Irma Vep (miniseries)

*Irma Vep*
Irma Vep
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Olivier Assayas
Based on	Irma Vep; by Olivier Assayas
Written by	Olivier Assayas
Directed by	Olivier Assayas
Starring	Alicia Vikander; Vincent Macaigne;
Composer	Thurston Moore
Country of origin	United States; France;
Original languages	English; French;
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Olivier Assayas; Alicia Vikander; Ravi Nandan; Hallie Sekoff; Stuart Manashil; Kevin Turen; Ashley Levinson; Sam Levinson; Sylvie Barthet; Daniel Delume;
Producer	Jes Anderson
Production locations	Île-de-France, France
Cinematography	Yorick Le Saux; Denis Lenoir;
Editors	Marion Monnier; François Gédigier; Simon Jacquet;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	46–58 minutes
Production companies	A24; Vortex Sutra; The Reasonable Bunch; Little Lamb;
Original release
Network	HBO (United States); OCS City (France);
Release	June 6 –; July 25, 2022
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Irma Vep is a comedy drama television miniseries created, written and directed by Olivier Assayas for HBO. Based on Assayas's 1996 film of the same name, the series premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 22. It debuted on June 6, 2022 and concluded on July 25, consisting of eight episodes.

It stars Alicia Vikander as Mira, an American movie star who comes to France to star as Irma Vep in a television series adaptation of the French silent film serial Les Vampires, and Vincent Macaigne as René, the director of the adaptation. It also features an ensemble supporting cast, including Adria Arjona, Byron Bowers, Jeanne Balibar, Vincent Lacoste, Nora Hamzawi, Hippolyte Girardot, Devon Ross, Alex Descas, Antoine Reinartz, and Lars Eidinger.

Irma Vep received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised Vikander's performance and Assayas's direction.