Jo (TV series) explained

Alt Name:Le Grand
Genre:Mystery
Police procedural
Thriller
Theme Music Composer:Matei Bratescot (France & Belgium)
Opentheme:Light Up (France & Belgium)
Composer:Thomas Hass Christensen
Country:France
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Executive Producer:René Balcer
Producer:Klaus Zimmermann
Olivier Bibas
Alfred Lot
Editor:Stratos Gabrielidis
Joel Jacovella
Diane Logan
Patrick Zouzout
Location:Paris
Cinematography:Jørgen Johansson
Tommaso Fiorilli
Jean-Max Bernard
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:45–47 minutes
Company:Atlantique Productions
Stromboli Pictures
The Mattawin Company
Channel:Fox Crime (Italy)
La Une (Belgium)
TF1 (France)
Sat.1 (Germany)
ORF (Austria)
RTS (Switzerland)
2BE (Belgium)

Jo (previously known by the working title Le Grand) is an English-language French police procedural television series created by Canadian-American screenwriter René Balcer of Law & Order fame with French writing team Franck Ollivier and Malina Detcheva, known for the miniseries Lost Signs, and variously directed by Charlotte Sieling (The Killing), Kristoffer Nyholm (Taboo, The Vanishing), Sheree Folkson (Another Life), Stefan Schwartz (The Americans). It is co-produced by the French Atlantique Productions and the Belgian Stromboli Pictures companies in association with broadcast partners TF1, RTBF, Sat.1, ORF and RTS.

The series, shot entirely in Paris, is centered on Jo Saint-Clair, a cop played by French star Jean Reno in his first lead TV role. Along with his team, Jo attempts to solve murders taking place around some of the French capital's most famous locations.

Jo premiered in Italy on Fox Crime on January 17, 2013 where it was a ratings success, garnering twice the number of viewers as Borgia, and has since been broadcast in several other European countries and across Latin America and southern Africa, with its debut in an English-speaking country set for May 19 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Among the partner channels, it premiered in Belgium on La Une on April 18, 2013 and a week later in France on TF1. A second season was initially expected with the first having been a ratings success and Jean Reno having signed for two seasons from the get-go,[1] however it was later announced in early June 2013 that TF1 had cancelled the show.[2]

Plot

Commander Jo Saint-Clair, a veteran of Paris' homicide bureau, is experienced in solving the most mysterious murders. As brilliant as he is fearsome, Saint-Clair has the intelligence of serial killers, allowing him to solve a series a crimes plaguing the French capital's most iconic sights: the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Catacombs, the Place Vendôme. In his private life, Saint-Clair also has known his share of problems. With the help of his confidant Karyn, an unorthodox nun working in the city's problem areas, he will try to reconnect with his estranged daughter Adèle.

Cast

Notable guest stars

Production

Conception

Jo is one of several ambitious new shows commissioned by French channel TF1, along with Falco, No Limit and the English-language series Crossing Lines and Taxi Brooklyn that showcase the channel's desire to become a bigger player in the international market[3] and a change in French channels' conception of TV shows.[4] As such, production company Atlantique Productions already has considerable experience with such efforts, having been behind the English-language Borgia for Canal+ and for M6. The show was announced on March 28, 2012 under the title Le Grand (a nickname for Jean Reno's character)[5] and was presented in more detail in the first few days of April at the MIPTV Media Market where it was sold on the strength of star Jean Reno and showrunner René Balcer's names.[6]

Balcer had previously co-created the French cop show Mission Protection Rapprochée for TF1 in the late nineties and had participated in the development of Paris enquêtes criminelles, the French adaptation of his . He co-produces the show through his The Mattawin Company.

Format

Producer Klaus Zimmermann described the show as a cop show where every episode is a "mini The Da Vinci Code".[7] Jo's personal journey has a series-long arc, but each episode is centered on one case, linked to an iconic location of Paris. The city is considered by the creators like its own character, with director Charlotte Sieling stating "the main character is the cop and the second character is Paris". To make the show more appealing to international buyers, the typical episode lasts about 45 minutes, like American network "hour-long" dramas rather than French ones which last about 50 minutes.

