Maison Close

*Maison Close*
Maison Close
Genre	Period drama
Created by	Jacques Ouaniche
Developed by	Mabrouk El Mechri
Creative director	Paulo Routier
Starring	Anne Charrier Valérie Karsenti Jemima West Catherine Hosmalin Clémence Bretécher Deborah Grall Blandine Bellavoir
Composer	Gast Waltzing Alain Pewzner
Country of origin	France
Original language	French
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Jacques Ouaniche Grégory Ouaniche Adrian Politowski Gilles Waterkeyn
Production location	Lisbon (Portugal)
Cinematography	Pierre-Yves Bastard
Editor	Kako Kelber
Running time	52-55 minutes (season 1) 45-53 minutes (season 2)
Production company	Noé Productions Canal+
Original release
Network	Canal+
Release	October 4, 2010 –; February 25, 2013

Maison Close is a French television series which premiered on Canal+ on October 4, 2010. The series was developed by Mabrouk El Mechri and is based on a concept created by Jacques Ouaniche. It is a drama set in a nineteenth-century Parisian brothel.

On December 7, 2010, Canal + renewed Maison Close for a second season which premiered on February 4, 2013. But in May 2013, the series had been cancelled by Canal+ after the second season, following a decline in ratings.