{{short description|French TV drama}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = Political drama | creator = | developer = | writer = Eric Benzekri<br/>Jean-Baptiste Delafon | director = Ziad Doueiri<br>Antoine Chevrollier | creative_director = | starring = Kad Merad<br/>Niels Arestrup<br/>Anna Mouglalis<br/>Hugo Becker<br/>Astrid Whettnall | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = Evgueni & Sacha Galperine | country = France | language = French | num_series = 3 | num_episodes = 24 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = Thomas Bourguignon | editor = Sarah Anderson<br/>Camille Toubkis | location = | cinematography = Tommaso Fiorilli | camera = | runtime = 52-55 minutes | company = Kwaï | channel = Canal+ | first_aired = {{Start date|2016|02|08|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2020|03|02|df=y}} | related = }} '''''{{lang|fr|Baron Noir}}''''' (screened as '''''Republican Gangsters''''' in some markets) is a French political drama television series which premiered on Canal+ on 8 February 2016. The series was developed by {{ill|Eric Benzekri|fr}} and {{ill|Jean-Baptiste Delafon|fr}}.
==Premise== ''Baron Noir'' is the political and judicial saga of Philippe Rickwaert, member of Parliament and mayor of Dunkerque, who is driven by an irrepressible thirst for personal revenge. Between rounds of the presidential election, he sees his future collapse when his mentor, the leftist candidate, sacrifices him to save his campaign. Determined to reinvent his career, Rickwaert uses cunning and connections to win political fights against those who betrayed him, creating a new alliance with the closest adviser of his enemy. Formidable but uncontrollable, conflicted between truth and lies, cultivating friendships in all strata of society (including within the police and organized crime), Philippe Rickwaert's life dissolves into a fascinating organised chaos. Rickwaert takes the fight to his opponents - and to his own demons - at every opportunity.
==Cast==
===Main=== * Kad Merad as Philippe Rickwaert * Niels Arestrup as Francis Laugier (Season 1) * Anna Mouglalis as Amélie Dorendeu * Hugo Becker as Cyril Balsan * Astrid Whettnall as Véronique Bosso * François Morel as Michel Vidal
===Recurring=== * Laurent Spielvogel as Armand Chambolle * Jade Phan-Gia as Françoise Levasseur * Lubna Gourion as Salomé Rickwaert * Scali Delpeyrat as Martin Borde * Philippe Résimont as Daniel Kalhenberg * Eric Caruso as Laurent Mirmont * Erika Sainte as Fanny Alvergne * Maryne Bertieaux as Alison
===Guest=== ;Season 1 * Michel Voïta as Jean-Marc Auzanet * Jean-Pierre Martins as Bruno Rickwaert * Michel Muller as Gérard Balleroy * Mahdi Belemlih as Medhi Fateni * Patrick Rocca as Alain Chistera * Alban Aumard as Sylvain Buisine * Yannick Morzelle as Bruce Rickwaert * Rémy Stiel as Jordan Rickwaert * Marie Lanchas as Elodie Jacquemot * Alain Pointier as Jean-Pierre Barthélémy * Stéphane Ropa as Boris Valentin * Phénix Brossard as Sébastien * Damien Jouillerot as Toph * Alain Pronnier as Eddy * Jean-Erns Marie-Louise as Ménadier * Brigitte Froment as Maryse * Léon Plazol as Théo * Sébastien Beuret as Arthur
;Season 3 * Marie-France Alvarez as Malika
==Episodes== {{Series overview | color1 = #000000 | link1 = #Season 1 (2016) | episodes1 = 8 | start1 = {{Start date|2016|02|08}} | end1 = {{End date|2016|02|29}}
| color2 = #3D9FCD | link2 = #Season 2 (2018) | episodes2 = 8 | start2 = {{Start date|2018|02|22}} | end2 = {{End date|2018|02|12}}
| color3 = #A60000 | link3 = #Season 3 (2020) | episodes3 = 8 | start3 = {{Start date|2020|02|10}} | end3 = {{End date|2020|03|02}} }}
===Season 1 (2016)=== {{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |viewers= |country=France |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Jupiter |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|02|08}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = 1932 |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|02|08}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Solférino |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|02|15}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Bleu |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|02|15}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Grenelle |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|02|22}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Shutdown |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|02|22}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Pianoforte |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|02|29}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Pardon |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|02|29}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} }}
===Season 2 (2018)=== {{Episode table |background=#3D9FCD |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |viewers= |country=France |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Twins |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|01|22}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3D9FCD }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Tourniquet |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|01|22}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3D9FCD }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Haram |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|01|29}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3D9FCD }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Conversion |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|01|29}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3D9FCD }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 13 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Chouquette |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|02|05}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3D9FCD }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 14 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Remontada |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|02|05}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3D9FCD }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 15 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Diprotodon |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|02|12}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3D9FCD }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 16 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Sorpasso |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|02|12}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3D9FCD }} }}
