Blame It on Rousseau (2021)
Synopsis
Benjamin Rousseau is a high school teacher who uses an atypical method to help his students: philosophy. In each episode he tries to help a student and explores a philosophical theme specific to each one in order to help him or her but the worst thing is that his personal life is a complete mess, divorced he tries to solve his problems too, but unfortunately does not get anywhere.
Network
France 2
Episodes
Paul and Liberty
A very mysterious and handsome boy is new to the school. Paul fascinates everyone, especially Theo. When he hears Paul's story about his terrible past, Benjamin faces a student who is convinced that his life is over.
Anaïs and Love
Anaïs is self-loathing. She thinks she's big, minimizes her intelligence and wishes to be invisible. She's crazy in love with Ethan, but how a boy like him could want a girl like her?
Emma and Duty
Responsible and dutiful, the pretty and vibrant Emma has been taking care of her bipolar mother for years. But lately, she's been dreaming of moving away, going to her dream school, and maybe even letting love enter her life for the first time...
Ethan and Identity
A brilliant student with a bright future ahead of him, Ethan comes from a very humble family, and for him higher education seems less of an issue than the end of the month. He's facing a dilemma Rousseau is well aware of. Should he go to college and move away from his family? Or remain faithful to his environment but sacrifice his future?
Aïcha and Justice
A young girl is confronted with injustice for the first time in her life. Being an excellent student and intending to become a lawyer in her father's practice, Aïcha's life changes completely the day she is arrested and placed in police custody, on the sidelines of a demonstration, for insults she supposedly uttered.
Gabriel and Desire
Rejected for a few months by his longtime best friend Théo, Gabriel, although a funny and lively boy, is confused and unhappy. He thinks that if he gets close to a bunch of turbulent boys in high school, he'll be able to make a place for himself again. Instead, he finds himself in the middle of a harassment case...
Margaux and Truth
Margaux is one of those mean girls from high school, super pretty and kind of evil, lying all the time. She's pretending to be a cool and self-confident girl even though she's, in fact, lonely and uncomfortable. Everything changes when she tries to get back at her ex-boyfriend and sinks into a spiral that may cost her much...
Theo and Happiness
Theo wants to join the HEC preparatory school in the fall and puts a lot of pressure on himself to be up to their standards. Benjamin is worried. Especially when he discovers that Theo has started taking drugs to improve his concentration. How far will his descent into hell go? Will Rousseau be able to help his son?
Cast
Details
Original Title
La Faute à Rousseau
Status
Ended
Seasons
2
Episodes
14
Production
DEMD Productions