Damien Chazelle Headed to Netflix For Multilingual Musical Drama Series The Eddy

The swirling vortex of film and television talent that is Netflix has ensnared another outstanding entry. The streamer announced today that Oscar-winning La La Land and Whiplash writer-director Damien Chazelle will make his first foray into television by bringing a new series to Netflix called The Eddy, a musical drama set in multi-cultural, contemporary Paris. The eight-episode series revolves around a club (presumably the eponymous Eddy), its owner, the house band and the chaotic city that surrounds them.

Chazelle will executive produce the IMG series and direct two of its eight episodes from scripts written by Jack Thorne (Wonder), who was recently brought onboard Star Wars: Episode IX. Six-time Grammy winner Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, Michael Jackson’s Bad) will write the show’s original music, Emmy-winning producer Alan Poul (Six Feet Under, The Newsroom) will executive produce alongside Chazelle, Thorne and Ballard, and Patrick Spence and Katie Swinden’s Fifty Fathoms will produce.

The Eddy will be shot in France, featuring dialogue in French, English and Arabic, and continuing Netflix’s focus on international (specifically French) content. “I’ve always dreamed of shooting in Paris, so I’m doubly excited to be teaming up with Jack, Glen and Alan on this story, and thrilled that we have found a home for it at Netflix,“ said Chazelle in a statement.