History Series / IrmaVep

An American MiniSeries remake of [[Film/IrmaVep the French film of the same name]], by the same director (Creator/OlivierAssayas).

Mira Harberg (Creator/AliciaVikander) is an actress who's just arrived in Paris to shoot the remake of ''Film/LesVampires'', a classic French film. At the same time, she's promoting her recent hit, and runs into her ex-girlfriend Laurie (Creator/AdriaArjona) while doing so (she's engaged to the director), which causes awkwardness.

The miniseries's cast also includes Creator/ByronBowers, Creator/TomSturridge, and Creator/FalaChen. It was released June 6, 2022 on Creator/{{HBO}}.

* MistakenForGay: Due to Mira's bisexuality being tabloid fodder and with her previously having dated Laurie, the paparrazi think her current assistant Regina is her girlfriend, to Regina's annoyance. [[spoiler:It later turns out Regina's into Mira, however, kissing her and telling a friend she'd gladly sleep with her, so the mistake is only about them being in a relationship]].

* PlotHole: Mira and other actors point out problems with ''Les Vampires''' plot, for instance she asks why a very skilled criminal gang would write down their secrets in a red codebook (however René notes people do that with passwords even now, so she concedes the point on that one).

* TragicStillbirth: Eamonn goes to Mira for comfort, telling her Lianna was pregnant and miscarried. Mira is very sympathetic, telling him she once suffered a miscarriage even earlier than Lianna's. What makes it worse too is neither of them can stop working even for a little while, since they're both in full time contracts signed before she got pregnant. Later she reunites with him and they decide to try again.

* WorkingWithTheEx: Not formally, but Mira's ex-girlfriend Laurie is now engaged to Herman, who directed the last film she'd starred in (leaving Mira for him). As they're promoting the film, they keep running into each other, which is very awkward (particularly since both are clearly still attracted to each other, and Laurie keeps flirting with her).

* BloodlessCarnage: The shootings in all ''Les Vampires''' versions are bloodless, with victims simply falling to the ground after being shot at close range repeatedly.

* LingerieScene: Laurie undresses to her underwear when getting intimate with her fiance Herman, which shows off her body to the audience since she's very good-looking.

* ThePeepingTom: Mira spies on her ex Laurie and Herman, Laurie's fiance, by peeking around the corner as they get intimate after sneaking into their suite. However, she leaves before the two have sex.

* {{Polyamory}}: {{Discussed}} as Mira claims she and Laurie had an open relationship, though this only allowed her to see other people while they were together.

* MistakenForGay: Due to Mira's bisexuality being tabloid fodder and with her previously having dated Laurie, the paparrazi think her current assistant Regina is her girlfriend, to Regina's annoyance. [[spoiler:It later turns out Regina's into Mira however, kissing her and telling a friend she'd gladly sleep with her, so the mistake is only about them being in a relationship.]]

* MsFanservice: Mira is quite good-linking, slinking around for much of the series playing Irma Vep (or kind of ''becoming'' her) in a skin-tight catsuit. Also, she's seen naked from the back [[ShowerScene going into the shower]].

* AutoeroticAsphyxiation: Gottfriend nearly kills himself accidentally doing this. He's found hanged in the closet and saved though at first no one's sure if he'll survive.

** Mira's ex-girlfriend Laurie, who's in a couple episodes though only a few scenes, is a bisexual like her who's olive skinned (played by a Latina).

Her role playing Irma Vep in ''Les Vampires'' is really a dream come true, since Mira is a huge admirer of the character. It comes as a breath of fresh air as she's disillusioned with her career and a recent tabloid scandal. Making the film however, proves far more difficult than she anticipated: the director René Vidal (Creator/VincentMacaigne) is unstable and eccentric, while the cast and crew are disorganized.

* TokenMinority: Herman Ray, an African-American director who's promoting his latest firm in Paris, is a supporting character who's the only black person.