“We felt like we were changing civilization with this match between Kasparov and the computer in 1997,” Bruno Nahon, producer.

“Rematch” recounts the six-game chess battle in 1997, in New York, under the eyes of the cameras, between the world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, and the powerful IBM supercomputer, Deep Blue. A psychological thriller, a throwback to the 90s, a wonderful six-episode series available on arte.tv.

This is this week's exciting series. It tells the story of the beginnings of artificial intelligence. In 1997, world chess champion Garry Kasparov agreed to a rematch against one of the world's most powerful computers, Deep Blue. He had won the first time. IT company IBM wants revenge to restore its image.

This wonderful story, the struggle of man against machine, is the subject of this six-episode French miniseries entitled rematch. A series created by producer Bruno Nahon, who is also behind the current successful documentary series, about DJ Mehdi. “I was a young student at the University of Paris Dauphine in 1997. There were a few computers, the first one connected to the Internet. I remember well. At the end of that year, this big football match was held.” Chess. “

“I am not a chess player, but I felt that something, at that moment, was going on: something other than a chess match. A world passing from one century to another, from one civilization to another.

Bruno Nahon, producer

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in rematchBritish Christian Cook plays the role of Garry Kasparov, who is very intelligent. But the actor saw these chess games as a sport: “I've made a comparison between chess and boxing, because boxing is a very psychological sport. For it to be effective, the way the show is structured, it's like a fight. It's like Gary getting into the ring.”

We remember the surprising success of the Netflix series queen game, Who also talked about chess. So what makes this game so cinematic? Director Jan England has the answer.

“You have to make it cinematic, because this is what chess is, it's a very cerebral thing, but it's also very emotional. It's like any sport, there's something that happens, something visceral, that engages us, that takes us on an adventure. And that's what we wanted because this series is not a biopic of Gary.” Kasparov in this adventure, which is considered a true psychological thriller.

rematch, A fascinating reflection of the struggle between man and machine, not without deception. Six episodes will be broadcast starting Thursday on Arte and are already available on the arte.tv platform.