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After a long relationship with Netflix, French comedy superstar Danny Boon announces his new project for the platform: his first TV series. Here’s what has been revealed about the project.
As revealed by French local media last night la voix du nordAnd this was soon confirmed with a press release and a short instagram videos By Boon himself, French comedy legend danny boon Set to return to Netflix in 2027 with 6-episode project johnny kitten (a play on words between Johnny B Goode And the language of Northern France is for young people, Danny Boon has used it extensively in his projects).
The project was teased to be in 2025, like in the writing stage, but it’s now It has been revealed that the comedy will also pay extensive tribute to the famous French rock star Johnny Hallyday. 2027 will mark a decade since his death, and there’s a biopic Work is being expedited for a late 2027 release.
Boone will play Rudy, the leader of a biker gang based in northern France called the Kitten Bikers, a kind-hearted biker “who is willing to do anything to protect his biker gang and the memory of Johnny Hallyday”. Logline, obtained by allocinExpands:
“When his biker gang is threatened by the construction of a casino in the small northern town of Tartingham, Rudy decides to fight to save his territory in a way that unites his two passions. With his best friend Teddy and his daughter Gabrielle, he starts a rock’n’roll battle to honor the boss’s memory (Editor’s note: “Le Toulier” in French, referring to Hallyday and Bruce Springsteen. No).”
Shooting is scheduled for next April in northern France and Belgium. danny boon Wrote all 6 episodes, created the series, and is set to direct all of them. Additional cast members have yet to be announced. Boone was a friend of Johnny Hallyday and considered him for several of his film projects before his death. Although no additional details have been revealed, it would not be a stretch to assume that the series will make extensive use of Hallyday’s catalog and music.
On the Netflix front, global customers know danny boon from myself appearances in both murder mystery movies together Adam Sandler And Jennifer Aniston; He also wrote and directed the stage 8 Rue de l’Humanite In 2021. The film was seen as a major achievement for the stage, as Boon is still a bankable name for film in France; His films based on characters and culture of Northern France, welcome to sticks (2003) and La Chatite Family (2018) shattered French box-office records, along with other major career achievements. The north of France is also seen as a bountiful area for Netflix shoots; there is comedy here too Recallcreated by François Uzan, was shot. That show should premiere in the next few months.
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