Plus Belle la Vie

Plus Belle la Vie is a 2004 - present French soap opera that follows the lives of people living in a neighborhood of the coastal French city of Marsaille.

Season 1
The evil Doctor Livia (Philippe Granarolo) uses hypnosis to control Charlotte (Helene Medigue).

Season 3
Doctor Livia returns again to terrorize Charlotte. Later, her friends help her to fight off his influence, and she pretends to be hypnotized in order to lead Livia into a trap.