Casting

Jo represents Jean Reno's first regular role in a TV series and his first role in a series overall since an episode of the anthology series Série Noire in 1985. He was attached to the project from the beginning, when his character was known as Joachim Legrand, and the series was sold in part of the strength of his name. While he's been regularly offered parts in TV shows, he accepted this one due to its international scope and the fact it would be shot in English, but also stated that he didn't see himself doing the show many years as it wasn't "[his] thing". While the 63-year-old actor has played many cops throughout his career, he differentiated this one by his softer side and his relationship with his daughter.[8] Reno also provided his voice for the show's French dub, as he usually does.

Canadian actress Jill Hennessy was named the second regular as shooting began, playing a nun who is a close friend of Reno's character,[9] making it her fourth lead role in a TV show. Hennessy appreciated that the show had "aspects of great television police drama but then it adds all these other mystical elements and personal elements as well" and felt that the show was hard to "put in a box".

British actor Tom Austen first heard of the project through his agent a month before filming, but at the time his part was meant for a 40-year-old actor[10] of Middle-Eastern origin. Attracted by the idea of shooting in Paris with actors he admires, the 24-year-old was however able to get a meeting with director Charlotte Sieling, whose work on The Bridge was also among the reasons the project interested him, and along with her he managed to convince the producers that he was right for the part and began his gun training a few days later.[11] Jo is Austen's second regular role in a television series after the short-lived Beaver Falls.

Apart from Reno, most of the main actors are native English speakers, all playing French characters. Actor David Coburn was brought in as a vocal coach to ensure all the actors spoke with the same General American accent, apart from Jean Reno whose accent was considered part of his charm and appeal.

Filming

Production began on the Île de la Cité at 4a.m. on July 16, 2012 and lasted for 88 days[12] in Paris and its suburbs until November 8,[13] making it the first English-language show to be shot entirely in the French capital. Four directors each helmed two of the season's eight episodes. These include Danish filmmakers Charlotte Sieling and Kristoffer Nyholm (both known for their work on The Killing) as well as Stephan Schwartz and Sheree Folkson. Sieling was responsible for the show's look, having directed the pilot episode, and was particularly enthusiastic about the project stating the show would be something that had not been seen before, a hybrid of Scandinavian, French and English series, comparing it to the ever-changing patterns of a kaleidoscope. She brought in her usual cinematographer Jørgen Johansson for her episodes, while Nyholm and Folkson's episodes were handled by French cinematographer Tommaso Fiorilli, who's worked on several TV shows before, including Spiral, and Schwartz's by Jean-Max Bernard. The production designer for the season was Ambre Sansonetti, who's had considerable experience on police procedurals having held the same position on the TV show Braquo as well as the films 36 Quai des Orfèvres and MR 73.

The show was produced to be carbon neutral. Each episode was shot in about ten days, mostly in exteriors[14] and budgeted at 2 million euros (or 16 million for the entire season), with TF1 contributing 900,000 per episode (or 7,200,000 overall). This represents twice the French average but is in line with other similar efforts such as Borgia or . The show required the hiring of 85 technicians and 160 thespians, the construction of 32 sets per episode in Saint-Ouen, the renting of 51 vehicles and the cooking of 10,000 meals.

Post-production

Editors for the show include Stratos Gabrielidis for the Charlotte Sieling episodes, Joel Jacovella for the Kristoffer Nyholm episodes and Patrick Zouzout for the Stephan Schwartz episodes, all of whom have worked on several episodes of XIII: The Series. The Sheree Folkson episodes were edited by Diane Logan.

The show's score was composed by Thomas Hass Christensen, another collaborator of Sieling's.

