Indomptables Producers Seek Second Season Return in Quebec

Indomptables could receive a second season after producers began new discussions with TVA to find a sustainable production model for the Quebec series. Productions Déferlantes president Jean-Philippe Dion said a decision is expected by the end of October.

The series was canceled in the spring shortly after its launch because of financial challenges, according to information from noovomoi.ca and Vedette Québec. Production teams are now testing ways to continue the show while reducing expenses.

Jean-Philippe Dion said the project remains uncertain as producers evaluate possible changes to the production process.

"Honestly, there is a 50 percent chance it will return and a 50 percent chance it will not," said Jean-Philippe Dion, president of Productions Déferlantes.

Dion said the teams are working with writers, directors and actors to redesign how the series could be made. The series features rural filming locations and many outdoor scenes, factors that contributed to higher production costs.

"We are currently in a process of trial and error, trying to find new ways of doing things. By the end of the month, it needs to be resolved, positively or negatively," said Jean-Philippe Dion, president of Productions Déferlantes.

TVA programming executive Nathalie Fabien had previously expressed interest in keeping Indomptables as an annual fiction series, while producer Patrick Lowe said solutions were being studied to reduce costs without affecting episode quality.

The production companies Encore and Déferlantes have continued discussions about a possible continuation. The financial pressure facing traditional Quebec television has pushed producers and broadcasters to reconsider how scripted programs are financed.

Dion said he wants the team to fully explore alternatives before making a final decision on the series future.

"I am not someone who gives up quickly, so I want us to feel that we have gone as far as possible in thinking about how to reinvent the production method of this show. We are working with the writers, the directors and even the actors to find different ways of doing things," said Jean-Philippe Dion, president of Productions Déferlantes.

The first season was centered on the Richer and Martineau families, with the remaining episodes featuring a major confrontation between Michel Martineau and Philippe Richer. Writers Mireille Mayrand-Fiset and Sylvie Bouchard had planned a conclusion to the story after the cancellation announcement, but a second season could allow the storyline to continue.