Osmosis (TV series) explained

Creator:Audrey Fouché
Composer:HiTnRuN
Country:France
Language:French
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
Camera:Single-camera
Editor:Sarah Anderson
Runtime:32-48 minutes
Company:CAPA Drama
Network:Netflix

Osmosis is a French science fiction television series created by Audrey Fouché. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on 29 March 2019 on Netflix. The series stars Hugo Becker, Agathe Bonitzer, Stéphane Pitti, Gaël Kamilindi, Suzanne Rault-Balet, Luna Silva, Manoel Dupont and Yuming Hey.

On 17 January 2020, Netflix cancelled the series after one season.

Synopsis

Set in near-future Paris, the science-fiction drama sees a new dating app called Osmosis that can decode true love, digging deep into its users' brain data to find a perfect match. But is there a price to pay when letting an algorithm decide whom you will love, using technology that can access the innermost recesses of your mind and your best-kept secrets?

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Production

Development

On 11 May 2017, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes.[3] The series is created by Audrey Fouché, who is credited as an executive producer. Osmosis is based on an idea from a former project of the same title created by Louis Chiche, William Chiche and Gabriel Chiche and produced by Telfrance and Arte in 2015.[4] [5] In February 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on 29 March 2019.[6] [7] The production company reportedly spent a budget of 8 million euros for the first season, with each episode costing €1 million.[8] On 1 April 2019, it was confirmed that Audrey Fouché departed the series as a showrunner after the first season.[9] On 17 January 2020, Netflix cancelled the series after one season.[10]

Casting

In August 2018, it was announced that Hugo Becker, Agathe Bonitzer, Stephane Pitti, Gael Kamilindi and Suzanne Rault-Balet had been cast in the series.[11] In February 2019, it was announced that Luna Silva, Manoel Dupont and Yuming Hey were added to the cast.[12]

Filming

Principal photography for the first season took place on location in Paris in 2018.[13]

Release

On 28 February 2019, the official trailer for the series was released.[14]

Premiere

On 24 March 2019, the series held its official premiere with the screening of the first two episodes at the Series Mania International Festival in Lille, France.[15] [16]

Reception

The first season received positive reviews upon its release. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 6/10 based on 5 reviews.[17]

Noah Berlatsky from The Verge mentioned in a positive review of the first two episodes of the series, that "Technology in Osmosis doesn't create a dystopia or a utopia in itself. It's just a tool, and different people project different dreams and fears onto it, for better and worse" and that this "level of nuance and awareness makes Osmosis start out thoughtful and refreshing."[18] Greg Wheeler from The Review Geek recommended the first season in their review of the series by stating that "Osmosis is a really thrilling sci-fi trip, one asking some big questions around love and relationships while delivering a well written story full of twists and turns along the way."[19]

Devin Townsend from The Breeze complimented the first season in his review by adding that the series is "thought-provoking and edges on the air of irony. It relies on the audience's knowledge of the challenging world of dating and how cynical the human race is becoming with their choice of an "other half"."[20] In a positive review of the series, Jon O'Brien from i-D wrote that, "Osmosis delivers a more optimistic proclamation. Humankind and machines can in fact live in relative harmony, and without the fear of murderous robot dogs, head-exploding video games or hashtag-powered genocides. And should disaster strike, it's more likely to be us pesky humans to blame."[21]