Reception

Critical response

Response to the show in France and Belgium was overwhelmingly negative. In Télérama, Samuel Douhaire found that the famous locations of Paris showcased in every episode were used very badly, that the cops looked like caricatures from American shows and that the series' worst aspect is its cliché-ridden exploration of Jo's private life.[15] In the Belgian Le Vif, Guy Verstraeten was also turned off by the clichéd nature of the show, stating that the creators couldn't be bothered to create a single original thing.[16] Writing for Le Nouvel Observateur, Mathieu Cantorné labeled the show as "unoriginal and conformist" but did concede that the atmosphere "could be somewhat appealing".[17] Negative views also came from the website Onirik[18] and the Belgian newspaper L'Avenir.[19] Many outlets also singled out the poor quality of the French dub.

Positive opinions came from the tabloid Closer, which found the series to be a good mix between a French and American show; Le Parisien, which considered the show efficient and praised the actors; and Télé Loisirs, which was impressed with the directing.[20]

International reception was equally mixed. In the Irish Independent, John Boland was baffled by the use of English, felt that the Paris locales brought nothing and wrote that the show "ends up like a diluted hybrid of Criminal Minds, Leverage, NCIS and any or all of the CSI spin-offs".[21] Gabriel Tate called it a "truly scattershot affair" in Time Out, with Jean Reno its sole saving grace, and awarded it two out of five stars.[22] Eurodrama called it "A visually arresting series with a tightly controlled central performance from Jean Reno, [that] takes us on a whistle-stop tour of Paris' most sensational locations, and its most depraved, but never shifts its focus from the story of a man who will always be enslaved by anguish.".[23] ZombieHamster said: "There's plenty to enjoy within the eight episodes. Joe is wonderfully engrossing and thrilling with lavish set pieces, and is carried by a marvelous central performance by Reno who is at his surly and cantankerous best."[24] Munya Vomo in the South African Independent Online labeled the series as "definitely something to look forward to".[25]

Ratings

Jo episode rankings in the Belgian television market
EpisodeTimeslotRankShareViewers
1Thursday 8:14 p.m.
  1. 2
19.1%319,300[26]
2Thursday 9:05 p.m.
  1. 2
16%267,800
3Thursday 8:14 p.m.
  1. 1
23%353,600[27]
4Thursday 9:06 p.m.
  1. 2
19.5%302,200
5Thursday 8:20 p.m.
  1. 2
17.2%280,600[28]
6Thursday 9:10 p.m.
  1. 2
15.6%260,900
7Thursday 8:17 p.m.
  1. 2
18.8%310,800[29]
8Thursday 9:08 p.m.
  1. 2
16.1%278,000
Season 1 Average18.2%296,650
Jo episode rankings in the French television market
EpisodeTimeslotRankShareViewers
1Thursday 8:50 p.m.
  1. 1
30.3%7,472,000[30]
2Thursday 9:40 p.m.
  1. 1
27.8%6,400,000
3Thursday 8:50 p.m.
  1. 1
23.8%6,224,000[31]
4Thursday 9:40 p.m.
  1. 1
23.9%5,600,000
5Thursday 8:50 p.m.
  1. 1
22.5%5,568,000[32]
6Thursday 9:40 p.m.
  1. 1
23%5,200,000
7Thursday 8:50 p.m.
  1. 1
22.1%5,793,000[33]
8Thursday 9:40 p.m.
  1. 1
22.4%5,300,000
Season 1 Average24.5%5,944,625
Jo episode rankings in the Austrian television market
EpisodeTimeslotShareViewers
1Wednesday 10:00 p.m.12%223,000[34]
2Wednesday 10:48 p.m.13%169,000
3Wednesday 10:00 p.m.10%184,000
4Wednesday 10:00 p.m.
5Wednesday 10:00 p.m.9%153,000
6Wednesday 10:00 p.m.
7Wednesday 10:00 p.m.
8Wednesday 10:00 p.m.
Season 1 Average
Jo episode rankings in the German television market
EpisodeTimeslotShareViewers
1/2Thursday 10:15 p.m.10.4%1,740,000[35]
3Thursday 10:15 p.m.9.2%1,880,000[36]
4Thursday 10:15 p.m.10.7%1,780,000[37]
5Thursday 10:15 p.m.8.9%1,750,000[38]
6Thursday 10:15 p.m.
7Thursday 10:15 p.m.
8Thursday 10:15 p.m.
Season 1 Average

