Twice Upon A Time (French: Il était une seconde fois) is a four-part French sci-fi drama miniseries first broadcast in 2019, directed by Guillaume Nicloux,[5] starring Gaspard Ulliel and Freya Mavor.[6][4][3] The miniseries was broadcast in France via the network Arte on 29 August 2019.[1] It was released in the United States on Netflix on 19 December 2019.[7]Twice Upon A Time was the second collaboration between director Guillaume Nicloux and actor Gaspard Ulliel, the first was the 2018 war film To the Ends of the World.[8][9]
Plot
Vincent Dauda, in his thirties, dreams of winning back his ex, Louise. He's grief-stricken and driven to despair, kisses the break-up goodbye with nocturnal parties, ephemeral affairs... until the day when a delivery man gives him a parcel he never ordered. A strange box, without any bottom, through which he can time travel, which takes him back to Louise's side, before they split up.[5]
Gaspard Ulliel was announced as the male lead on 18 September 2017.[10]Stacy Martin was announced as the female lead on 26 December 2017.[11] Martin's name was still listed in casting calls until 5 January 2018.[12][13]Freya Mavor replaced Martin on 18 January 2018,[14][15] a week before filming started.[16]
Filming
Filming started on 29 January 2018 and ended on 6 April 2018.[16][5] Shooting took place in Paris, London, Bordeaux, and Iceland.[3]
Release
On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Federation Entertainment had acquired worldwide rights to the series. Federation holds worldwide rights to the series outside Germany and German-speaking territories.[17]
The miniseries aired on the French TV channel Arte on 29 August 2019,[1] and was made available for streaming in full on arte.tv from August 22 to 26 October 2019.[20] It was released in the United States through Netflix on 19 December 2019.[7]