La Dernière Vague (English: The Last Wave) is a 2019 French television series, from Kwaï Television, Paris, in French with six episodes.[1]
Premise edit
The setting is the coast of Landes in southwestern France. Eleven surfers are lost in freak weather connected with an unusual cloud. They return, but with mysterious changes and unexplained powers.
Production edit
The series was filmed around Contis, near St Julien-en-Born, where there is a distinctive inland lighthouse that features as a significant plot point.[2][3]
International broadcasts edit
A version given the English title of The Last Wave, dubbed into German by Leonine Distribution (de), Munich, was broadcast by ZDFneo from 26 June 2020.[4]
Another version, also using The Last Wave title, keeping the French audio with subtitles in English, began on 25 July 2020 on BBC 4.[5] Ed Power, writing for The Telegraph, summarized it thusly: "supernatural clouds and sexy surfers".[6] This version also started streaming in Australia on SBS On Demand in 2021.[7]
References edit
- ^ "La Dernière Vague 2018". www.kwai.tv. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Dupin, Hubert (21 October 2019). "Landes : une série tournée dans le département diffusée ce lundi soir". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Watson, Fay (4 August 2020). "The Last Wave location: Where is The Last Wave filmed? Where's it set?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "The Last Wave" (in German). Imfernsehen GmbH. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "The Last Wave". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Power, Ed (25 July 2020). "The Last Wave, review: supernatural clouds and sexy surfers - this French drama is perfect escapism". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "The Last Wave". SBS. Retrieved 3 March 2021.