Happily Married (TV series)

Happily Married (French: C'est comme ça que je t'aime) is a Canadian crime comedy-drama series, which premiered on Ici TOU.TV in 2020.^[1]

Plot

Set in Quebec City in the 1970s, the series centres on the Delisles and the Paquettes, two married couples in suburban Sainte-Foy who deal with problems in their marriages by embarking on a crime spree while their children are away at summer camp.^[2]

Production

The series stars François Létourneau and Marilyn Castonguay as Gaétan and Huguette Delisle, and Patrice Robitaille and Karine Gonthier-Hyndman as Serge and Micheline Paquette. Supporting cast members include Sophie Desmarais, Rémi-Pierre Paquin, Jean-François Provençal, René Richard Cyr, Patrick Drolet, Chantal Fontaine, Mani Soleymanlou, Mathieu Gosselin, Steve Laplante, Richardson Zéphir and Jocelyne Zucco.

Distribution

The series received a preview screening at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival,^[3] and streamed on Ici TOU.TV in March 2020,^[1] and was broadcast by Ici Radio-Canada Télé in the fall.^[4] A subtitled version was distributed on CBC Gem for English-language viewers under the Happily Married title,^[5] and the series was picked up for distribution in France on the streaming service Salto, as one of its first international acquisitions.^[2]

A second season was announced in early 2021.^[6] The first season was directed by Jean-François Rivard, who will co-direct the second season with Robin Aubert.^[7]

Awards

The series won 10 Prix Gémeaux in 2020, including the award for Best Dramatic Series.^[8]

In 2021 the show won the Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content at the Banff World Media Festival.^[9]