Family Business – Picture: Netflix
Netflix has found its biggest French show to date, Family Business, which is the first title from France to reach three seasons.
Produced by Les Films Du Kiosque, the film follows failed entrepreneur Joseph, who finds out cannabis is on the cusp of being legalized in the country and soon gets to work on his big-brain business idea.
Season 1 was released on Netflix in June 2019 and was then renewed for season 2 the following month. Season 2 was released on September 11th, 2020, and has now been renewed again a month later, on October 2nd, 2020. Each season has consisted of 6 episodes.
The show has performed well in several regions, including Belgium, Switzerland, and, of course, France. As of the time of publishing, the TV series was still ranked second on the TV rankings, which is an impressive feat for any series, let alone nearly a month after its launch.
Shortly before the renewal, Gérard Darmon, who plays Gérard Hazan in the series, expressed his interest in returning for the series:
“If there is a season 3, I would obviously be available. […] that would be great. It would come first.”
The announcement of the third season came via a Tweet from the regional account for Netflix France.
As we mentioned, it’s the most successful French series to date in terms of the outright number of seasons. The Hook Up Plan and Marseille also have two seasons apiece with the former still waiting for its future to be known and the latter canceled a number of years ago.
Other French Originals that have been renewed for new seasons include Mortel and Into the Night, which will both return for second seasons in 2021.
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