Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin will play the role of a mediator specializing in restorative justice in Mea culpathe new series from the author of Living memories and ofAnother story, Chantal Cadieux.
Radio-Canada announced the news on Wednesday. The series will air on ICI Télé during the 2024-2025 season. Filming of the 12 episodes will begin in September.
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin will be playing opposite Maxim Gaudette, Jessica Barker, Dany Boudreault, Cynthia Wu Maheux, Sacha Charles and Marie-Thérèse Fortin.
Produced by Sphère Média (Cerebrum, Transplanted) and produced by Miryam Bouchard (Alerts, Do you hear me?), Mea Culpa paints a portrait of Bérénice, a professional who supports the approach of people who are victims of criminal acts or those who have committed these acts, to encourage dialogue between them. Her goal is to help these people turn the page in order to better enjoy the present.
The public broadcaster’s press release gives more details about the plot. Bérénice did not choose her profession without reason. While she was in middle school, she and her friends were brutally attacked at a party. One of them was killed, another became a quadriplegic. Twenty-five years later, the culprit is granted parole and returns to their lives.