Les Lyonesse (Cash Queens): Naidra Ayadi, Rebecca Marder, Taya Deslaurieux, Pascal Arbillot. (CR: Netflix)
[Story updated on January 8th] After quietly being in production earlier this year, on Monday Netflix announced one of its main French offerings for winter 2026: the heist drama. Cash Queens (Les Lyonesse)What is this about? Where was it produced? And is there any well-known talent on the team for the show? All the answers (that we know of) are below,
The platform announced that the 8-episode drama, which was expected this year, will now premiere globally 5 February 2026The official trailer has been released,
Cash Queens guest stars and creator Jonathan Cohen. (CR: Netflix)
What is cash queens About this?
The logline is as follows:
Five women join forces to get out of a sticky situation by robbing a bank disguised as men. A shot of adrenaline and 36,280 euros later, the amateur thieves are forced to start over. It wasn’t long ago that the politicians, police and gangsters were in the thick of it, with hardly anyone imagining that behind this gang of mercenaries was a group of ordinary women… and thus Cash Queens was born.
The “men in disguise” aspect was hidden from the reported pitch, which was announced in September 2024.
who is the team behind cash queens,
Two staff writers on family business (which ended after three seasons) are behind the show: olivier rosemberg And Karin Prevot. He also wrote all the episodes in the 8-episode first season, with Rosemberg behind the lens, along with Mahlot Molaret. alumni current family business Co-producers and directors transitioning to new projects for Netflix Igor Gottesmanwho was behind last summer young millionaire, jonathan cohen is the creator of cash queens Through his company Les Films Entre Deux et Quatre, and is expected to guest star on the show François Damiens,
Rising actress in the cast of the show rebecca marder ,the crime is mine) is part of an all-female gang zoey marshal (Seen in the Netflix movie all time high/nouveau wealth, as Stephanie Tappy in the Netflix miniseries TappyAlso the daughter of Netflix’s main talent olivier marshall, Ty Deslauriers, Nidra Ayadi ,Ossekin), And Pascal Arbillot (seen in lost pill Trilogy and french lover on Netflix).
The cast has been rounded out Sami Outalbali, Jeremy Lahuerte, Steve Tiencheau and the show’s co-creator himself, olivier rosemberg,
The main quintet of “Cash Queens”. CR: Netflix.
where was cash queens shot?
The drama is shot on location where the series takes place, primarily in the southeast of France and Paris, between late 2024 and early 2025. Pickup shoots also took place on a virtual soundstage.
Here are additional photos for the upcoming show.
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