“Ourika.”
The name had already been circulating for a while.
We finally know more about Booba's new project.
The rapper published this Tuesday on X, the trailer for his series, which will be broadcast on Amazon Prime in March 2024.
The series was co-created by the Duke of Boulogne exiled in Miami, in collaboration with Clément Godart, Clément Gournay and Vincent L'Anthoën.
Booba will also take his first steps as an actor, in a secondary role.
.@primevideofr #ourika pic.twitter.com/fTMUxY3EL1
— Booba (@booba) February 20, 2024
“Urban Western”
A French city, clashes with the police and a drug trafficking network linked to Morocco.
The stage is set.
The series presents itself as an “urban western” which takes place during the riots of 2005, after the deaths of Zied Benna and Bouna Traoré.
The boss of French rap was very critical of certain series depicting the suburbs, such as “Validé”, on Canal+.
It remains to be seen how his will be received by the public.
The project has actually been brewing for several years.
As early as March 2021, at the time of the release of his album Ultra, Booba announced that he wanted to distance himself from music and turn to a series project.
In the summer of 2022, the artist launched the first castings.
I went to the set of Ourika, I met an incredible team, incredible actors, an incredible script, incredible energy... I believe in it wholeheartedly!
#OURIKA #SAISON1🏴☠️ pic.twitter.com/AATWzs77zg
— Booba (@booba) June 6, 2023
In June 2023, the rapper published photos of himself on the set of the series.
“I went to the set of
Ourika
, I met an incredible team, incredible actors, an incredible script, incredible energy. I believe in it wholeheartedly,” he declared.