Criminal: France

Criminal: France
Release poster
Genre	Police proceduralanthology 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 Laurent Lucas Stéphane Jobert
Country of origin	France
Original language	French
No.of seasons	1
No.of episodes	3(list of episodes)
Production
Running time	37–42 minutes
Production company	Idiotlamp Productions
Original release
Release	20 September 2019(2019-09-20)
Related
Criminal: Germany Criminal: Spain Criminal: UK

Criminal: Franceis a 2019 French-languagepolice proceduralanthology seriescreated byGeorge KayandJim Field Smithand starringNathalie Baye,Jérémie RenierandSara Giraudeau.Criminal: France is part of Netflix'sCriminal,an anthology series consisting of twelve episodes, with three episodes set in each of four countries, filmed in local languages – France,Spain,Germanyandthe UK.

It was released on 20 September 2019 onNetflix.

Premise

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

Accused

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

Police

• Margot Bancilhon-CommanderAudrey Larsen
• Stéphane Jobert- Commander Gérard Sarkissian
• Laurent Lucas-CaptainOlivier Hagen
• Mhamed Arezki- Brigadier Omar Matif
• Anne Azoulay- Brigadier Laetitia Serra

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Émilie"	Frédéric Mermoud	Frédéric Mermoud & Mathieu Missoffe and George Kay	20 September 2019(2019-09-20)
Bataclan massacresurvivor 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

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

Release

Criminal: Francewas released on 20 September 2019 on Netflix.

External links

• Criminal: FranceonNetflix
• Criminal: FranceatIMDb