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Today, Apple TV+ announced new eight-episode French drama, “Care\u0302me<\/em><\/strong>,” featuring the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Care\u0302me, who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe. While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians, who use him as a spy for France. C\u00e9sar Award winner Benjamin Voisin (“Lost Illusions,” “Summer of 85”<\/em>) stars as Care\u0302me, C\u00e9sar Award nominee J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Renier (“My Way,” “Saint Laurent”<\/em>) plays political genius Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-P\u00e9rigord and C\u00e9sar Award winner Lyna Khoudri (“Papicha,” “November’<\/em>) stars as Henriette, Car\u00eame’s lover and most dangerous threat.<\/p>\n Antonin Care\u0302me is an orphan blessed with god-like culinary talent, who dreams of only one thing: to become the most famous chef in the world and to give letters of nobility to a new art, the “Gastronomy.” Care\u0302me’s ambition attracts the attention of the most Machiavellian man of his time, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-P\u00e9rigord, who has elevated French politics to a fine art. Talleyrand ensnares Care\u0302me, who could become a great chef…but must first become a spy for France. Based on a true story, “Care\u0302me”<\/em> takes us through the harsh, miserable reality of 19th century kitchens juxtaposed with the magnificent opulence of the mansions and sophisticated aristocrats they serve, where manipulation is king. Determined to escape poverty and fulfill his dream, Care\u0302me can choose revenge or he can have it all – women, wealth, fame – but at what cost? His love? His soul? His life?<\/p>