Studio TF1 Set to Launch Medical Drama ‘Dr. Seylan & Cindy’ at Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre
Studio TF1 is launching its new medical drama "Dr. Seylan & Cindy" at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous industry event in Le Havre, positioning it as a potential breakout hit for the network. The six-episode series pairs a Paris neurosurgeon returning to her late father's rural practice with the irreverent local nurse who ran the clinic alongside him, blending medical procedural cases with comedy set against the French countryside. The show will also compete in the French competition at the Festival de la Fiction de La Rochelle, giving it additional exposure ahead of broadcast.
The series stars Natacha Lindinger as Dr Louise Seylan and Alice Pol as Cindy, and is directed by Cathy Verney and Edouard Deluc, with Verney and Lindinger reuniting 17 years after working together on "Hard". It was filmed in the Drôme area of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, written by Camélia Acef and Mathilde Pol, and produced by Itinéraire Productions with TF1. Studio TF1 executive Camille Dupeuble described it as combining the appeal of a female "Dr. House" with a "Friends"-style comic duo, aiming to deliver a feel-good, one-case-per-episode format.
In short
- Studio TF1 unveils medical drama "Dr. Seylan & Cindy" at Unifrance Rendez-Vous
- Stars Natacha Lindinger and Alice Pol as an unlikely doctor-nurse duo
- Six-episode series also competes at Festival de la Fiction de La Rochelle
Explained simply
Medical dramas follow doctors as they diagnose and treat patients, often using a new case in each episode. This six-part series is set in a rural French clinic, where neurosurgeon Louise Seylan returns after her father’s death and works with Cindy, the nurse who helped him run the practice.
Natacha Lindinger plays Louise and Alice Pol plays Cindy. Their contrasting characters are at the centre of a story that mixes medical cases with comedy; it was filmed in the Drôme region of south-eastern France. Studio TF1 is the production arm of French broadcaster TF1, which makes and presents programmes for television audiences.
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