Mania 2021 series: highlights for Friday, August 27

First day of the festival in Lille, with a highly emotional Masterclass by Olivier Marchal, the Ramzy Bédia show and a stand-up evening under the leadership of Kyan Khojandi.

The day after a successful opening night, with the panting Vigil, Series Mania 2021 got to the heart of the matter this Friday, with the first screenings of the series in official competition and the first meetings with the public.

Audra McDonald sings for the audience

If she is now the headliner of the brilliant series The Good Fight, alongside Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald remains a multi-award-winning Broadway star, notably with two Grammy Awards. Live proof for Séries Mania festival-goers:

When #AudraMcDonald, Broadway star, brings her (beautiful) voice to the audience of #SeriesMania, at the Lille UGC ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/50kuFgcGGz

– Christophe Caron (@chricaron) August 27, 2021

Right now at @FestSeriesMania : @EvyMantle and Audra McDonald ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/wDPhsUiA1H

– Charlotte Blum ☕️🍩🦉 (@Charlotte_Blum) August 27, 2021

Kyan Khojandi makes his Comedy Club

After confiding in the Village in front of the fans, the creator of Short initiated a Comedy Club evening, with comedian and YouTuber Thomas Deseur. Four young talents from the local scene have made the stand-up theme of this 2021 edition a reality.

@theobabac Kyan Khojandi announced at the “Serie Mania” festival that in terms of new laughter talents, he really liked Theobabac;) pic.twitter.com/uJVWHkY6sn

– BIEHLER (@ElliottBiehler) August 27, 2021

Niccolo Amminiti opens the international competition with Anna

Already winner of two awards at Séries Mania, the Italian creator of‘Il Miracolo was present in Lille last night to present its new post-apocalyptic series to festival-goers, competing in the international competition.

2nd discovery at @FestSeriesMania with #Anna. Beautiful images, moving music and references that we understand thanks to the debate proposed at the end of the session.
We are immersed in the world of childhood shattered by the harshness of life during a period of pandemic … pic.twitter.com/qmHTuXSpKG

– Jeanne Rousselet (@JeanneRousselet) August 27, 2021

Ramzy provides the show to present Gold from him

The cheeky nugget of the French competition of this 2021 edition made the Séries Mania audience laugh last night. And the whole team led by Ramzy and creator Baptiste Lorber continued the show in stride!

#SeriesMania Day 2 🎬: “Or de lui” preview of @Baptiste_Lorber | @FestSeriesMania @HervBellech @Francetv pic.twitter.com/kosRkcf69O

– Eugenie Malinjod (@Eugenie_Md) August 27, 2021

An emotional Masterclass for Olivier Marchal

Now star of the series The Crimson Rivers of France 2, the director of the new French thriller has long confided in his past and his life as a cop, which led him to the screens late …

Olivier Marchal is in Confession Masterclass at @FestSeriesMania pic.twitter.com/xNv14yvqJe

– Premierefr (@PremiereFR) August 27, 2021

Tomorrow is ours meet the public

The TF1 soap opera is still very successful. The proof with the crowd that awaited the casting of DNA at the Festival Village this Friday. Franck Monsigny, Ariane Séguillon, Luce Mouchel, Kamel Belghazi and Honorine Magnier played the game of photos and decades.

[FAN CLUB]
At #VillageFestival by @CreditMutuel_NE, Franck Monsigny, Ariane Séguillon, Luce Mouchel, Kamel Belghazi and Honorine Magnier, the cast of @ DNA_TF1, met their fans.
A moment to find in replay on Facebook 👇https://t.co/EUPPWmQI4W pic.twitter.com/YrlO63Rv9p

– SERIES MANIA (@FestSeriesMania) August 27, 2021