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Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone

★8.1 2021 – 2022 2 Seasons Clément Cotentin TV-MA

In the early 2000s, Aurelien Cotentin is a young middle-class man from Caen with an uncertain future. When he gets into rap music with his friends, he's really starting from the bottom. Yet, through hardships, controversies and constantly being filmed by his admiring little brother, Aurelien becomes Orelsan, one of the most popular French artists of his generation, changing the rap genre forever.

Seasons & episodes

2 seasons · 10 episodes

The future belongs to those who get up when I go to bed

Episode 01

The future belongs to those who get up when I go to bed

Oct 15, 2021 · 36 min

Orelsan is a figure of the French music. But 20 years ago, in Caen, he did not consider making rap his profession. Singing about the boredom of the middle class in the provinces, that doesn't exist! The only ones who believe in it are his friends Skread, Ablaye, Gringe and especially his little brother, Clément. Camera in hand, the latter films him tirelessly.

If you want to make a movie you just need something that make movie

Episode 02

If you want to make a movie you just need something that make movie

Oct 15, 2021 · 40 min

2006. Orelsan is a rapper from the provinces. To release his first album, he has to manage alone. The arrival of MySpace is a godsend. But he still had to find a record company. With his friends, always followed by the camera of his brother Clément, they launch a challenge: to make a video clip themselves, in Caen, and to make it broadcast on TV.

What I tell in my songs are clichés, it's not the truth

Episode 03

What I tell in my songs are clichés, it's not the truth

Oct 15, 2021 · 41 min

2008. Orelsan is now writing an album. But none of his tracks are radio-compatible. There is only one solution: to go and find his public by performing on stage. Orel and his friends, always followed by the camera of Clément, his little brother, manage to set up a tour. While everything is going well, a song of Orel resurfaces and launches a huge controversy.

We are the future

Episode 04

We are the future

Oct 15, 2021 · 44 min

2010. One year after the controversy, Orelsan stopped music altogether. When Skread and Ablaye persuaded him to make a second album, the hardest thing was to find a way back. But the lost loser from the provinces metamorphoses and his second album is a triumph. Always followed by his brother's camera, Orel is ready to live his first real tour, carried by his very first popular hit.

I'll keep bullshitting until they take me seriously

Episode 05

I'll keep bullshitting until they take me seriously

Oct 15, 2021 · 45 min

2011. With Le Chant des Sirènes, Orelsan has changed dimension. As a king of counterpoint, he decided not to continue his solo adventure. He revived the Casseurs Flowters, the group created with Gringe in the early 2000s. But Gringe hasn't been rapping for years... Once their universe has been rediscovered, their wacky adventure will come to life on CD, on television and even in the movies...

I thought I'd wake up one morning and, be a man

Episode 06

I thought I'd wake up one morning and, be a man

Oct 15, 2021 · 46 min

2016. After the enchanted parenthesis of Casseurs Flowters, Orelsan wants to return with a new solo album. But five years have passed, rap has changed. New trends, new artists, is Orelsan still in the game? La Fête est finie is an opportunity to draw a line under the post-teen years and become an adult. The dazzling success of the album will exceed all his expectations...

About the series

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Audience score
★ 8.1 /10

based on 45 votes

Synopsis

In the early 2000s, Aurelien Cotentin is a young middle-class man from Caen with an uncertain future. When he gets into rap music with his friends, he's really starting from the bottom. Yet, through hardships, controversies and constantly being filmed by his admiring little brother, Aurelien becomes Orelsan, one of the most popular French artists of his generation, changing the rap genre forever.

Documentary

Cast

5 principal cast

Orelsan

Orelsan

Self

Skread

Self

Gringe

Gringe

Self

Clément Cotentin

Clément Cotentin

Self

Ablaye

Self

Where to watch Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone

Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary from Clément Cotentin, Christophe Offenstein has 2 seasons and 10 total episodes, rated 8.1/10 by 45 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone have?

Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone has 2 seasons with 10 episodes in total.

Is Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone still on the air?

Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone?

Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone airs on Prime Video.

When did Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone first air?

Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone first aired on October 15, 2021.

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