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In ‘Étoile,’ Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg Battle to Save Ballet

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Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino's short-lived ABC Family show Bunheads was axed after a single season .

The real-life couple behind Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are behind a new Prime Video series about dance.

The eight -episode series, Etoile, premieres on April 24 .

The American half of the show is livened up by star ballerina Chayenne (played by Lou de Laage ) Gainsbourg reveled in the chance to play a character who made her laugh.

Gilmore Girls alums Kelly Bishop and Yanic Truesdale appear alongside Maisel ’s Gideon Glick .

The creators wanted to avoid the “picture postcard” portrayal of Paris .

They wanted to show a different side of Paris , beyond frequent shots of the Eiffel Tower .

The creators built stables of dancers on both coasts, insisting that every extra in any ballet studio scenes had to be an actual ballerina.