SPIRAL / Engrenages
US Premiere • TV Series • Crime Drama • France, 2014
Blu-ray • Color • Season 5 – Episodes 1&2 (2×52’)
Directed by: Frédéric Jardin (Ep. 1&2)
Written by: Anne Landois (Ep. 1&2), Simon Jablonka (Ep.2)
Created by: Alexandra Clert, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
Show Runner: Anne Landois
Produced by: Vassili Clert (Son Et Lumière), with the participation of Canal plus
Cast: Caroline Proust, Grégory Fitoussi, Philippe Duclos, Fred Bianconi, Thierry Godard, Audrey Fleurot
International Sales: AB International Distribution, www.ab-international.com
Original Broadcast: Canal plus, November 10, 2014
Pitched by some as France’s answer to The Wire, this series, created by Alexandra Clert and Guy-Patrick Saninderichin, offers a stylish look at the various cogs in the machinery of the French justice system through the eyes of a young Deputy Public Prosecutor, a Police Captain, a Preliminary Judge and a Criminal Lawyer. Broadcast in more than 70 countries, season 5 sees the series’ protagonists investigating a ghastly double murder that will plunge them deep into organized crime, narks, and girl gangs. The intensity of the ensuing manhunt will lead to unexpected alliances and mark definitive breaks in the team. No one will come through unscathed.