Carême cast and character guide: Who plays whom in Apple TV's new show?

Carême is the latest and upcoming eight-part French-language show on Apple TV+. Carême is centered on the life and times of the charismatic Marie-Antoine Carême, who happens to be the first celebrity chef and spy back during the Napoleonic era in France. Carême is based on the book Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef, and has Benjamin Voisin starring in the leading and titular role.

Here's everything that we know.

Who is in the cast of Carême?

The complete cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ is as follows:

• Benjamin Voisin as Carême: Voisin is a renowned French actor well known for his role as David Gorman in the film Summer of 85, which was released in 2020. He received the Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation for his role, along with his co-actor Félix Lefebvre.
• Jérémie Renier as Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord: Renier hails from Belgium and his notable works include L'Enfant and Brotherhood of the Wolf.
• Lyna Khoudri as Henriette: This Algerian-French actress rose to prominence following her appearance in the film The Blessed, for which she bagged the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the seventy-fourth edition of the Venice International Film Festival.
• Lolita Chammah: Her notable films are Copacabana and Strange Birds.
• Juliette Armanet: She is a French singer-songwriter whose Petite Amie was a raging hit.
• Dimitri Doré: He is best known for his contribution to Bruno Reidal and Meanwhile on Earth.

What is Carême all about?

As mentioned earlier, the show will chronicle the intriguing life of the first celebrity chef, Marie-Antoine Carême, who rose to the ranks of power from humble beginnings and attracted the patronage of Napoleon himself. The official synopsis of the show reads:

"In Napoleon's Europe, Antonin Carême, an orphan with exceptional talent, dreams of becoming the world's most famous chef and establishing Gastronomy as a new art form. But to do so, he has to make a pact with the devil and become a spy in the service of a Machiavellian man who has elevated politics to an art form: Talleyrand. Based on a true story, Carême takes us into a world where the misery and harshness of kitchens rub shoulders with the opulence of mansions, where true feelings are damaged by pretense, and where manipulation reigns supreme. Determined to escape poverty and fulfill his dream, Carême can have it all - women, money, glory - but at what price: love? His life? His soul?"

Voisin open up about Carême

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Variety magazine, leading man Benjami Voisin opened up about his experience of working on the Apple TV+ show. Speaking about the references for the character of the celebrity chef, Voisin revealed:

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"We spent hours looking at photos of Lenny Kravitz and Mick Jagger. With costume designer Pierre-Jean Larroque, we thought it would be great to bring that sexy, liberated feeling to his outfits, to bring rock’n’roll. What could be more beautiful from making a period series yet talking about people who could live today?"

The show drops exclusively on Apple TV+ on April 30.

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