Nothing New

Nothing New
Also known as	Rien de 9
Genre	Comedy/Romance
Created by	Maykel Stone
Directed by	Steve Stone Ambroise Bucher Maykel Stone Sidney Soriano Alban Greiner
Starring	Alban Greiner Maykel Stone Dorian Martin Megane Lizier Steven Claire Anaïs Rahm Esther List
Theme music composer	Ambroise Bucher
Opening theme	Chris Ayer
Ending theme	I Hate Kate
Country of origin	France
Language(s)	French
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	31
Production
Producer(s)	Maykel Stone Sidney Soriano
Editor(s)	Maykel Stone Sidney Soriano
Location(s)	Strasbourg, France
Running time	Varies (7-20 minutes)
Broadcast
Original channel	YouTube
Picture format	16/9
First shown in	April 22, 2008
External links
Website

Nothing New is a web series created and produced by Syred Pictures in association with Mecagination Films. The story revolves around some friends living in Strasbourg and their professional and sexual lives.

Based on a true story, the series was a public success (with an average of 250 000 free downloads for each episode, which set a record for a French web series^[1]). The series was also subtitled in English, Spanish and German.

Nothing New has been noted for its usage of the 3D on its Season 2 Finale^[2]. It was the first time ever a web series had an episode in HD 3D. It was never made before for any other web series in the world. You had to wear red/blue glasses to see it in 3D (a 2D "standard" version was as well available).

Characters

• Johannes Zimmermann - Played by Alban Greiner.

• Maykel Stone - Played by Maykel Stone.

• Arne Engel - Played by Dorian Martin.

• Margaret Eleanor Ostwald-Walters - Played by Megane Lizier.

• Gregory Venturini - Played by Steven Claire.

• Isobel Devreaux - Played by Anaïs Rahm.

• Esther List - Played by Esther List.

Episode list

The web series premiered on April 22, 2008 in France and on April 27, 2009 for the international English version.

Season 1

Episode 1: Alone without you
Airdate: April 22, 2008 (France) / April 27, 2009 (Worldwide)
Dumped by his long-term boyfriend Johannes, Maykel has a breakdown. Taking advice from his best friend Margaret, he decides to see a psychologist.

Episode 2: Gettin' lucky
Airdate: April 29, 2008 (France) / May 4, 2009 (Worldwide)
Maykel, who's now on antidepressants, meets another friend from high school, Greg. The latter seems to be totally under Esther's spell.

Episode 3: Facebook
Airdate: May 6, 2008 (France) / May 11, 2009 (Worldwide)
Esther decides that it's time to resort to drastic measures, and creates a Facebook profile for Maykel, hoping that Johannes will be jealous.

Episode 4: Great expectations
Airdate: May 13, 2008 (France) / May 18, 2009 (Worldwide)
While Maykel and Esther are closer and closer each day, Greg doesn't know what to do to seduce her. As a last idea, he takes advice from Margaret.

Episode 5: Codename: Distance
Airdate: May 20, 2008 (France) / May 25, 2009 (Worldwide)
After a calm week, Margaret decides to starts her evil plan to separate Esther and Maykel. She puts all her effort in her mission Codename: Distance.

Episode 6: Sparkle
Airdate: May 27, 2008 (France) / June 1, 2009 (Worldwide)
While Maykel presents his college friend Marjorie to everyone, Margaret is thinking about her new plan, and a more direct one, for her mission.

Episode 7: Stronger than you
Airdate: June 3, 2008 (France) / June 8, 2009 (Worldwide)
Margaret realizes that she did something wrong when Maykel confesses that he is in love with Esther. Marjorie has an idea to help Maykel...

Episode 8: Backdraft
Airdate: June 10, 2008 (France) / June 15, 2009 (Worldwide)
Marjorie decides that it's time to stop everything between Greg and Maykel, and goes to Margaret to have a small talk with her.

Episode 9: God is one of us
Airdate: June 17, 2008 (France) / June 22, 2009 (Worldwide)
While Maykel is sure that everything is lost with Esther, one of his friends, Julien, bursts into his life. But this friend seems to know a bit too much about the situation.

