Since My life with John F. Donovan (2018) and Matthias and Maxime (2019), Xavier Dolan had put aside his career as a director to play an actor. He is now behind a camera with The night Laurier Gaudreault woke uphis first series, of which he has just revealed several photographs on his Instagram account.

Adapted from a play by Québec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard, this family psychological thriller brings together Julie Le Breton, Magalie Lépine-Blondeau, Éric Bruneau and Patrick Hivon. Or the same cast as the original piece. They are joined by Xavier Dolan and Julianne Côté. The night Laurier Gaudreault woke upwhich will air this year, will have five episodes.

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Xavier Dolan explained that he immediately wanted to adapt the work, which explores themes that are dear to him, after seeing it in June 2019. “Beyond the obvious that is imposed, it is up to me to write and film this story about life and death. about mourning, self-acceptance, family, between the idea and the realization, were months of waiting caused by the pandemic, and that will have inspired me more than ever, excited, impatient, even, to take action, and push my limits more and more”, says Xavier Dolan, quoted in a Canal + press release.

After the triumphs of Mommy Y just the end of the world in Cannes and in theaters, Xavier Dolan continued with two films, a great American production, My life with John F. Donovan (2018), and a drama from Quebec, Matthias and Maxime (2019). Two films that were not successful and forced the actor to take a step back in his career.