Kaboul Kitchen is a French comedy television series broadcast by Canal+. It was created by Marc Victor, Allan Mauduit and Jean-Patrick Benes. The series is based on the true story of Radio France Internationale journalist Marc Victor, who ran a restaurant for French expatriates in Kabul until 2008. The first series premiered on February 15, 2012 on Canal+ and ended on March 5, 2012. It set a ratings record for comedy series in the primetime slot on Canal+. A second series, which will have 12 episodes, has been commissioned. The series depicts the life of French expatriate Jacky who runs the popular restaurant Kaboul Kitchen in Kabul, Afghanistan. His daughter Sophie, who he has not seen in 20 years, arrives to do humanitarian work, while he is interested only in making money. The series won two Golden FIPA Awards at the 2012 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels: one for Best TV Series and one for Best TV Screenplay. It was screened at MIPTV and named fourth on The Hollywood Reporter's list of "MIPTV A-List Projects" for the most promising series screened at the event.

Cast & crew

Allan Mauduit

Creator

Marc Victor

Creator

Jean-Patrick Benes

Creator

Stéphanie Pasterkamp

Sophie

Benjamin Bellecour

Axel

Alexis Michalik

Damien

Marc Citti

Victor

Simon Abkarian

Colonel Amanullah

Fayçal Azizi

Habib

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Paul Braque

Brahim Bihi

Sayed

Gilbert Melki

Jacky Robert

Stéphane De Groodt

Michel Caulaincourt

Nadia Niazi

Hamida

F

Fanny Touron

Camille

J

Jonas Senhadji

Carl

Karina Testa

Lala Amanullah

Khalid Maadour

Mahmoud Nadir

Anne Azoulay

Lieutenant Caroline Gabrielle

David Gasman

Harvey Stein

C

Catherine Zavlav

Helen

Lina El Arabi

Pissenlit

Lucía Sánchez

Rosemary

Seasons

36 episodes

Season 12012 · 12 episodes

Season 22014 · 12 episodes

Season 32017 · 12 episodes