascus, is also in Paris.
Originally aired in France on April 27, 2015, the thriller was introduced inthe United States and Canada on iTunes on June 1, 2016, under thecategory of new international “Episodic Cinema”. It quickly reached the TopFive. In the United Kingdom, the series was released exclusively on AmazonPrime on June 17, 2016.
The first season received positive reviews in both France and other countriesand won several awards. The second season too had been universally acclaimedand was regarded by some as the best television series ever produced in France.The show was renewed for a third season and it began airing in France on May22, 2017. Shooting for the fourth season was scheduled to begin inSeptember 2017.
According to a representative at L’Espace, The Bureau is a blockbuster TVseries and a typical example of innovation in French film production. Notably,its script follows the format of American action films.
After the screening, the audience will have a chance to talk to one of itsexecutive producers, Alex Berger, who will reveal the backstage stories andtalk about the necessary skills for writing television scripts.-VNA
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Le Bureau des Legendes (The Bureau) is a French television blockbuster. (Photo courtesy of L’Espace) 
