Binge Mania

After presenting the documentary Les Génériques de séries (on the opening/closing credits for series) at CANNESERIES last year, Olivier Joyard is back to show his new documentary on the practice of Binge Watching (consuming serial episodes one after the other and on demand): from writing to financing through filming and delivery, it has profoundly influenced the production of series around the world. A phenomenon that has become part of our daily lives, and which has also shaken the entire television industry ...

The practice of Binge Watching (consuming episodes of series one after the other and on demand) is now an integral part of our daily lives. With few exceptions, it has even become the only way to watch series in the past few years. However, the viewer is only at one end of what is in fact a long chain of production. The entire television industry has been turned upside down by this practice. From writing, financing, filming and delivery, the practice of Binge Watching has profoundly influenced the production of series around the world.