Lyna Khoudri spotted at TV series festival in Lille
DUBAI: French Algerian actress Lyna Khoudri made an appearance at Series Mania 2025 this weekend in Lille, France.
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Also known as the International TV Series Festival, Khoudri and her castmates were on hand to promote Apple TV+ show 'Careme.'
'An ambitious, young chef uses his seductive charm to work as a spy so he can save his father — and make his name,' the official logline of the period drama reads. The series is set to land on Apple TV+ on April 30.
It is a biographical series about Antonin Careme, who rose from humble beginnings to become known as the world's first celebrity chef during the Napoleonic era. Careme is played by Cesar Award-winner Benjamin Voisin, who is joined by Cesar Award-winner Khoudri, César Award nominee Jérémie Renier ('My Way,' 'Saint Laurent'),') and Alice Da Luz ('Hanami,' 'And the Party Goes On').
The Cesar Awards are France's reply to Hollywood's Academy Awards.
'Careme' is directed by filmmaker Martin Bourboulon, who also directed Khoudri in Afghanistan evacuation drama '13 Days, 13 Nights,'
The drama, the full title of which is 'In The Hell Of Kabul: 13 Days, 13 Nights,' stars Khoudri alongside Danish BAFTA-winning 'Borgen' star Sidse Babett Knudsen, Roschdy Zem ('Chocolat,' 'Oh Mercy!'), and theater actor Christophe Montenez.
Set against US troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, as the Taliban marches on Kabul, the film recounts the true story of French Commander Mohamed Bida who oversaw security at the French embassy, which was the last Western mission to remain open.
The film marks a change for Bourboulon after period dramas 'The Three Musketeers – Part II: Milady,' 'The Three Musketeers – Part I: D'Artagnan' and 'Eiffel.'
Khoudri, 32, first rose to prominence in her role as Nedjma in Mounia Meddour's critically acclaimed drama 'Papicha.' For her work in the film, she won the Orizzonti Award for best actress at the 74th Venice Film Festival, and she was nominated in the Cesar Awards' most promising actress category.
Khoudri also starred in the 2019 mini-series 'Les Sauvages' and in 2016's 'Blood on the Docks.'
Notably, she was cast in Wes Anderson's 2021 comedy 'The French Dispatch' alongside Timothee Chalamet, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, and Owen Wilson.
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