Munich, 6 May 2026. Time for some much-needed Empathy: Beta has sold the Canadian audience hit and festival favorite from creator and lead actress Florence Longpré around the globe. After a previous successful collaboration with Longpré on award-winning Audrey’s Back, Beta Film has now sold her latest series Empathy to several key territories. The Crave and Canal+ original series just premiered on both, SBS Australia and Movistar Plus+ Spain, and travels also to Portugal to Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for its channel TVCine Edition, and Greece (Cinobo). Further deals with Latin America and Asia are currently being negotiated. Empathy has furthermore won the Europe 1 Audience Award, which was awarded among the 10 most outstanding French series of the year at Canneseries last week.

 

Already greenlit for a second season shortly after the first one aired, the Crave and Canal+ original produced by Trio Orange exceeded 10 million views on Canal+ in France within the first two months of broadcast. Praised by audiences and critics alike, Empathy (20x1h) ranks among the most-watched Crave’s original series on its home turf in Canada.

 

Directed by Guillaume Lonergan, Empathy truly became a festival favorite: Premiering at last year’s Series Mania, it won the Audience Award after receiving a 13-minute standing ovation.  At Serielizados Fest 2025 alone, the series garnered three awards overall. Empathy furthermore won Best Series at the Venice TV Awards and late last year, it was nominated for Best Series at the Rose D’Or Awards and for Best Non-English-Language Drama Series at the C21 International Drama Awards. The series is also currently nominated at BANFF Rockie Awards 2026.

 

After two years away from work, young psychiatrist-criminologist Suzanne (Florence Longpré) takes a new position at a secure psychiatric facility – a step down for someone with her qualifications. There, she faces the most severe and complex cases, all while struggling with her own trauma. Though her empathy helps her connect with patients, she has lost compassion for herself. Feeling she has nothing left to lose, Suzanne turns to unconventional methods that unsettle her colleagues – except for Mortimer (Thomas Ngijol), who shares her hidden vulnerability. As the two form a fragile bond, what first seemed like professional defeat may become Suzanne’s path to healing.

 

Beta Film handles international sales for the series.