Broadcast history

Atlantique Productions entered in negotiations with the American Ion Television network at the MIPTV Media Market for what would be Ion's first original series. The agreement was finalized on July 19, 2012, the details of which include Ion paying 4 million dollars to license the 8 episodes and having English title, budget and final cut approval, among other things. Ion, however, never paid Atlantique what it was owed, citing their dissatisfaction with Jean Reno's accent and other creative concerns, further claiming in September that they had never entered in an agreement with Atlantique. As such, Atlantique filed a lawsuit against Ion for 4 million dollars in direct damages on October 9, 2012 in a California federal court.[39]

The German ProSiebenSat.1 Media group and Italian RAI acquired the free-TV rights for the show on September 10[40] and September 25, 2012[41] respectively, prior to its presentation at the Mipcom in early October with Sat.1 additionally becoming a broadcast partner.

Jo premiered in Italy on Fox Crime on January 17, 2013 and completed its run in 8 weeks at a pace of one episode per week on Thursdays. It was later shown in Poland on Fox starting January 25, Spanish-speaking Latin American countries on FX from March 4 onwards, in Spain on Fox three days later and Brazil on FX starting March 10. In Belgium La Une started showing the series on April 18, 2013, and RTS Un in Switzerland the next day, where it completed its run in four weeks at a pace of two episodes per night. It began broadcasting a week later in France on TF1 at the same pace, also on Thursdays in prime time. Oddly, TF1 only showed the program dubbed in French, not giving the option to see the episodes in English as they do for their American shows. Following this, the show started airing in Portugal on Fox on May 6, before having its premiere in an English-speaking country, debuting in the United Kingdom and Ireland May 19 on Fox. RTL Klub started programming Jo two days later in Hungary and by May 27 it was showing in the African countries covered by Fox. More than a month later, the series had its German-language premiere, airing on its Austrian and German broadcast partners, ORF eins and Sat.1, starting July 3 and 4 respectively, with the first two episodes shown on the same night, but following episodes were shown at a one-per-week pace.

Broadcast rights for the show have so far been sold to 140 countries.

Overview

CountryNetwork(s)Series premiereTimeslot
January 17, 2013 Thursdays at 9:00pm
January 25, 2013 Fridays at 10:00pm
February 27, 2013 Wednesdays at 9:30pm
March 4, 2013 Mondays at 10:00pm
March 4, 2013 Mondays at 10:30pm
March 7, 2013 Thursdays at 10:20pm
March 10, 2013 Sundays at 11:00pm
April 18, 2013 Thursdays at 8:14pm/9:05pm
April 19, 2013 Fridays at 10:55pm/11:40pm
April 25, 2013 Thursdays at 8:50pm/9:40pm
May 6, 2013 Mondays at 11:05pm
May 19, 2013 Sundays at 9:00pm
May 21, 2013 Tuesdays at 9:25pm
July 30, 2013 Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:35pm
May 27, 2013 Mondays at 8:15pm
July 3, 2013 Wednesdays at 10:00pm
July 4, 2013 Thursdays at 10:15pm
and post-Soviet states (except the Baltic states)August 20, 2013 Monday-Thursday at 00:30 am
Fox October 7, 2013 Mondays at 10:00pm
October 16, 2013 Wednesdays at 8:30pm/9:25
October 22, 2013 Tuesdays at 11:00pm
April 28, 2014 Mondays at 20:30
October 1, 2014 Wednesdays at 8:12pm