Emma Stefansky from Thrillist praised the series, stating that "Osmosis joins the ranks of shows like the German time-travel thriller Dark, the Danish zombie eco-pocalypse The Rain, and the South Korean medieval drama Kingdom, creating a subgenre within Netflix of remarkably good foreign-language genre television" and further adding that it "is the kind of show you can just sit and absorb."[22] Laurie Clarke of Techworld gave the series a positive recommendation saying that its "handling of a technologically entwined future is much more subtle than the at-times hamfisted approach of Black Mirror and it breathes some much-needed humanity back into tech-centric fictions."[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berlatsky . Noah . Netflix's Osmosis is like a Black Mirror episode that doesn't hate technology . The Verge . 12 October 2019 . 26 March 2019 . 10 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610215441/https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/26/18281474/netflix-osmosis-review-french-black-mirror-nanotechnology-romance . live .
  2. Web site: Osmosis - World Premiere. Series Mania. March 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190325092221/https://seriesmania.com/en/program-guide/film/osmosis. March 25, 2019. dead.
  3. Web site: Netflix Falls For 'Osmosis'; Sci-Fi Series Is Service's 2nd French Original. Nancy. Tartaglione. May 11, 2017. Deadline. January 20, 2019. 21 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190121010846/https://deadline.com/2017/05/netflix-osmosis-french-original-series-1202089565/. live.
  4. Web site: Netflix Commissions Sci-Fi 'Osmosis' as Second French Original Series. Robert. Mitchell. May 11, 2017. Variety. January 20, 2019. 3 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003003453/http://variety.com/2017/tv/global/netflix-commissions-sci-fi-osmosis-as-second-french-original-series-1202423239/. live.
  5. Web site: Tartaglione . Nancy . Netflix Sets Julian Fellowes-Penned Soccer Drama, German Event Series 'The Wave' & More . . March 9, 2019 . April 18, 2018 . 29 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190329002546/https://deadline.com/2018/04/netflix-julian-fellowes-soccer-drama-the-wave-german-event-series-new-projects-1202366801/ . live .
  6. Web site: Osmosis. Netflix Media Center. February 5, 2019. 6 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006212555/https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/144334. live.
  7. Web site: Netflix Originals Coming to Netflix in March 2019. What's On Netflix. February 18, 2019. February 19, 2019. 20 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190220062854/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/netflix-originals-coming-to-netflix-in-march-2019/. live.
  8. Web site: Osmosis: the new French series on Netflix mixes love and technology. Grumiaux. Grumiaux. Clubic. fr. March 28, 2019. March 29, 2019. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328232502/https://www.clubic.com/series-tv-streaming/actualite-852900-osmosis-serie-francaise-netflix-amour-technologie.html. live.
  9. Web site: Netflix Lays Out French Originals Strategy, Including Hookups With Local Industry. Keslassy. Elsa. Variety. April 1, 2019. April 1, 2019. 1 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401161450/https://variety.com/2019/film/global/netflix-france-originals-strategy-collaborations-local-industry-1203177200/. live.
  10. Web site: fr. Netflix confie une série sur le milieu du stand up à Fanny Herrero, la créatrice de " Dix pour cent ". 20 Minutes. January 17, 2020. 29 April 2020. 17 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200117222455/https://www.20minutes.fr/arts-stars/serie/2697683-20200117-netflix-fanny-herrero-creatrice-dix-cent-va-creer-serie-milieu-stand-up. live.
  11. Web site: Beaudonnet. Laure. Osmosis (Netflix): intrigues, casting, release date ... All the information about season 1. fr. Télé Loisirs. August 6, 2018. January 21, 2019. 21 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190121064115/https://www.programme-tv.net/news/evenement/netflix-series-films-et-documentaires-sur-netflix/212237-osmosis-netflix-intrigues-casting-date-de-sortie-toutes-les-infos-sur-la-saison-1/. live.
  12. Web site: Tonnage. Ronan. Discover the first images of "Osmosis", the next French series of Netflix. fr. Le Parisien. February 5, 2018. February 21, 2019. 7 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015302/http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/tv/decouvrez-les-premieres-images-d-osmosis-la-prochaine-serie-francaise-de-netflix-05-02-2019-8004405.php. live.
  13. Web site: Netflix continues to bring new and diverse stories from Europe, Middle East and Africa to the world. Netflix Media Center. April 18, 2018. March 24, 2019. 7 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200507054804/https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-continues-to-bring-new-and-diverse-stories-from-europe-middle-east-and-africa-to-the-world. live.
  14. Web site: Shah. Saqib. Netflix original 'Osmosis' is a dark take on AI date matching. Engadget. February 28, 2019. February 28, 2019. 28 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190228232405/https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/28/netflix-original-osmosis-trailer/. live.
  15. Web site: Netflix Feeds Fantasy-Hungry YAs in France. Hopewell. John. Variety. March 25, 2019. March 25, 2019. 26 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326121914/https://variety.com/2019/tv/global/netflix-feeds-fantasy-hungry-yas-in-france-1203171115/. live.
  16. Web site: Netflix Unveils Four More French Originals, 'Gims,' 'Anelka,' 'Move,' 'Of Earth And Blood'. Keslassy. Elsa. Variety. March 26, 2019. March 26, 2019. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328085723/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/netflix-unveils-four-more-french-originals-gims-anelka-move-of-earth-and-blood-1203171627/#article-comments. live.
  17. Web site: Osmosis: Season 1 (2019). Rotten Tomatoes. May 15, 2019.
  18. Web site: Netflix's Osmosis is like a Black Mirror episode that doesn't hate technology. Berlatsky. Noah. The Verge. March 26, 2019. March 27, 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327080451/https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/26/18281474/netflix-osmosis-review-french-black-mirror-nanotechnology-romance. live.
  19. Web site: Osmosis – Netflix Season 1 Review. Wheeler. Greg. The Review Geek. March 29, 2019. March 31, 2019. 31 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042526/http://www.thereviewgeek.com/osmosis-s1review/. live.
  20. Web site: 'Osmosis' explores future of mixing romance and technology. Townsend. Devin. The Breeze. April 2, 2019. April 2, 2019. 2 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402235405/https://www.breezejmu.org/culture/osmosis-explores-future-of-mixing-romance-and-technology/article_f8af6f3c-54a3-11e9-9228-7baae99b8a47.html. live.
  21. Web site: 'Osmosis' is the dystopian dating drama that's more than just a French 'Black Mirror'. O'Brien. Jon. i-D. April 9, 2019. April 9, 2019. 9 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190409143407/https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/3kgxbj/osmosis-is-the-dystopian-dating-drama-thats-more-than-just-a-french-black-mirror. live.
  22. Web site: Netflix's 'Osmosis' Is the Sexy, Twisty French Sci-Fi Show You've Always Wanted. Stefansky. Emma. Thrillist. April 17, 2019. April 18, 2019. 18 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418213145/https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/osmosis-netflix-review. live.
  23. Web site: Culture Crossover: Osmosis review - technology through a human lens. Clarke. Laurie. Techworld. May 24, 2019. May 29, 2019. 29 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190529183402/https://www.techworld.com/tech-innovation/culture-crossover-osmosis-review-technology-through-human-lens-3697267/. dead.

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