Series synopsis
Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone, also known as ORELSAN : Montre jamais ça à personne is a French documentary television series that premiered on Prime Video on October 15, 2021. It ended on October 13, 2022. It was created by Clément Cotentin, Christophe Offenstein. It stars Orelsan, Skread, Gringe and Clément Cotentin.
In the early 2000s, Aurelien Cotentin is a young middle-class man from Caen with an uncertain future. When he gets into rap music with his friends, he's really starting from the bottom. Yet, through hardships, controversies and constantly being filmed by his admiring little brother, Aurelien becomes Orelsan, one of the most popular French artists of his generation, changing the rap genre forever.
Premise
In the early 2000s, Aurelien Cotentin is a young middle-class man from Caen with an uncertain future. When he gets into rap music with his friends, he's really starting from the bottom. Yet, through hardships, controversies and constantly being filmed by his admiring little brother, Aurelien becomes Orelsan, one of the most popular French artists of his generation, changing the rap genre forever.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Orelsan as Self
- Skread as Self
- Gringe as Self
- Clément Cotentin as Self
- Ablaye as Self
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | October 15, 2021 | October 15, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 4 | October 13, 2022 | October 13, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The future belongs to those who get up when I go to bed Orelsan is a figure of the French music. But 20 years ago, in Caen, he did not consider making rap his profession. Singing about the boredom of the middle class in the provinces, that doesn't exist! The only ones who believe in it are his friends Skread, Ablaye, Gringe and especially his little brother, Clément. Camera in hand, the latter films him tirelessly. |
October 15, 2021 |
| 2 |
If you want to make a movie you just need something that make movie 2006. Orelsan is a rapper from the provinces. To release his first album, he has to manage alone. The arrival of MySpace is a godsend. But he still had to find a record company. With his friends, always followed by the camera of his brother Clément, they launch a challenge: to make a video clip themselves, in Caen, and to make it broadcast on TV. |
October 15, 2021 |
| 3 |
What I tell in my songs are clichés, it's not the truth 2008. Orelsan is now writing an album. But none of his tracks are radio-compatible. There is only one solution: to go and find his public by performing on stage. Orel and his friends, always followed by the camera of Clément, his little brother, manage to set up a tour. While everything is going well, a song of Orel resurfaces and launches a huge controversy. |
October 15, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 13, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 13, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 13, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 15, 2021 |
| Last aired | October 13, 2022 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | ended |