Episode order and alternate versions

Confusingly, the Fox International Channels in Africa, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom as well as RTL Klub in Hungary on one hand and La Une, RTS Un, TF1, ORF eins and Sat.1 in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany on the other have aired or plan to air the episodes of the series in two different orders, reflected in the following chart. According to Balcer, the Fox International Channels version and air order was the intended "official version", while the other version represented TF1's unilateral decision to re-edit the show as they felt it was too dark – changing the music, color and pacing. For example, according to Balcer, in addition to changing the theme music and the score, TF1 also changed source music – in the official version, the opening of Notre Dame featured an organist playing Mozart's Requiem on a digital organ, setting up the tone and the theme of the series as it relates to Jo Saint-Clair, but TFI changed this music to a lighter maudlin piano piece.

In addition, the orders also feature vastly different edits. In addition to the opening credits and music being changed, the Franco-Belgian-Swiss versions have several scenes cut or replaced, music tracks changed and different color grading. According to Balcer, scenes which had been cut from the official version because of poor performances or directing (for example, in Pigalle, the interview with a witness on the Eiffel tower and a search of the victim's apartment) were put back in by TF1. Again, according to Balcer, the TF1 changes created an imbalance between the procedural and personal scenes and wreaked havoc on the actors' performance. Balcer has disowned the TF1 version, which has not surprisingly been met with largely negative reviews.

EpisodeFox International/Hungarian orderAustrian/Belgian/French/German/Swiss order
Notre-Dame11
Pigalle24
Concorde32
Invalides43
Place Vendôme55
Le Marais66
Opera77
Catacombs88

Cancellation

TF1 announced the show's cancellation on June 7, 2013, shortly before filming on the second season was scheduled to begin, citing disappointing ratings and prohibitive costs. A few days later, co-creator René Balcer reacted to the news at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, expressed hope that the series might still continue due to its international success and blamed TF1 and the changes they made to the show for its reception in France and wherever the TF1 version was shown. He pointed out that the official original version had met with greater success wherever it played.[42]

Part of the show was financed through a deal with US-based Ion TV. Jo was allegedly going to be Ion's first foray into an original TV series, but things went awry, either because the network got cold feet or there was a terrible misunderstanding. When pressed for payment, Ion TV purportedly cited creative concerns, such as the "intelligibility" of Jean Reno's accent. Atlantique Productions now claims $4 million transatlantic breach-of-contract lawsuit in direct damages, plus alleges it has been further harmed by the "loss of value to the Series in the marketplace," since losing an American network distributor allegedly adversely affects the license fees that the producers can get in other territories. The producers also say that have been scrambling to find funding so it can meet contractual delivery obligations to other licensees. The loss of this American distributor led to the cancellation of the show.[43]

Episodes

The first four episodes of the series have so far been presented in two different orders depending on which country it has aired (see above). They are presented here in the official order they first premiered in, on Fox Crime in Italy, and are shown in most countries. Belgium and France airdates are also shown as the two countries co-produced the show.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byItalian air dateBelgian air dateFrench air dateViewers/Share (Belgium)Viewers/Share (France)

