EXCLUSIVE: Former Blue Ant Media execs Solange Attwood and Asha Daniere have launched an “internationally-focused, next generation studio business” out of Canada.
22.01.2024 - 18:49 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Gilmore Girls fans will be doing internal — and external — cartwheels over this news: Yanic Truesdale, who played the scene-stealing sarcastic concierge Michel Gerard on the beloved WB/CW series, has joined Gilmore Girls executive producers’ next series, Étoile.
Truesdale has been tapped for a recurring role on Prime Video‘s ballet drama, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, who will write, direct, and executive produce. He joins cast that includes the Emmy-winning Marvelous Mrs. Maisel alum Luke Kirby, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gideon Glick, Simon Callow, Lou de Laâge and David Alvarez.
Set in New York City and Paris, the eight-episode first season of Étoile follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies, as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions by swapping their most talented stars.
Truesdale plays Raphael, the right-hand to Genevieve (Gainsbourg) who heads the Parisian ballet company.
From Amazon MGM Studios, Étoile, which has a two-season order, is executive produced by Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, and Dhana Rivera Gilbert. Scott Ellis will serve as co-executive producer.
Truesdale is best known for his role as the snobbish and prickly Michel Gerard on Gilmore Girls, which was created and executive produced by Sherman-Palladino and executive produced by Palladino. He was a series regular for Gilmore Girls’ seven-season run and reprised his role in the A Year In The Life sequel miniseries for Netflix. Michel’s many memorable one-liners, like “I’m doing internal cartwheels,” have become part of pop culture, often receiving the meme treatment.
Born and raised in Montreal, Truesdale has been nominated twice for Gemini
EXCLUSIVE: Former Blue Ant Media execs Solange Attwood and Asha Daniere have launched an “internationally-focused, next generation studio business” out of Canada.
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