Furies (TV series)

French action drama television series

Furies

Genre| Action drama
Created by|

* Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
* Jean-Yves Arnaud
* Yoann Legave

Screenplay by| Quoc Dang Tran
Starring|

* Lina El Arabi
* Marina Foïs
* Mathieu Kassovitz

Country of origin| France
Original language| French
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 8
Production
Producers|

* Raphaël Rocher
* Eric Laroche

Running time| 45 minutes
Production companies|

* Daïmôn Films
* Empreinte Digitale

Original release
Network| Netflix
Release| 1 March 2024 (2024-03-01) –
present

Furies is a French action drama television series, produced and streamed by Netflix, created by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Jean-Yves Arnaud, and Yoann Legave, and starring Lina El Arabi, Marina Foïs, and Mathieu Kassovitz. It premiered on 1 March 2024.[1]

## Synopsis

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Furies follows Lyna, a student "yearning for the simplicity of a normal life" with her boyfriend Elie, a police officer.[2] Her parents are criminals, however, and when they are gunned down in a mob-related attack, Lyna goes to jail for refusing to tell the police who killed them. Upon release, she starts a search for the killers, which leads her to Selma, a.k.a. the Fury, who wants to recruit Lyna to follow in her footsteps.[3] It is the job of the Fury to keep the peace among Paris's six major crime families.[4]

## Cast and characters

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* Lina El Arabi as Lyna Guerrab
* Marina Foïs as Selma, the Fury
* Mathieu Kassovitz as Driss
* Steve Tientcheu as Simon
* Quentin Faure as Nico
* Jeremy Nadeau as Elie
* Sandor Funtek as Orso
* Anne Azoulay as Mama
* Eye Haïdara as Keïta
* Fatima Adoum as Amythis Guerrab

## Reception

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The series has elicited comparisons to the work of Luc Besson.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Furies (2024) – Netflix Series Review". heavenofhorror.com. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
2. ^ West, Amy (6 March 2024). "New Netflix action series described as an homage to some of the best action filmmakers is climbing the streaming charts". Film: The Smarter Take on Movies. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
3. ^ Keller, Joel. "Stream It or Skip It: 'Furies' on Netflix, Where a Woman's Search for Revenge Gets Her Entangled with Paris' Criminal Underground". Decider. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
4. ^ Porzio, Stephen. "New Netflix action series called 'French John Wick' is climbing up top 10". Joe. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
5. ^ Loop, Veronica. "Netflix Series: An incredibly entertaining series with a lot of action". MartinCID Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

## External links

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* Furies on Netflix
* Furies at IMDb

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