Irma Vep – Irma Vep is a comedy-drama television miniseries that has been created, written, and directed by Olivier Assayas for HBO. Irma Vep is based on Assayas’s 1996 film of the same name, the series premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 22. It debuted on June 6, 2022, and ended on July 25, consisting of eight episodes. It stars Alicia Vikander as Mira and an ensemble supporting cast, including Adria Arjona, Byron Bowers, Jeanne Balibar, Vincent Lacoste, Nora Hamzawi, Hippolyte Girardot, Devon Ross, Alex Descas, Antoine Reinartz, and Lars Eidinger.
Irma Vep – Overview
| Show Name | Irma Vep |
| Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Created by | Olivier Assayas |
| Based on | Irma Vep by Olivier Assayas |
| Written by | Olivier Assayas |
| Directed by | Olivier Assayas |
| Starring | Alicia Vikander Vincent Macaigne |
| Composer | Thurston Moore |
| Country | United States France |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Executive producers | Olivier Assayas Alicia Vikander Ravi Nandan Hallie Sekoff Stuart Manashil Kevin Turen Ashley Levinson Sam Levinson Sylvie Barthet Daniel Delume |
| Producer | Jes Anderson |
| Cinematography | Yorick Le Saux Denis Lenoir |
| Editors | Marion Monnier François Gédigier Simon Jacquet |
| Running time | 46–58 minutes |
| Production | A24 |
| companies | Vortex Sutra The Reasonable Bunch Little Lamb |
| Original network | HBO (United States) OCS City (France) |
| Original release | June 6th – July 25th, 2022 |
Irma Vep – Cast
- Alicia Vikander as Mira Harberg
- Vincent Macaigne as René Vidal
- Adria Arjona as Laurie
- Byron Bowers as Herman Ray
- Jeanne Balibar as Zoe, a costume designer
- Vincent Lacoste as Edmond Lagrange
- Nora Hamzawi as Carla
- Hippolyte Girardot as Robert Danjou
- Devon Ross as Regina
- Antoine Reinartz as Jérémie
- Carrie Brownstein as Zelda
- Lars Eidinger as Gottfried
- Tom Sturridge as Eamonn
- Fala Chen as Cynthia Keng
- Pascal Greggory as Gautier Parcheminerie
- Dominique Reymond as René’s therapist
Irma Vep – Episodes
| No. | Episode Names | Directed & Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “The Severed Head” | Olivier Assayas | June 6, 2022 |
| 2 | “The Ring that Kills” | Olivier Assayas | June 13, 2022 |
| 3 | “Dead Man’s Escape” | Olivier Assayas | June 20, 2022 |
| 4 | “The Poisoner” | Olivier Assayas | June 27, 2022 |
| 5 | “Hypnotic Eyes” | Olivier Assayas | July 4, 2022 |
| 6 | “The Thunder Master” | Olivier Assayas | July 11, 2022 |
| 7 | “The Spectre” | Olivier Assayas | July 18, 2022 |
| 8 | “The Terrible Wedding” | Olivier Assayas | July 25, 2022 |