Well, said the producer, these characters are French. Shouldn't they be speaking French?
No, said the executive producer, Apple TV's subscribers mostly speak English, they don't speak French. So we need the characters to speak English.
But then, said the producer, how will the audience know they are French? We can't expect them to figure that out all by themselves! We have to do something to show the audience that the characters are French and the story is set in France.
A puzzled silence settled over the room.
I've got it! Said the producer. I met a man from France once, and he spoke with a French accent. Let's have all these characters speak English but with a French accent! That way the audience won't forget that they are French.
Brilliant, said the crowd of executive producers. Problem solved.
No, said the executive producer, Apple TV's subscribers mostly speak English, they don't speak French. So we need the characters to speak English.
But then, said the producer, how will the audience know they are French? We can't expect them to figure that out all by themselves! We have to do something to show the audience that the characters are French and the story is set in France.
A puzzled silence settled over the room.
I've got it! Said the producer. I met a man from France once, and he spoke with a French accent. Let's have all these characters speak English but with a French accent! That way the audience won't forget that they are French.
Brilliant, said the crowd of executive producers. Problem solved.