Fugueuse Explained

Genre:	Drama
Creator:	Michelle Allen
Director:	Eric Tessier
Country:	Canada
Language:	French
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	20
Runtime:	42 minutes
Company:	Encore Television
Network:	TVA

Fugueuse (Runaway in English) is a French-Canadian television drama series which premiered on January 8, 2018, on TVA.^[1] The series stars Ludivine Reding as Fanny Couture, a teenage girl from a middle-class family, who is methodically manipulated into a world of prostitution by a network of human traffickers.^[2] The plot continues four years later in Season 2, which premiered on January 6, 2020.

Cast

• Ludivine Reding: Fanny Couture
• Lynda Johnson: Mylene Couture, Fanny's mother
• Claude Legault: Laurent Couture, Fanny's father
• Jean-François Ruel: Damien Stone/Antoine Tremblay
• Danielle Proulx: Manon, Fanny's grandma
• Kimberly Laferrière: Natacha
• Laurence Latreille: Ariane Béliveau-Leduc
• Camille Felton: Jessica Rivet-De Souza
• Amadou Madani Tall: Fred
• Iannicko N'Doua-Légaré: Carlo Stevenson
• Geneviève Rochette: Sylvie Béliveau, Ariane's mother
• Stéphane Crête: Ariane's father
• Charlotte Aubin: Peggy, Ariane's stepmother
• Miryam 'Mimo' Magri: Michelle Garcia

Production staff

• Series created by Michelle Allen
• Directed by Eric Tessier
• Music by Christian Clermont
• Produced by François Rozon and Vincent Gagné
• A Encore Television production
• Original network: TVA

Awards

• Prix Gémeaux 2018 :
  • Best actor in a supporting role : Claude Legault^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FUGUEUSE - Piégée par amour - Dès le 8 janvier, 21 h. Groupe TVA. December 13, 2017. July 31, 2019.
2. Web site: 15 Quebec French-language TV series you should consider watching. Faguy. Steve. Montreal Gazette. January 25, 2019. July 29, 2019.
3. Web site: Gémeaux: il ne manquait que "Fugueuse". 2018-09-16. Le Soleil. 2019-07-31.