# The Hook Up Plan

The Hook Up Plan (French: Plan Coeur) is a comedy television series and the second French series produced for Netflix after Marseille.
The show premiered on December 7, 2018, and Season 2 premiered on October 11, 2019. A special episode about the COVID-19 pandemic was added to Netflix on August 26, 2020 in France.
In December 2020, the show was renewed for a third and final season, which premiered on January 1, 2022.

## Premise

Elsa, on the verge of turning thirty and stuck in an uninspiring job, finds herself still hung up on her ex-boyfriend two years after their breakup. Her friends, hoping to help her break out of her rut and find some confidence, decide to hire a male escort to take her on a few dates.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Zita Hanrot: Elsa "El" Payette, Charlotte and Émilie's best friend
* Sabrina Ouazani: Charlotte "Cha" Ben Smires, Elsa and Émilie's best friend, Antoine's sister
* Joséphine Draï [fr]: Émilie "Milou" Châtaigne, Elsa and Charlotte's best friend, and Antoine's partner
* Marc Ruchmann: Julio "Jules Dupont" Saldenha, the gigolo, Roman's best friend
* Syrus Shahidi [fr]: Antoine Ben Smires, Matthieu and Maxime's friend, Charlotte's brother, and Émilie's partner
* Tom Dingler: Matthieu, Antoine and Maxime's friend
* Guillaume Labbé: Maxime "Max" Pauillac, Antoine and Matthieu's friend, and Elsa's ex-boyfriend
* Yvan Naubron: Roman, Julio's best friend
* Ludivine de Chastenet: Chantal, Elsa's colleague and friend

### Recurring cast

* Jean-Michel Martial [fr]: Dr Philippe Payette, Elsa's father (season 1)
* Karina Testa: Manon, Antoine's colleague (season 1)
* Nanou Garcia [fr]: Anita Saldenha, Julio's mother (season 1)
* Anne Depétrini [fr]: Valérie, a regular client of Julio (season 1)
* Alexia Barlier: Gaïa, Maxime's new partner (season 1)
* Stéphanie Murat [fr]: Audrey Payette, Elsa's mother (season 1, season 3)
* Aude Legastelois: Anaïs Payette, Elsa's sister (season 1)
* Victor Meutelet: Arthur, the intern (season 2)
* Aurélie Vérillon: Rachel, Julio's producer (season 2)

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) |
| Covid 19 Special | Covid 19 Special | Covid 19 Special | November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06) | November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06) |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) | January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) |

### Season 1 (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "The Secret Plan" (French: Plan secret) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio and Julien Teisseire | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Sloppy Plan" (French: Plan boulette) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio and Julien Teisseire | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Booty Plan" (French: Plan cul) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio and Julien Teisseire | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) |
| 4 | 4 | "The Love Plan" (French: Plan love) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio and Julien Teisseire | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Party Plan" (French: Plan teuf) | Renaud Bertrand | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio, Julien Teisseire and Scott Weinger | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) |
| 6 | 6 | "The Lame Plan" (French: Plan pourri) | Renaud Bertrand | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio, Julien Teisseire and Scott Weinger | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Solo Plan" (French: Plan solo) | Renaud Bertrand | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio, Julien Teisseire and Scott Weinger | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Exit Plan" (French: Plan de sortie) | Renaud Bertrand | Chris Lang, Noémie Saglio, Julien Teisseire and Scott Weinger | December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) |

### Season 2 (2019)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 9 | 1 | "The Homecoming Plan" (French: Plan retour) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) |
| 10 | 2 | "The Llama Plan" (French: Plan lama) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) |
| 11 | 3 | "The Backup Plan" (French: Plan de secours) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) |
| 12 | 4 | "The Pick-Up Plan" (French: Plan drague) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) |
| 13 | 5 | "The After Plan" (French: Plan d'après) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) |
| 14 | 6 | "The Love Plan" (French: Plan cœur) | Renaud Bertrand, Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11) |

### Covid 19 Special (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 15 | 1 | "The Lockdown Plan" (French: Plan confiné.e.s) | Noémie Saglio | Chris Lang | August 26, 2020 (2020-08-26) (France) November 6, 2020 (Netflix) |

### Season 3 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 16 | 1 | "The Wrong Plan" (French: Faux plan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) |
| 17 | 2 | "The War Plan" (French: War plan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) |
| 18 | 3 | "The High and Dry Plan" (French: En plan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) |
| 19 | 4 | "The Worst Plan" (French: Pire plan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) |
| 20 | 5 | "The Sorority Plan" (French: Sororiplan) | Noémie Saglio | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) |
| 21 | 6 | "The Final Plan" (French: Dernier plan) | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | Noémie Saglio & Julien Teisseire | January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) |