Home video release

TF1 Video released the complete series on DVD on June 5, 2013. The eight episodes are spread over two discs, only available in dubbed French and the release is devoid of any special features.[44] The original English sound track will be legally available on August 5, 2013, when UK distributor Arrow Films is set to release the Fox edits on DVD, also spread over two discs.[45] Ten days later, the series will have its Blu-ray debut in Germany through StudioCanal, under the title The Cop: Crime Scene Paris.[46] Both the original English and the dubbed German will be included in this release, which is spread across two discs, while the DVD version is spread across three.[47]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Jean Reno (Jo) : " Tout le monde est inquiet " . Claire . Varin . April 25, 2013 . Toute La Télé . French . Jean Reno (Jo): " Everyone is worried ".
  2. News: Jean Reno's Detective Series 'Jo' Canceled . Rhonda . Richford . June 7, 2013 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. News: Jean Reno, héros d'une série policière sur TF1 . Patrice . Le Nen . March 30, 2012 . Télé-Loisirs . French . Jean Reno, cop show hero on TF1.
  4. News: Luc Besson embauche Vincent Elbaz pour sa série sur TF1 . Patrice . Le Nen . April 6, 2012 . Télé-Loisirs . French . Luc Besson hires Vincent Elbaz for his TF1 TV show.
  5. News: French Actor Jean Reno Heads to TV in Paris-based Cop Drama 'Le Grand' . Rebecca . Leffler . March 28, 2012 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. News: Retour sur le MIP TV 2012 . April 6, 2012 . . French . Looking back on the 2012 MIP TV.
  7. News: Jean Reno vous livre tous les secrets de Jo ! . Emmanuel . Breton . May 2, 2013 . . Jean Reno tells you all the secrets of Jo! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130507145349/http://videos.tf1.fr/jo/jean-reno-vous-livre-tous-les-secrets-de-jo-7940204.html . May 7, 2013 . mdy-all .
  8. News: MIPTV 2012: Jean Reno Stars Opposite Paris, France in New English-Language TV Series 'Le Grand' . Rebecca . Leffler . April 3, 2012 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. News: Jill Hennessy rejoint Jean Reno dans "Le Grand" pour TF1 . Marine . Perot . July 16, 2012 . . French . Jill Hennessy joins Jean Reno in "Le Grand" for TF1.
  10. News: "Jo" : l'interview de Tom Austen, le partenaire de Jean Reno . Thomas . Destouches . May 2, 2013 . . French . "Jo": Interview of Tom Austen, Jean Reno's partner.
  11. News: Tom Austen (Jo) : " Tourner dans les catacombes était effrayant ! " . Claire . Varin . May 2, 2013 . Toute La Télé . French . Tom Austen (Jo): " Shooting in the catacombs was scary! ".
  12. News: Jo, première fiction internationale neutre en carbone . Alexis . Albinet . April 29, 2013 . BioAddict . French . Jo, first carbon-neutral international series.
  13. News: Jean Reno, flic multilingue pour TF1 . August 11, 2012 . . French . Jean Reno, multilingual cop for TF1.
  14. News: Jo : Jean Reno, un flic à Paris . Élisabeth . Perrin . April 25, 2013 . . French . Jo: Jean Reno, a cop in Paris.
  15. News: Jo . Samuel . Douhaire . April 20, 2013 . . French . Jo.
  16. News: Jo, la nouvelle série de TF1 avec Jean Reno . Guy . Verstraeten . April 12, 2013 . Le Vif . French . Jo, TF1's new series with Jean Reno.
  17. News: Jo, avec Jean Reno : une série conformiste et sans originalité . Mathieu . Cantorné . April 24, 2013 . . French . Jo, with Jean Reno: a conformist and unoriginal series.
  18. News: Jo, Episode 1: Avis . April 29, 2013 . Onirik . French . Jo, Episode 1: Opinion.
  19. News: Jo, entre Lescaut et Derrick . April 18, 2013 . L'Avenir . French . Jo, between Lescaut and Derrick.
  20. News: Jo : Qu'en pense la presse ? . April 25, 2013 . . French . Jo: What does the press think?.
  21. News: A crime drama set in Paris? Yet there's still nothing to see here! . John . Boland . May 25, 2013 . Irish Independent.
  22. News: Jo . Gabriel . Tate . May 12, 2013 . Time Out.