Episode 10: Temptation
Airdate: June 24, 2008 (France) / June 29, 2009 (Worldwide)
Greg decides to leave the city without saying a word to his friends, while Esther is meeting her cousin. For his part, Maykel is haunted by a doubt.

Episode 11: Goodbye Forever
Airdate: July 1, 2008 (France) / July 6, 2009 (Worldwide)
Maykel has his back to the wall, and must make a choice between his ex-boyfriend, a friend, and a girlfriend. Keeping 1, saying Goodbye to the 2 others... Forever.

Season 2

Episode 1: A new beginning
Airdate: May 8, 2009 (France) / August 29, 2009 (Worldwide)
Five months later. Johannes is now living in Strasbourg. But Maykel and him are still not together. Their friends will give them a hand.

Episode 2: Beauty and the Model
Airdate: May 15, 2009 (France) / September 5, 2009 (Worldwide)
Isobel announces to her friends that she's going out with a new guy, a model. Sure that this time, it's the good one, she wants him to meet Johannes and Maykel.

Episode 3: Love, Hate
Airdate: May 22, 2009 (France) / September 12, 2009 (Worldwide)
As spring comes, Maykel and Johannes cheat on each other. But when Johannes has sex with a perfect stranger, Maykel does it with someone close...

Episode 4: Help! I need somebody
Airdate: May 29, 2009 (France) / September 19, 2009 (Worldwide)
After a calm week, a new event is getting Johannes on his nerves: Maykel hired an assistant. And quickly, Johannes expresses his jealousy.

Episode 5: Made in Love
Airdate: June 6, 2009 (France) / September 26, 2009 (Worldwide)
Johannes and Maykel finally back together, they are spending the whole day in bed. But it's the day Isobel chooses to announce a really important news.

Episode 6: The one with the kissing problem
Airdate: June 12, 2009 (France) / October 3, 2009 (Worldwide)
The guys are a bit lost without Isobel. And when Maykel discovers that Johannes doesn't like to kiss him in public, Arne decides to be their therapist.

Episode 7: Future Johannes
Airdate: June 19, 2009 (France) / October 10, 2009 (Worldwide)
While they are moving in their new apartment, Johannes receives a letter. But the strange thing is that the letter is sent by him... from the past.

Episode 8: Desperate Househusband
Airdate: June 26, 2009 (France) / October 17, 2009 (Worldwide)
While having sex, Johannes, tired by a long day, decides to fake the orgasm. Maykel discovers it and immediately imagines the worst.

Episode 9: One flew over the cuckold's nest
Airdate: July 3, 2009 (France) / October 24, 2009 (Worldwide)
Now living with the boys, Justine meets a man and immediately has a crush on him. At home, Johannes and Maykel are talking about their exes.

Episode 10: Happy Ending
Airdate: July 10, 2009 (France) / October 31, 2009 (Worldwide)
Arne makes a mistake and tell everything about his one-night stand with Maykel to Johannes. Meanwhile, Justine starts to imagine her future with Nathaniel.

Season 3

This season will be aired in 2010 and start in January for both french and english versions at the same time. Episodes titles are already available on the official website^[3]) as follow:

Episode 1: The noose around the neck

Episode 2: Whistle while you work

Episode 3: Temp mother

Episode 4: Double trouble

Episode 5: Fight!

Episode 6: Best cook ever

Episode 7: Mood swings

Episode 8: Something new

Episode 9: Hush

Episode 10: Ever after

References

1. ^ "Rien de 9 : la websérie revient (french article)". e-Alsace.net. May 6, 2009. http://www.e-alsace.net/index.php/smallnews/get?newsId=986. 
2. ^ "‘Nothing New’ Trivia". IMDb. September 23, 2009. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1290326/trivia. 
3. ^ "Season 3 episodes titles". official website. October 24, 2009. http://en.riende9.com/Nothing_New/Season_3.html. 

External links

• Official website of Nothing New
• Nothing New's channel on YouTube
• Nothing New (aka Rien de 9) at the Internet Movie Database