Riviera Adventures

Description

Riviera is an Irish-British drama television series originally created by Neil Jordan, who however disowned it as finally released.

It premiered on Sky Atlantic on 15 June 2017.

The series stars Anthony LaPaglia, Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Adrian Lester, Iwan Rheon, Dimitri Leonidas, and Roxane Duran.

The first season of Riviera was released on 15 June 2017 on Sky Box Sets and NOW TV,

 and was Sky’s most successful original series, with an audience of 2.3 million an episode, and more than 20 million downloads and views total. The first season premiered in the U.S. on 9 February 2019 on Ovation.

The second season premiered on the network beginning on May 8, 2021 as part of the « Mystery Alley » block in a deal with Sky Studios.

The second season was announced on 21 November 2017. It was renewed for a third and last season on 24 May 2019.

Set in the French Riviera, the series follows American art curator Georgina Clios, whose life is upended after her billionaire husband Constantine dies in a yacht accident. Georgina becomes immersed in a world of lies, double-dealing and crime, as she seeks to uncover the truth about her husband’s death.

• Julia Stiles as Georgina Marjorie Clios (née Ryland), an American art curator, and second wife of Constantine
• Anthony LaPaglia as Constantine Clios, a billionaire banker and philanthropist who dies in a yacht accident (series 1–2)
• Lena Olin as Irina Atman Clios, Constantine’s first wife (series 1–2)
• Dimitri Leonidas as Christos Clios, Constantine and Irina’s youngest son, who becomes the head of the Clios business empire (series 1–2)
• Roxane Duran as Adriana Clios, Constantine and Irina’s daughter (series 1–2)
• Igal Naor as Jakob Negrescu, Constantine’s former head of security who has links with drugs, prostitution and gambling (series 1–2)
• Poppy Delevingne as Daphne Al-Qadar, Cassandra’s daughter and Nico’s twin sister, who is married to Raafi Al-Qadar (series 2–3)
• Jack Fox as Nico Eltham, Cassandra’s son and Daphne’s twin brother (series 2–3)
• Adrian Lester as Robert Carver; an art dealer and friend of Georgina, who deals in forgeries and stolen artwork
• Iwan Rheon as Adam Clios; Constantine and Irina’s eldest son, who rejects his family’s extravagant lifestyle
• Phil Davis as Jukes; a British art fraud investigator working in the Serious Financial Crime Agency of Interpol
• Amr Waked as Karim Delormes; an inspector in the Nice police force
• Juliet Stevenson as Lady Cassandra Eltham; head of the prestigious Eltham dynasty
• Will Arnett as Jeff Carter; Georgina’s uncle
• Grégory Fitoussi as Noah Levy; an ex-soldier and pilot-for-hire, and love interest of Georgina
• Alex Lanipekun as Raafi Al-Qadar; a wealthy philanthropist and businessman, married to Daphne Eltham
• Mark Holden as Martin Sinclair; private investigator, hired by Irina
• Rupert Graves as Gabriel Hirsch, an antiquities recovery expert and new ally of Georgina
• Clare-Hope Ashitey as Ellen Swann, Chief of Staff to Alexandra Harewood
• Synnøve Macody Lund as Alexandra Harewood, a technology billionaire who is founder and CEO of Harewood Technologies
• Gabriel Corrado as Victor Alsina-Suarez, the Mayor of Buenos Aires who is in league with Alexandra Harewood
• Franco Masini as Cesar Alsina-Suarez, the younger son of Victor who undertakes illicit activities on behalf of his father
• Eliseo Barrionuevo as Dario Alsina-Suarez, the elder son of Victor and his designated successor