Hulu today revealed first look photos and a teaser (below) for the highly anticipated French drama series Becoming Karl Lagerfeld starring Daniel Brühl (Captain America: Civil War, Inglourious Basterds) as the iconic couturier. The series will premiere with all six episodes Friday, June 7th, 2024 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld is a story told for the first time on screen and adapted from the bestseller Kaiser Kar by Raphaëlle Bacqué.
The logline reads: “In 1972, Karl Lagerfeld (Daniel Brühl) is 38 and not yet wearing his iconic hairstyle. He is a ready-to-wear designer, unknown to the general public. While he meets and falls in love with the sultry Jacques de Bascher (Théodore Pellerin), an ambitious and troubling young dandy, the most mysterious of fashion designers dares to take on his friend (and rival) Yves Saint Laurent (Arnaud Valois), a genius of haute couture backed by the redoubtable businessman Pierre Bergé (Alex Lutz).”
The cast also includes Théodore Pellerin (Solo, Beau is Afraid) as Jacques de Bascher, Arnaud Valois (120 BPM, Good Grief) as Yves Saint Laurent, Alex Lutz (Vortex, Strangers by Night) as Pierre Bergé, and Agnès Jaoui (The Sweet Escape, The Taste of Others) as Gabrielle Aghion, the founder of the Chloé fashion house who made a major contribution to his fame.
Jérôme Salle (Totems, Zulu) directed episodes 1, 2 and 6. He shares the role of executive producer with Jour Premier producer Arnaud de Crémiers (Irrésistible, Totems). Episodes 3, 4 and 5 are directed by Audrey Estrougo (Everything’s Fine, Suprêmes).
Isaure Pisani-Ferry (Vampires, Kaboul Kitchen) is the creator of the series, with Jennifer Have (Unfaithful, The Red Band Society) and Raphaëlle Bacqué. Isaure Pisani-Ferry is also the series’ lead writer, co-writing all episodes with Dominique Baumard (Le Jeune imam, Ganglands), Jennifer Have and Nathalie Hertzberg (The Goldman Case).
Watch the teaser below.