Happily Married (TV series)

Happily Married (French: C'est comme ça que je t'aime) is a Canadian crime comedy-drama series, which premiered on Ici TOU.TV in 2020.[1] An "“almost true” story of the Sainte-Foy killers of the 1970s".[2]

Plot

Set in Quebec City in the 1970s, the series centres on the Delisles and the Paquettes, two married couples in suburban Sainte-Foy who deal with problems in their marriages by embarking on a crime spree while their children are away at summer camp.[3] Both couples become murderers.[4]

"Unable to deal with their problems, they become the most infamous criminals in the history of organized crime in Quebec City."[5]

Production

The series stars François Létourneau and Marilyn Castonguay as Gaétan and Huguette Delisle, and Patrice Robitaille and Karine Gonthier-Hyndman as Serge and Micheline Paquette. Supporting cast members include Sophie Desmarais, Rémi-Pierre Paquin, Jean-François Provençal, René Richard Cyr, Patrick Drolet, Chantal Fontaine, Mani Soleymanlou, Mathieu Gosselin and Jocelyne Zucco.

Distribution

The series premiered at Berlinale[6] and streamed on Ici TOU.TV in March 2020,[1] and was broadcast by Ici Radio-Canada Télé in the fall.[7] A subtitled version was distributed on CBC Gem for English-language viewers under the Happily Married title,[8] and the series was picked up for distribution in France on the streaming service Salto, as one of its first international acquisitions.[3]

A second season was announced in early 2021.[9][10] The first season was directed by Jean-François Rivard, who will co-direct the second season with Robin Aubert.[11]

Awards

The series won 10 Prix Gémeaux in 2020, including the award for Best Dramatic Series.[12]

In 2021 the show won the Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content at the Banff World Media Festival.[13]

References
  1. Marc-André Lemieux, "C’est comme ça que je t’aime : une touche bien personnelle". Le Journal de Montréal, March 8, 2020.
  2. "True romance".
  3. Scott Roxborough, "French Streamer Salto Picks Up Dark Quebec Comedy ‘Happily Married’". The Hollywood Reporter, June 15, 2020.
  4. "C'est Comme Ça Que Je T'aime".
  5. "CBC Gem".
  6. "De Sainte-Foy à la capitale allemande".
  7. "Une deuxième saison confirmée pour C’est comme ça que je t’aime". Ici Radio-Canada, January 19, 2021.
  8. "Entertainment: Radio-Canada original crime drama C’est comme ça que je t’aime (Happily Married) makes English-Canada debut September 16th". The Suburban, September 16, 2020.
  9. "Sainte-Foy, un an plus tard". 7 August 2021.
  10. Marc-André Lemieux, "C’est comme ça que je t’aime: la suite sera tournée cet été". Le Journal de Montréal, January 19, 2021.
  11. Marie-Lise Rousseau, "Robin Aubert coréalisera la saison 2 de «C’est comme ça que je t’aime»". Métro, June 7, 2021.
  12. Marie-Lise Rousseau, "Prix Gémeaux 2020: «C’est comme ça que je t’aime» triomphe". Métro, September 20, 2020.
  13. Amber Dowling, "BANFF ’21: Happily Married wins top Canadian prize at Rockie Awards". Playback, June 15, 2021.
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