time fictions are always in the top of our preferences, and if we add some spicy to the style of Los Bridgerton, even more. We also fall in love with the series that put us fully in chaos and the passion of a kitchen like The Bear. And how to forget those of action and espionage as The night agent or the thrilling adventures of the saga Bournethat keep us attached to the screen. But … what if you could have everything in one? Apple TV+ He just launched Lent: Reyes chiefa series that combines political intrigue, haute cuisine and all the glamor of the Napoleonic era. The result? A mixture that will surely become your new obsession.
Lent: Reyes chief It is a French production that does not spare in top quality ingredients. Mix luxury, ambition, desire and a lot of kitchen, with a staging worthy of an overproduction. Freely inspired by the figure of the famous chef Marie-Antoine Carême, The series presents its protagonist as a spy, lover and legend. Considered the first great chef that became a star worldwide and pioneer of high gastronomy, this young orphan from the age of ten and raised in a pastry in Paris manages to become the most requested chef of the Napoleonic Europe. Kings, tsaries and emperors dispute their creations eager to try the delights that come out of their hands.
© Apple TV+Played by Benjamin I could (Summer of 85), This Carême is young, charismatic, ambitious and somewhat reckless. But he is also an artist obsessed with perfection capable of building authentic architectural works in the form of dessert, such as a pyramid of sweets with fire, and of revolutionizing the kitchen with its sauces and its technique. He was a pioneer in the creation of dishes such as vol-au-wind or the Tournedos Rossiniand not only left his mark on what served at the table, but also in the aesthetics: the white uniform and the iconic high hat that we all associated with a chef were some of his ideas.
© Apple TV+But the story does not cook only over low heat, between casseroles and glazed. The series also explores the most intimate and dangerous side of Carême with plots that combine passionate romances and power games. Between stoves and palatial halls, the young chef is involved in situations that go far beyond gastronomy. “Although his dream was to become the best known chef in the world, his talent and ambition attracted the attention of great renowned politicians who used him as a spy for France,” says the official synopsis. Thus, between banquets and state secrets, the protagonist will be involved in a network of intrigues, loyalties and betrayals that will test more than their skill with the knives.
© Apple TV+Carême, determined to escape poverty and to make his desire to succeed, he has in his hand to choose between revenge or have everything he had always wanted: women, wealth, fame. But at what price? The one in your love? Your soul? Your life?
Based on the book Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef (Cooking for the kings: the life of Antonin Carême, the first chef celebrity) of Ian Kelly —Writer, playwright and also actor, known for playing the father of Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and death relics-, the series takes as inspiration the fascinating life of Antonin Carême, but some creative freedom is allowed, mixing historical facts and characters, such as Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, Napoleon y Josefina Bonaparte, among others, with narrative licenses.
© Apple TV+To remove the series of typical historical dramas, the director Martin Bourboulon He wanted to take a modern turn and provide Carême with “that sexy and rocker attitude that Benjamin also has in real life. It doesn’t matter if the costumes are not always historically precise, it was important Variety. “With the costume designer Pierre-Jean Larroquewe think it would be fantastic to give your outfits that sexy and released feeling, a rock’n’roll touch. What could be more beautiful than doing a time series and, at the same time, talking about people who could live today? “ Lenny Kravitz y Mick Jagger”.
© Apple TV+© Apple TV+In addition to Benjamin I couldwho gives life to the charismatic and ambitious chef, marking the pattern in the series with its complexity and magnetism, the cast includes Jérémie Renier (Saint Laurent), who plays Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgordthe cunning political that plays a key role in the power environments of the time; Lyna Khoudri (Papicha) as Henriettea woman who represents both love and a dangerous threat to the protagonist, while Alice da Luz (May the party continue) From life to Agathean essential character in the narrative turns of the story.
© Apple TV+Lent: Reyes chief It offers a fascinating look at the life of a man who, with his passion for the kitchen and his excessive ambition, left an indelible mark on the history of gastronomy. Every Wednesday, a new weekly episode until June 11 will be released in Apple TV+ when the eight chapters that make up this exciting fiction will be completed, allowing the spectators to immerse themselves in this fascinating kitchen story, ambition, love and power.
