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Woke

Woke

20175.43 Seasons23 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Describes everyday life in a Lyon LGBT centre, examining the initial political, emotional and sexual life of a man who recently came out as gay.

Created by Sullivan Le Postec
Written by Sullivan Le Postec
NetworksTV5MondeFrance.tv

Top Cast

Mehdi Meskar

Mehdi Meskar

Hicham Alaoui

Eric Pucheu

Eric Pucheu

Thibaut Giaccherini

Denis d'Arcangelo

Denis d'Arcangelo

Claude Favre

Simon Frenay

Simon Frenay

Thomas

Claudius Pan

Claudius Pan

Bastien Lijepo

N

Nanou Harry

Nadjet Alaoui

Claudine Charreyre

Claudine Charreyre

Murielle Leko

Romain Ogerau

Romain Ogerau

Laurent Roussel

Franck Fargier

Franck Fargier

Amaury Mercoeur

Pierre Cachia

Pierre Cachia

Mickäel

Themes & Keywords

transvestismfrancetranssexualitytransvestiteaidshomophobiacruisinggay clubhivmale homosexualityin the closettranssexuallgbtlgbt activistmillennialsgay theme

About Woke

Woke is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of transvestism, france, transsexuality, transvestite, aids, homophobia. Created by Sullivan Le Postec, it stars Mehdi Meskar, Eric Pucheu, Denis d'Arcangelo. Describes everyday life in a Lyon LGBT centre, examining the initial political, emotional and sexual life of a man who recently came out as gay.

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