Summary
Mira is an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as “Irma Vep” in a remake of the French silent film classic, “Les Vampires.” Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, Mira struggles as the distinctions between herself and the character she plays begin to blur and merge.
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- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+27)
Critics 90Audiences 63GoodWatch 77
Reach
Streams in 114 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+104
First aired
2022
June 6, 2022
Ended 2022
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchSpanishMade in
France
United States
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
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Viewing guide
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24 of 42 · most episodes first
Alicia VikanderMira Harberg · 8 episodes
Vincent MacaigneRené Vidal · 8 episodes
Lars EidingerGottfried · 8 episodes
Devon RossRegina · 8 episodes
Nora HamzawiCarla · 8 episodes
Jeanne BalibarZoe · 8 episodes
Adria ArjonaLaurie · 8 episodes
Byron BowersHerman · 8 episodes
Vincent LacosteEdmond Lagrange · 8 episodes
Alex DescasGregory Desormeaux · 8 episodes
Fala ChenCynthia Keng · 8 episodes
Hippolyte GirardotRobert Danjou · 8 episodes
Antoine ReinartzJeremie · 8 episodes
Tom SturridgeEamonn · 8 episodes
Carrie BrownsteinZelda · 8 episodes
Kristen StewartLianna · 8 episodes
Panayotis Pascot8 episodes
Angelin PreljocajChoreographer · 4 episodes
Dominique ReymondTherapist · 3 episodes
Pascal GreggoryGautier de la Parcheminerie · 3 episodes
Alexandre SteigerJules / Mazamette · 3 episodes
Sigrid BouazizSéverine · 2 episodes
Clément BressonDrug Dealer · 2 episodes
Calypso ValoisEdmond's Girlfriend · 2 episodes
Directing · 3
- Olivier Assayas Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- Dominique Delany First Assistant Director
- Christelle Meaux Script Supervisor
Production · 19
- Alicia Vikander Executive Producer
- Sam Levinson Executive Producer
- Ashley Levinson Executive Producer
- Hallie Sekoff Executive Producer
- Kevin Turen Executive Producer
- Ravi Nandan Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Yorick Le Saux Director of Photography
- Denis Lenoir Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- François Gédigier Editor
Sound · 8
- Thurston Moore Original Music Composer
- Olivier Touche Sound
- Nicolas Moreau Sound
- Olivier Goinard Sound
- Daniel Sobrino Sound
- Nicolas Cantin Sound
Art · 1
- François-Renaud Labarthe Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Jürgen Doering Costume Design
- Jane Milon Hairstylist
- Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen Key Makeup Artist
- Morgane Bernhard Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Loïc Bouladjat Rigging Gaffer
Other crew · 7
- Jonathan Martins Foley Recordist
- Angelin Preljocaj Choreographer
- Nicolas Ghesquière Costume Designer
- Paul Jousselin Foley Recordist
- Maxime Roy Foley Recordist
- Thibaut Macquart Foley Recordist
Tropes
Irma Vep episodes
1 season · 8 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 The Severed Head, 7.1
- S1 E2 The Ring That Kills, 7.1
- S1 E3 Dead Man's Escape, 7.3
- S1 E4 The Poisoner, 7.2
- S1 E5 Hypnotic Eyes, 7.2
- S1 E6 The Thunder Master, 7.3
- S1 E7 The Spectre, 7.6
- S1 E8 The Terrible Wedding, 7.3
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