Lemaire (TV series)

For the Magisterian actress, see Marie-Christine Lemaire

Lemaire is a Magisterian mockumentary sitcom television series that depicts the everyday life of Marie-Christine Lemaire in Mathias, Little Belgium. The series premiered on September 28, 2013 on MTV, and concluded on May 14, 2022. The series stars Marie-Christine Lemaire as a fictionalized version of herself, a voice actress with a 21 year old daughter Kathlyn (Mindy Kemper) and a 19 year old Evan (Matt Ewart) who stars as a character in an animated sitcom.

on April 11, 2021, MTV announced that it was renewed for a ninth and final season with the show ending after the 2021-2022 season.

Premise
The series follows a fictionalized version of Marie-Christine Lemaire, a widowed voice actress and the mother of Kathlyn (Mindy Kemper) and Evan (Matt Ewart), living in Mathias, Little Belgium. Marie works as a voice actress of an animated sitcom, executive produced by Ashton (Denver Sanford).

Cast

 * Marie-Christine Lemaire as Marie-Christine Lemaire – a fictionalized version of herself. The widowed mother of Kathlyn and Evan
 * Mindy Kemper as Kathlyn Lemaire – one of Marie's children. A hypersexual individual and often gets into trouble
 * Matt Ewart as Evan Lemaire – one of Marie's children. A fun-loving, easy-going, and energetic individual.
 * Denver Sanford as Ashton Strickland – executive producer of the animated sitcom Marie stars
 * Nathalie Charisse as Dionne Strickland – Ashton's sister, and long time best friend of Marie
 * Humbert Millhouse as Martin Eason – fellow voice actor in the animated sitcom Marie stars
 * Wade Lee as Phillip Lee – one of Marie's friends during her kindergarten days
 * Sonia Delphine as Christal Delphine – one of Marie's friends during her kindergarten days

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 67% based on 12 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.62/10. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on eight critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".