Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg Take Center Stage in 'Mrs. Maisel' Team's Ballet Comedy 'Étoile': Watch the Trailer
"Pas de deux" literally means "step of two" — and Étoile, quite clearly, is that.
The new Prime Video comedy series from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino (known for creating and showrunning Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) features Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg performing a very special dance to save their respective ballet companies in New York City and Paris.
As seen in the new trailer below, Jack (Kirby) and Geneviève (Gainsbourg) are directors of their renowned but struggling companies. They undoubtedly have history between them but are determined to put it aside for their shared passion. And so, to save the ballet, they strike a deal to exchange principal dancers as a stunt to drum up renewed interest from the public.
"Your company's in trouble," Geneviève says as we see Jack frustrated about poor reviews. "Mine is too. We've got union issues. The audience is dead. So's the funding. The seats are empty. We have to fix this."
She then proposes, "We trade our top talent." For Jack, that means the arrival of French principal dancer — or étoile — Cheyenne (two-time César nominee Lou de Laâge). And she... doesn't seem to want to be in New York. "You just gave me away," she tells Geneviève.
"You come in here and traumatize every male dancer in the company," Jack tells her has a group of male dancers huddle together. Cheyenne snaps back, "None of these men can be my partner" — and then goes off with a string of Palladino-perfect quick-paced dialogue that concludes with, "There is no stopping the pain, Jack."
In Paris, American choreographer Tobias (Gideon Glick) is also having difficulty connecting with his new company-mates. "You don't compromise," Geneviève tells him. "It's the reason I wanted to do this."
In addition to Maisel alums Kirby and Glick, Étoile features Gilmore Girls favorite Yanic Truesdale. And the Palladinos also brought on their go-to choreographer since Bunheads, Marguerite Derricks.
All eight episodes of Étoile premiere Thursday, April 24 on Prime Video.
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