Future on TF1: How much is a new series with Kev Adams worth?

What is it about?

31-year-old Elliot lives with his disabled sister and is bored with his job as an appliance salesman, which he doesn’t like. One evening, he was happy to send a message to the email address he had when he was younger.

After a computer glitch, he starts communicating with a little boy from 20 years earlier and then finds his life turned upside down. Little and big Elliot will do everything to get their lives back and try to make their dreams come true. But they quickly realize that playing with the past can have serious consequences…

Monday 27 February from 21:10 on TF1. Episodes Watched: 3/6.

who is he with

Kev Adams plays Elliot, the main character in Avenir, a series he wrote with Frank Belloc (Happy We Year), Elodie Hesme (Deborah Atlan’s Interpreter in The Sheriff) and Dave Cohen (The New Adventures of Aladdin). The original idea of ​​the latter. Production was entrusted to Frank Belloc.

In Avenir, Kev Adams is especially responsive to Natacha Lindinger (Sam) and Eric Elmosnino (La Famille Bélier), who play Elliott’s parents. The version of his son is played by twins Madi and Sohel Mefta, the young man’s sister Alyssa David is campy, seen notably in Babysitting, and his best friend is played by Jeremy Detellot (The Visitors).

Guillaume de Tonquedec (They Were 10) slips into the skin of young Eliot’s psychiatrist, and Merlin Lima (SKAM France, The best of us) lends his qualities to the latter’s daughter. Finally, India de Almeida, an actress seen in Grand Hotel and Munch, plays the girlfriend of Kev Adams’ character.

Is it worth checking out?

The butterfly effect seems to be a new trend among screenwriters. After Vortex, the series that Tomer Sisley aired on France 2 last January, it is now TF1’s turn to offer a iteration of this fantasy phenomenon that wants a small change in the past to have a big impact on the future.

In Avenir, we follow Elliot, played by comedian Kev Adams, a totally spoiled thirtysomething who dreams of asking his girlfriend, Emily, to marry him. Unfortunately, it’s not his job as an appliance salesman that will help him realize this fantasy.

Especially since the young man takes care of his sister, Olivia, who was in a wheelchair after a terrible accident. One evening he discovers a site that offers to buy old unused email addresses.

But a computer glitch allows him to connect with a little boy from 20 years earlier. Elliot then realizes that he can change the past and thus help his family. But very quickly, he will realize that the smallest change in the past can have serious consequences for the present…

Created by Dave Cohen, to whom we owe, in particular, the new Aladdin adventure, in which Kev Adams already starred, Avenir is a mini-series with an occasionally convoluted plot that still manages to surprise us thanks to clever twists. However, we’ll have to wait until Episode 3, which airs on Monday, March 6, to discover the event that will take Avenir’s plot to the next level.

Because, if in the first two episodes the audience may have the impression that they are faced with a banal story of time jump, the third part offers a real challenge that brings a new dimension to the story and makes you want to keep watching. A bold choice that might scare viewers…

Kev Adams, who has mostly introduced us to snarky comedies, here portrays the character against the grain. If the screenwriters have distilled jokes here and there that might bring a smile to some viewers, Avenir really remains a dramatic mini-series with a touch of science fiction.

Despite this shift in register, the cast does quite well, even if things don’t always sound right. On the other hand, Natacha Lindinger and Eric Elmosnino offer a sophisticated interpretation of the protagonist’s parents, a couple in crisis, which young Elliott will do everything to save.

If the rest of the cast perform with distinction, the fault of the script is not always very refined and not very well written, the same is not the case for Madis and Sohel Mefta, who play Kev Adams as a young man.

Geminis often make false calls and regularly give us the impression that they are reading a text. A feeling enhanced by the presence of Mahamadou Jaffa (aka Camille, Eliot’s best friend at age 11), who offers a compelling interpretation.

In addition to the actors’ performances not always being on point and the plot taking time to get going, Avenir suffers from a sometimes shaky script based on temporal inconsistencies. It’s really hard to imagine that in 2001, when ADSL still had only 300,000 subscribers, an 11-year-old had unlimited internet in his room.

And that he can send and receive emails almost instantly. Let’s not even talk about the clothing style of the characters, which do not leave the impression of going back at all.

In short, even if things don’t work out, Avenir remains enjoyable to watch, thanks to its engaging plot that blends comedy, sci-fi, and drama, allowing Kev Adams to experiment with new registers.