Disney+ dresses up for Becoming Karl Lagerfeld

FIRST LOOK: Daniel Brühl plays German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in Disney+ six-part drama Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, which will debut on June 7.

In 1972, Karl Lagerfeld (Brühl) is 38 and not yet wearing his iconic hairstyle. He is a ready-to-wear designer, unknown to the general public. While he meets and falls in love with the sultry Jacques de Bascher (Théodore Pellerin), an ambitious and troubling young dandy, the most mysterious of fashion designers dares to take on his friend (and rival) Yves Saint Laurent (Arnaud Valois), a genius of haute couture backed by the redoubtable businessman Pierre Bergé (Alex Lutz).

Set against the backdrop of 70s Paris, Monaco and Rome, the series will follow the formidable blossoming of this complex and iconic personality of Parisian couture, already driven by the ambition to become the Emperor of fashion.

Produced by Gaumont and Jour Premier, it is adapted from the book Kaiser Karl by Raphaëlle Bacqué. The cast also includes Alex Lutz as Pierre Bergé and Agnès Jaoui plays Gabrielle Aghion, the founder of the Chloé fashion house who made a major contribution to Lagerfeld’s fame.

Jeanne Damas plays Paloma Picasso, and Claire Laffut is Loulou de La Falaise. Marlene Dietrich is played by Sunnyi Melles, while Andy Warhol is played by Paul Spera. Lisa Kreuzer appears as Karl’s mother, Elisabeth Lagerfeld.

Jérôme Salle (Kompromat) directs episodes 1, 2 and 6. He is also an executive producer with Jour Premier producer Arnaud de Crémiers.

Episodes 3, 4 and 5 are directed by Audrey Estrougo (Everything’s Fine). Isaure Pisani-Ferry (Ganglands) is the creator of the series, with Jennifer Have (Unfaithful) and Raphaëlle Bacqué. Isaure Pisani-Ferry is also the series’ lead writer, co-writing all episodes with Dominique Baumard (Le Jeune imam), Jennifer Have and Nathalie Hertzberg (The Goldman Case).

Music for the series comes from Evgueni and Sacha Galperine (Oussekine).

It will air on Disney+ internationally and Hulu in the US.

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