Damien Chazelle Creating New Series The Eddy for Netflix

The Eddy (TBA)
Season 1 - 8 episodes

The Eddy is a musical drama set in contemporary multi-cultural Paris revolving around a club, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them. It will be shot in France and feature dialogue in French, English, and Arabic.

Damien Chazelle is executive producing and will direct two episodes. He received critical acclaim for Whiplash (2014), read my review. He won and Oscar and a Golden Globe for La La Land (2016), read my review.

Chazelle stated, "I've always dreamed of shooting in Paris, so I'm doubly excited to be teaming up with Jack, Glen and Alan on this story, and thrilled that Netflix is home for it."

Written by BAFTA Award-winner Jack Thorne (National Treasure, This is England, Wonder),  Emmy-winning producer Alan Poul (Six Feet Under, The Newsroom) will also executive produce with original music written by six-time Grammy Award-winner Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, Michael Jackson's Bad).

Press release