44 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestWith Santa always one step ahead, Kevin has to adapt to save his skin.
Kevin, a debt collector, decides to leave the criminal organization of his mentor, "Santa", when he learns that his girlfriend Julie is pregnant. He is then sucked into a dangerous spiral with deadly consequences. As Kevin juggles the birth of his baby and his desire to free himself from his illicit activities, thanks to flashbacks, he relives the upsetting events of his youth; from his mother, Suzanne, who sends him to live at his uncle Stéphane's golf course, to the reunion with his father, Richard, an unstable criminal he barely knows.
Acting
Claude Legault's Uncle Birdie is devastatingly wounded.
Direction
Podz balances three timelines without losing urgency.
Writing
Kevin's parallel pregnancies—his birth, his child's—brutally effective.
Creator
Podz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Podz (Louis Choquette) is a Québec TV titan—this is his first original creation for Radio-Canada's streaming platform, signaling prestige drama's shift north of the border.
The title 'La Collecte' doubles as debt collection and emotional collecting—Kevin hoarding father figures while trying to escape becoming one.
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