  23. News: Euro but not trash.
  24. News: Jo Season One 2013.
  25. News: Streets of Paris offer crime time viewing . Munya . Vomo . June 3, 2013 . Independent Online.
  26. News: Audiences – Jeudi 18 avril 2013 . April 19, 2013 . Tuner.be . French . Viewership – Thursday, April 18, 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130615180741/http://www.tuner.be/2013/04/audiences-jeudi-19-avril-2013/ . June 15, 2013 . mdy-all .
  27. News: Audiences – Jeudi 25 avril 2013 . April 26, 2013 . Tuner.be . French . Viewership – Thursday, April 25, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140411133103/http://www.tuner.be/2013/04/audiences-jeudi-25-avril-2013/ . April 11, 2014 . mdy-all .
  28. News: Audiences – Jeudi 02 mai 2013 . May 3, 2013 . Tuner.be . French . Viewership – Thursday, May 2, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912132834/http://www.tuner.be/2013/05/audiences-jeudi-02-mai-2013/ . September 12, 2014 . mdy-all .
  29. News: Audiences – Mercredi 08 et jeudi 09 mai 2013 . May 13, 2013 . Tuner.be . French . Viewership – Wednesday, May 8 and Thursday, May 9, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927002309/http://www.tuner.be/2013/05/audiences-mercredi-08-et-jeudi-09-mai-2013/ . September 27, 2013 . mdy-all .
  30. News: Jo : 7.5 millions de Français pour le lancement de la série sur TF1 . Tony . Cotte . April 26, 2013 . Toute La Télé . French . Jo: 7,5 million French viewers for the launch of TF1's show.
  31. News: Jo : Jean Reno fidélise 6 millions de téléspectateurs . Tony . Cotte . May 3, 2013 . Toute La Télé . French . Jo: Jean Reno retains 6 million viewers.
  32. News: Jo : Jean Reno, un timide guide touristique . Tony . Cotte . May 10, 2013 . Toute La Télé . French . Jo: Jean Reno, a shy tourist guide.
  33. News: Moins de 6 millions de téléspectateurs pour Jo sur TF1 . Tony . Cotte . May 17, 2013 . Toute La Télé . French . Less than 6 million viewers for Jo on TF1.
  34. News: Mittwoch 03.07.13 . July 4, 2013 . Medienforschung ORF . German . Wednesday 03.07.13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151125091159/http://mediaresearch.orf.at/index2.htm?fernsehen%2Ffernsehen_teletext.htm . November 25, 2015 . mdy-all .
  35. News: "The Cop" legt ordentlichen Start hin . Kevin . Kyburz . July 5, 2013 . Quoten Meter . German . "The Cop" puts down decent start.
  36. News: "The Cop" legt bei den Umworbenen zu . Sidney . Schering . July 12, 2013 . Quoten Meter . German.
  37. News: Primetime-Check: Donnerstag, 18. Juli 2013 . Kevin . Kyburz . July 19, 2013 . Quoten Meter . German . Primetime-Check: Thursday, July 18, 2013.
  38. News: Primetime-Check: Donnerstag, 25. Juli 2013 . Kevin . Kyburz . July 26, 2013 . Quoten Meter . German . Primetime-Check: Thursday, July 25, 2013.
  39. News: Ion TV Sued for $4 Million Over Jean Reno Cop Drama 'Le Grand' . Eriq . Gardner . October 12, 2012 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  40. News: Thriller Series 'Jo' Starring Jean Reno Snapped Up by German Broadcaster . Scott . Roxborough . September 10, 2012 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  41. News: Italy's RAI Takes Jean Reno Cop Series 'Jo' . Scott . Roxborough . September 25, 2012 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  42. News: La série Jo, avec Jean Reno, pourrait continuer . Alain . Carrazé . June 11, 2013 . Télé 2 Semaines . French . The show Jo, with Jean Reno, might continue.
  43. Web site: Ion TV Sued for $4 Million over Jean Reno Cop Drama 'Le Grand'. The Hollywood Reporter. October 12, 2012.
  44. News: Jo arrive chez vous . Alexandre . Lemos . June 7, 2013 . DVD Séries . French . Jo arrives in your home.
  45. News: Jo [DVD] ]. Amazon UK.
  46. News: The Cop – Crime Scene Paris/Staffel 1 [Blu-ray] ]. . German . Jo/Season 1 [Blu-ray].
  47. News: The Cop – Crime Scene Paris, Die komplette 1. Staffel [3 DVDs] ]. . German . Jo, the complete first season [3 DVDs].