TV series

Chef d'orchestre

2025 · 1 season

A gentle, wry look at creative block and heartbreak, carried by quiet humour and a melancholic ache.

Overview: A musician serving others for 20 years, Joseph Marchand dreams of a first solo album. Unfortunately, he is paralyzed by a heartache that prevents him from composing. Supported by his young and ambitious agent, Ariane, who has temporarily become his roommate, he will try to go through the five stages of grief in order to achieve his goals.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, satirical and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, art, identity, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
art
identity
isolation
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild