Compared to the scrappier approach of the Quebec industry, shooting the English version came with a bigger budget, Quebecois director Jean-Francois Asselin says
, Quebecois director Jean-Francois Asselin got a chance for a do-over when he translated his hit French TV series for an English-speaking audience. Unlike Philip, the central character of the sci-fi/psychological thriller, Asselin didn’t travel back in time, of course. And so, altering aspects of the script to suit a different audience came without the dire consequences of messing with the space-time continuum.
When asked what’s tonally different, Asselin demurs. But he notes there were some chances for improvement.Courtesy of CBC Gem A show based on the premise of time travel isn’t novel, says Asselin. However, he wasn’t interested in the method of time travel as much as the character’s personal journey and the choices he ends up making. In the show, all Philip has to do is call a number, which makes for a delightfully simple set-up for the time travel device. With each episode, however, the stakes get bigger for Philip.
However, “the series space in drama is where those stories are thriving right now,” she adds. “It gets sucked out of cinema but it’s finding a space in television, in sort of longer formats, which is something I’ve wanted to get into.”is influenced by her work in film; it’s just that they are on a TV production schedule, which requires getting more material shot in a day.
There were several moments of déjà vu while filming, says Asselin, especially because they stuck to situating the series in Montreal for the English adaptation. The city doesn’t have too many options of filming on location, and they often ended up shooting in the same venues as the French version. Compared to the scrappier approach of the Quebec industry, shooting the English version came with a bigger budget and “many more people on set,” he adds, laughing.
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