Hard (TV series)

Hard is a French television series created and produced by Cathy Verney, airing since 9 May 2008 on Canal+ in France, and later internationally. The series focuses on the pornographic movie industry. It is part of the "New Trilogy" collection on Canal+.

Hard
Created byCathy Verney
StarringNatacha Lindinger
Michèle Moretti
François Vincentelli
Country of originFrance
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes30 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)Bruno Gaccio
Gilles Galud
Running time26 minutes/episode
DistributorSky Arts (UK)
Release
Original networkCanal+
Original release9 May 2008 (2008-05-09) – 6 July 2015 (2015-07-06)
External links
Website

Synopsis

After the sudden death of her husband, Sophie discovers through her mother-in-law, that her late husband did not run a successful software company, but instead produced pornographic films, with Soph'X being the legacy.

Bewildered and dismayed, at discovering a world she couldn't conceive of in a thousand years, she hesitates between taking over the company or selling everything to resume her job as a lawyer. To pay the mortgage held by her husband before his death, she has to decide to modernize Soph'X, until a meeting with porn star and pillar of the company, Roy Lapoutre, forces her hand.

Cast

Recurring Role

Guest

Episodes
  • Season 1 originally aired from 9 to 23 May 2008, over 6 episodes of 26 minutes.
  • Season 2 originally aired from 30 May to 20 June 2011, over 12 episodes of 26 minutes.
  • Season 3 originally aired from 1 June to 6 July 2015, over 12 episodes of 26 minutes.

International distribution

The first season of the series was also broadcast in Hungary late 2010 under the title Derült égből porn, on the channel HBO Magyarország. It was proposed as a TV movie in two parts, the first lasting 74 minutes and the second lasting 78 minutes. Sky Arts started airing the first series in July 2013.

In 2016, SBS2 began airing the show weekly in Australia (with subtitles), starting with Season 3 and beginning with an introductory airing of three episodes consecutively on one night. SBS also offered the whole season available to stream on their website for Australian audiences. So far there are no announcements made as to whether or not they will air the first two seasons.

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References
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