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Family Business - Season 2

Series: Family Business

4.6

(71)

Episodes

Rating

TV14

Year

2021

About

In this French drama, mother and daughter Astrid (Catherine Marchal, 36th Precinct) and Audrey (Ophélia Kolb, Call My Agent!) are family law attorneys at the same firm. Along with their partner, Sofia (Charlotte des Georges, The Accident), they argue custody battles, divorce proceedings, neglect cases, and even murder charges.

Their personal lives can be as challenging as their legal cases. Audrey contends with the fallout on her marriage from her flirtation with a handsome prosecutor, while also struggling professionally after the birth of her third child. Astrid is horrified when her affair with criminal lawyer Rotivel is made public, and their relationship gets all the more complicated when the two must work together for the first time. And as Sofia fights with her ex over custody of their daughter, she finds herself growing closer and closer to a new lawyer at the firm.

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Episodes

1. Tom

45m

When 15-year-old Tom and his younger sister are brought to the police after spending a night on the street, they ask to sue their parents for neglect. Twenty-first century divorce, or a case of irresponsible parents? Either way things are not so simple for a very pregnant Audrey Lartigues, who-between a jealous husband and a persistent prosecutor-is facing a big decision.

2. Émilie

45m

The world comes crashing down around teacher Emilie when photos of her in explicit sexual positions appear on social networks and on all her students' phones. Astrid reassures her that revenge porn is a serious crime punishable by law, but finding the culprit and dealing with the consequences are much more complicated. Meanwhile, Audrey gives birth, but where is the father?

3. Nathalie

45m

Nathalie causes a stir when she announces to her ex-husband and adult children that she is getting remarried… to Reem, a Syrian doctor and mother of two. Will Astrid find a way to defuse the major conflicts that it creates?

4. Federico

45m

Federico's life is turned upside down when a woman he spent a single night with six years ago files a paternity suit against him. Sofia takes up his cause… much to the consternation of Astrid, who has another surprise in store when Rotivel makes their relationship public. Back at work, Audrey is having a hard time readjusting, while Paul shows little affection for their newborn at home.

5. Antoine

45m

After Diane returns from a trip abroad with her autistic son, she is remanded into custody, accused by her ex-husband of taking their son out of the country without permission. As the parents fight, Astrid does everything in her power to protect the boy. Horrified to discover that Paul knows about her relationship with Eric Leroy, Audrey arranges for a DNA test to prove that Nathan is his son.

6. Emma

45m

For the past three months, Emma and her father have been living in a van. To keep her father from losing shared custody of her, Emma has been lying to her mother, her friends, even Sofia-which makes it difficult for Sofia to come up with a convincing argument against the mother's demand for sole custody. Meanwhile, Audrey has to deal with Paul's vengeance and Leroy's refusal to accept defeat.

7. Marianne

45m

Astrid's doctor, Marianne, has been battling her husband's stubborn refusal to grant her a divorce. The situation grows more perplexing when suddenly Marianne asks Astrid to stop the proceedings. Astrid tries to make Marianne see that she is a controlled woman. Having finally found a way to pressure her husband to accept shared custody of their daughter, Sofia asks Kechiouche to negotiate for her.

8. Audrey

45m

Accused of murdering her husband, Marianne refuses to put up a defense, to the distress of Astrid and criminal lawyer Rotivel, who are working together for the first time. When Sofia's ex is arrested for fraud, she obtains custody of her daughter and has to rely on Kechiouche to get into the girl's good graces. Fed up with Paul's cold hostility, Audrey is ready to make an irreversible decision.

Reviews

"Whippy meringue of a French drama."

Radio Times

Extended Details

SubtitlesFrench
SeriesFamily Business

Closed CaptionsNo

Artists

Julien ZidiDirector

Stéphane MalhuretDirector

Pascal FontanilleProducer

Emmanuelle Rey-MagnanProducer

Catherine MarchalActor

Charlotte Des GeorgesActor

Ophélia KolbActor

Clémentine JustineActor