Based on 1996 film of the same name, the series premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 22. It debuted on June 6, 2022 and concluded on July 25, consisting of eight episodes. It stars Alicia Vikander as Mira, an American movie star who comes to France to star in a television series adaptation of the French silent film serial Les Vampires.
Irma Vep is an adaptation of the French silent film serial Les Vampires. Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, Mira struggles as the distinctions between herself and the character she plays begin to blur and merge.