Plot Synopsis

Directed by Damien Chazelle, Alan Poul, Houda Benyamina, and Laila Marrakchi, THE EDDY is an eight-episode drama series that takes place in the vibrant multicultural neighborhoods of modern-day Paris. Once a celebrated jazz pianist in New York, Elliot Udo is now the co-owner of struggling club The Eddy, where he manages the house band fronted by lead singer and on-again-off-again girlfriend Maja. As Elliot learns that his business partner Farid may be involved in some questionable practices at the club, secrets begin to come to light that have also been concealed from Farid's wife Amira, and when Elliot's troubled teenage daughter Julie suddenly arrives in Paris to live with him, his personal and professional worlds quickly start to unravel as he confronts his past, fighting to save the club and protect those closest to him. Netflix released the entire eight-episode series on Friday, May 8, 2020 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT.

The series was brought to the screen through a collaboration between Alan Poul, Damien Chazelle, Jack Thorne, and Glen Ballard, who wrote the songs and established The Eddy's band which is composed of real-life musicians Randy Kerber, Ludovic Louis, Lada Obradovic, Jowee Omicil and Damian Nueva Cortes.