Vernon Subutex

Evicted from his apartment that very morning, Vernon turns up to a gig by his old friend, Alex Bleach, an aging rock star attempting yet another come back.

37 min

Shocked by Alex’s death, penniless and out on the streets, Vernon looks for a couch to sleep on. His friend Xavier, a failed script writer, leaves Vernon his apartment while he goes to the Cannes Film Festival for a few days to “attend business”.

38 min

Kicked out of Xavier’s place, Vernon turns up unexpectedly at Emilie’s. Although torn between resentment and tenderness, she decides to let him stay. Together, they reminisce about old times. In the morning, she tells him to leave.

32 min

Based on the cult trilogy of novels by Virginie Despentes and starring the always excellent Romain Duris, the miniseries is a mural of Parisian society today, but mostly a love letter and a tribute to the music, culture and lost dreams of the 90s generation. — Vernon Subutex, the unemployed former owner of the legendary Revolver record store, is being evicted from his apartment. In search of a place to stay, he gets in touch with his old friends from the music world in the 90s. One of them is rock star Alex Bleach, who dies of an overdose, leaving behind three mysterious videotapes. Vernon packs up and slips anonymously into town. He soon becomes the most wanted man in Paris.

36 min

As she follows the Hyena around Barcelona while she investigates, Aïcha meets old friends of the mother she never knew. Back in Paris, Vernon meets Lydia Bazooka, an indie journalist writing a biography of Alex Bleach.

36 min

Hounded by Sylvie, Vernon is obliged to leave Lydia. He finds refuge with Gaëlle, who takes him to the home of Kiko, an eccentric trader, fond of cocaine and partying. One night, the party takes a whole new turn. Meanwhile, the Hyena has finally tracked down Xavier.

34 min

Vernon falls hopelessly in love with Marcia, a fascinating Brazilian woman and Kiko’s girl. Meanwhile, Anaïs tries to get closer to the Hyena; Pamela Kant arrives in Paris, curious about Alex’s confession.

36 min

Xavier is assaulted. Seriously injured, he is taken to a hospital where Vernon and Pamela follow him. Vernon flees and ends up sleeping on a park bench. In the meantime, the Hyena finds the tapes and discovers Alex Bleach’s final message.

32 min

Vernon, out on the streets, has cut ties with everyone. Pamela, Xavier, Emilie and Sylvie all try to find him. The Hyena decides not to give the tapes to Dopalet, instead revealing their content to Anaïs and Aïcha, and then to the whole gang.

36 min