Criminal: France

2019 French-language television series

Criminal: France

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Genre| Police procedural anthology series
Created by|

* George Kay
* Jim Field Smith

Written by|

* Frederic Mermoud
* Mathieu Missoffe
* George Kay
* Antonin Martin-Hilbert

Directed by| Frédéric Mermoud
Starring|

* Margot Bancilhon [fr]
* Laurent Lucas
* Stéphane Jobert [fr]

Country of origin| France
Original language| French
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 3
Production
Running time| 37–42 minutes
Production company| Idiotlamp Productions
Original release
Network| Netflix
Release| 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Related

* Criminal: Germany
* Criminal: Spain
* Criminal: UK

Criminal: France is a 2019 French-language police procedural anthology series created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith and starring Nathalie Baye, Jérémie Renier and Sara Giraudeau. Criminal: France is part of Netflix's Criminal, an anthology series consisting of twelve episodes, with three episodes set in each of four countries, filmed in local languages – France, Spain, Germany and the UK.[1][2]

It was released on 20 September 2019 on Netflix.

## Premise

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Set within the confines of a police interrogation room, French investigators engage in intense games of psychological cat-and-mouse with their accused suspects to find the answers they need in order to solve their cases.

## Cast

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### Accused

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* Sara Giraudeau \- Émilie Weber
* Nathalie Baye \- Caroline Solal
* Jérémie Renier \- Jérôme Lacombe

### Police

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* Margot Bancilhon [fr] \- Commander Audrey Larsen
* Stéphane Jobert [fr] \- Commander Gérard Sarkissian
* Laurent Lucas \- Captain Olivier Hagen
* Mhamed Arezki \- Brigadier Omar Matif
* Anne Azoulay [fr] \- Brigadier Laetitia Serra

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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1| "Émilie"| Frédéric Mermoud| Frédéric Mermoud & Mathieu Missoffe and George Kay| 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)

Bataclan massacre survivor Émilie is brought in to discuss her recollections of the attack that tragically took the life of her boyfriend, but investigators suspect that her story does not ring true.

2| "Caroline"| Frédéric Mermoud| Antonin Martin-Hilbert| 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)

After an accident occurs at a building site, investigators interrogate construction executive Caroline, who seems to have more of a history with the victim than known.

3| "Jérôme"| Frédéric Mermoud| Mathieu Missoffe| 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)

Before the break of dawn, investigators are brought in to interrogate sales manager Jérôme, who is suspected of committing a violent hate crime.

## Production

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All the episodes were filmed at Netflix's production hub at Ciudad de la Tele in Madrid.[1]

## Release

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Criminal: France was released on 20 September 2019 on Netflix.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "'Criminal': Netflix Sets Premiere Date For Nicholas Pinnock & Hayley Atwell Police Interrogation Drama". Deadline. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
2. ^ "When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

## External links

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* Criminal: France on Netflix
* Criminal: France at IMDb

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