Series synopsis
Guyane is a French action & adventure drama television series that premiered on Canal+ on January 23, 2017. It ended on October 15, 2018. It was created by Fabien Nury. It stars Flora Bonfanti, Issaka Sawadogo, Anne Suarez and Mathieu Spinosi.
Vincent, a 20-year old geology student from Paris, goes to French Guyana to do an internship at a gold mining company. Taken under the wing of local gold lord Antoine Serra, Vincent quickly falls into the much more lucrative and dangerous world of gold trafficking. From Serra, who acts like a father to him, Vincent learns everything there is to know about the business. Newcomers aren't welcome - Louis, Serra's right hand, makes it clear that he does not trust him. Vincent and Serra start buildin ...
Premise
Vincent, a 20-year old geology student from Paris, goes to French Guyana to do an internship at a gold mining company. Taken under the wing of local gold lord Antoine Serra, Vincent quickly falls into the much more lucrative and dangerous world of gold trafficking. From Serra, who acts like a father to him, Vincent learns everything there is to know about the business. Newcomers aren't welcome - Louis, Serra's right hand, makes it clear that he does not trust him. Vincent and Serra start building a camp to explore a gold mine, but tensions rise to a full-fledged war between them and their Brazilian competitors. And things get even more complicated when Vincent discovers that the mythical Sarah Bernhard mine is not a legend. The Guyanese jungle is a world where businessmen, gangsters, geologists and soldiers collide, and men kill and are killed for a few grams of the precious metal.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Flora Bonfanti as Anita
- Issaka Sawadogo as Louis
- Anne Suarez as Nathalie
- Mathieu Spinosi as Vincent
- Olivier Rabourdin as Antoine Serra
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | January 23, 2017 | February 13, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 8 | September 24, 2018 | October 15, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Terre Inconnue Vincent, a 20-year old geology student from Paris, goes to French Guyana to do an internship at a gold mining company. Taken under the wing of local gold lord Antoine Serra, Vincent quickly falls into the much more lucrative – and more dangerous – world of gold trafficking. |
January 23, 2017 |
| 2 |
Saint Elias Stuck in Saint Elias, a remote village reachable only by dugout canoe, Vincent feels isolated and cut out of the adventure. Serra keeps him reeled in by telling him about a local legend: a mythic gold mine called Sarah Bernhardt. Vincent tries to convince Louis they need his “engineering” expertise, but Serra's right-hand-man would rather get rid of the young Parisian for good. He rebels and violence breaks out all round. Clara Quintero, a Brazilian crime lord and Serra's biggest rival, is looking to take over their budding camp by force. |
January 23, 2017 |
| 3 |
Garimpeiro Vincent, Serra, Louis and the gold miners arrive at the camp. The prospectors doggedly dig through the mud, but only find a smattering of gold nuggets. When the gold vein doesn't immediately pan out, things get tense between Louis and Vincent. The engineer is troubled by the management's violent practices in the camp, but doesn't intervene. Back in Saint Elias, Nathalie is under high pressure. She treats Anita after she's roughed up by Silva, one of Clara Quintero's minions. She also has to keep a close eye on Serra's daughter Laetitia, who hitchhiked in from Cayenne and is trying to seduce Claudio, one of Serra's men. Nathalie is also in charge of getting the acai production operation up and running. Back at the camp, a tragic accident unfolds... and Vincent feels responsible. |
January 30, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 24, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 24, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 1, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Canal+ |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 23, 2017 |
| Last aired | October 15, 2018 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:55:00 |