===Season 3 (2020)=== {{Episode table |background=#A60000 |overall= |season= |title= |titleR=<ref name="NE"/> |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="NE">{{cite web |title=Baron Noir – Listings |url=https://next-episode.net/baron-noir/season-3 |website=Next Episode |accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref> |viewers= |country=France |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 17 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Check up |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|10}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 18 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Diaspora |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|10}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 19 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = #MeToo |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|17}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 20 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Inventaire |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|17}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 21 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Satanas |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|24}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 22 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Oui |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|24}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 23 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Brüder |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|03|02}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 24 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Ahou! |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|03|02}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} }}
==Development and production== On 29 February 2016, Eric Benzekri, the writer of the series announced that the season 2 will be shot during the next presidential and it was aired in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europe1.fr/culture/baron-noir-la-saison-2-sera-tournee-au-moment-de-la-presidentielle-2680066|title=Baron Noir : la saison 2 sera tournée "au moment de la présidentielle"|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French}}</ref> Season 3 debuted in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4835480/episodes?season=3|title=IMDb: Baron Noir Episode List|publisher=|accessdate=27 March 2020|language=English}}</ref>
==Reception== The TV Series was very well received by French critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie-19344/critiques/presse/|title=Critiques presse Baron Noir|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French}}</ref> Le Monde, L'Obs, Les Inrockuptibles, Metro International, Paris Match and Télérama gave the first season 4 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seriestv.blog.lemonde.fr/2016/02/05/baron-noir-la-politique-quon-merite/|title=Baron Noir – La politique qu'on mérite|first=Pierre|last=Sérisier|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816045523/http://seriestv.blog.lemonde.fr/2016/02/05/baron-noir-la-politique-quon-merite/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://leplus.nouvelobs.com/contribution/1479448-baron-noir-sur-canal-plus-une-serie-politique-meilleure-que-house-of-cards.html|title="Baron noir" sur Canal Plus : une série politique meilleure que "House of Cards"|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lesinrocks.com/2016/02/02/series/baron-noir-la-premiere-serie-politique-de-canal-11801530/|title=Les Inrocks - "Baron noir", la première série politique de Canal+|first=Olivier|last=Joyard|date=2 February 2016|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metronews.fr/culture/avec-baron-noir-kad-merad-se-lance-en-politique/mpbh!VB8XNBV60LuPs/|title=Avec "Baron Noir", Kad Merad se lance en politique|first=Rania|last=Hoballah|date=8 February 2016|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Medias/Kad-Merad-se-lance-en-politique-dans-Baron-Noir-sur-canal-909889|title="Baron Noir" sur canal+ Kad Merad se lance en politique|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://television.telerama.fr/television/fipa-2016-on-a-vu-baron-noir-la-nouvelle-serie-de-canal,137198.php|title=Fipa 2016 : on a vu “Baron noir”, la nouvelle série de Canal+|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French}}</ref> L'Express and Libération gave 3.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/tele/quatre-raisons-de-regarder-baron-noir-la-nouvelle-serie-de-canal_1761492.html|title=Quatre raisons de regarder "Baron Noir", la nouvelle série de Canal+|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://next.liberation.fr/cinema/2016/02/05/serie-baron-noir-quoi-magouille_1431367|title=Série "Baron noir" : quoi, magouille ?|publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2016|language=French}}</ref>
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Awards ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |- | rowspan=7|2016 | rowspan=7| ACS Award | Best TV Series | Canal+ | {{nom}} |- | Best Writer | Eric Benzekri & Jean-Baptiste Delafon | {{nom}} |- | Best Director | Ziad Doueiri | {{nom}} |- | Best Actor | Niels Arestrup | {{nom}} |- | Best Actor | Kad Merad | {{won}} |- | Best Actress | Anna Mouglalis | {{nom}} |- | Best Production | Kwaï | {{nom}} |- |rowspan=3|2017 | Globes de Cristal Award | Best TV Series | Eric Benzekri & Jean-Baptiste Delafon | {{nom}} |- | Trophées du Film Français | Best Writer-Producer | Thomas Bourguignon, Eric Benzekri & Jean-Baptiste Delafon | {{won}} |- | 45th International Emmy Awards | Best Actor | Kad Merad | {{nom}} |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://baronnoir.canalplus.fr/}} * {{IMDb title|id=tt4835480|title=Baron noir}}
Category:2010s French drama television series Category:2020s French drama television series Category:2016 French television series debuts Category:French political drama television series Category:Serial drama television series Category:French-language television shows Category:Television shows set in France Category:Canal+ original programming Category:Television series by StudioCanal