Parlement (TV series)

Parlement is a comedy television series about the inner workings of the European Parliament. It was created by, co-produced in France, Belgium and Germany, and first broadcast in April 2020 on france.tv, the VOD platform of France Télévisions. The show is simultaneously performed in French, English and German.

The series recounts the adventures and misadventures of Samy Kantor, a young French parliamentary assistant, who arrives for his first day in Brussels just after the Brexit referendum. Samy is completely inexperienced, but somehow finds himself responsible for getting an amendment on shark finning passed by the European Parliament. His task is not helped by the fact that his boss, the MEP Michel Specklin, is both incompetent and indifferent. Samy is obliged to learn quickly how to make the right alliances.

Seasons
The first season was broadcast in Germany on One in September 2020.

The second season was filmed between July and September 2021 and broadcast online in France from May 2022 and online in Germany from October 2022 as well as on One in October and November 2022.

The third season was filmed in autumn 2022, partially in Berlaymont, the Commission headquarters.

On February 27, 2024, France TV announced that Parlement would return for a fourth, and final, season. A release date was not given.

Cast
Source: Allocine


 * as Samy
 * Liz Kingsman as Rose
 * Philippe Duquesne as Michel
 * William Nadylam as Eamon
 * Christiane Paul as Ingeborg
 * Lucas Englander as Torsten
 * Jane Turner as Sharon
 * Niccolo Senni as Guido
 * Carole Weyers as Janet