John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Adding to its new scripted TV offer, France TV Distribution is launching sales on Season 2 of OCS Signature drama-comedy “The Aerobics Project” (“Toutouyoutou”), a fun, light dramedy set in a 1982 France in thrall of American pop culture, including aerobics.
Created by writing team Maxime Donzel and Géraldine de Margerie as well as David Coujard, the first season of “The Aerobics Project” began with dowdy fortysomething housewife Karine (Claire Dumas), living in Blagnac, a humdrum suburb of Toulouse, southern France, save for being the birthplace of French aeronautics.
One day she stumbles open-mouthed on an aerobics class taught be a rangy instructor Jane (aLEXIA Barlier), who’s just arrived from the U.S.
and takes a large interest in Project 37, a top-secret program run by Karine’s husband at the local aeronautics company. By Season 2, Karine has rumbled Jane as an industrial spy, has taken a job at the company and is forced to work with Jane.
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