Blame It on Rousseau

52min

Comedy

Drama

Benjamin Rousseau is a high school teacher who uses an atypical method to help his students: philosophy. In each episode he tries to help a student and explores a philosophical theme specific to each one in order to help him or her but the worst thing is that his personal life is a complete mess, divorced he tries to solve his problems too, but unfortunately does not get anywhere.

Episodes

Cast

Paul and Liberty

1. Paul and Liberty

52min

17th Feb 2021

A very mysterious and handsome boy is new to the school. Paul fascinates everyone, especially Theo. When he hears Paul's story about his terrible past, Benjamin faces a student who is convinced that his life is over.

Anaïs and Love

2. Anaïs and Love

52min

17th Feb 2021

Anaïs is self-loathing. She thinks she's big, minimizes her intelligence and wishes to be invisible. She's crazy in love with Ethan, but how a boy like him could want a girl like her?

Emma and Duty

3. Emma and Duty

52min

24th Feb 2021

Responsible and dutiful, the pretty and vibrant Emma has been taking care of her bipolar mother for years. But lately, she's been dreaming of moving away, going to her dream school, and maybe even letting love enter her life for the first time...

Ethan and Identity

4. Ethan and Identity

52min

24th Feb 2021

A brilliant student with a bright future ahead of him, Ethan comes from a very humble family, and for him higher education seems less of an issue than the end of the month. He's facing a dilemma Rousseau is well aware of. Should he go to college and move away from his family? Or remain faithful to his environment but sacrifice his future?

Aïcha and Justice

5. Aïcha and Justice

52min

3rd Mar 2021

A young girl is confronted with injustice for the first time in her life. Being an excellent student and intending to become a lawyer in her father's practice, Aïcha's life changes completely the day she is arrested and placed in police custody, on the sidelines of a demonstration, for insults she supposedly uttered.

Gabriel and Desire

6. Gabriel and Desire

52min

3rd Mar 2021

Rejected for a few months by his longtime best friend Théo, Gabriel, although a funny and lively boy, is confused and unhappy. He thinks that if he gets close to a bunch of turbulent boys in high school, he'll be able to make a place for himself again. Instead, he finds himself in the middle of a harassment case...

Margaux and Truth

7. Margaux and Truth

52min

10th Mar 2021

Margaux is one of those mean girls from high school, super pretty and kind of evil, lying all the time. She's pretending to be a cool and self-confident girl even though she's, in fact, lonely and uncomfortable. Everything changes when she tries to get back at her ex-boyfriend and sinks into a spiral that may cost her much...

Theo and Happiness

8. Theo and Happiness

52min

10th Mar 2021

Theo wants to join the HEC preparatory school in the fall and puts a lot of pressure on himself to be up to their standards. Benjamin is worried. Especially when he discovers that Theo has started taking drugs to improve his concentration. How far will his descent into hell go? Will Rousseau be able to help his son?

First air date

17th Feb 2021

Last air date

1st Jun 2022

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

fr

Networks