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Spiral

2005 Ended 48m episodes

7.9/10 98 votes

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This gritty crime drama set in the dark underbelly of Paris follows police officers and lawyers as they investigate and prosecute crimes. Throw any romantic notion of Paris out the window. Crime is dark. The legal system is darker. This is Spiral.

Created by:: Alexandra Clert, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
Cast:: Caroline Proust, Audrey Fleurot, Thierry Godard, Tewfik Jallab
Language:: French
Country:: France
Network:: Canal+

Episode guide

Seasons

8 available

Season 1

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

★ 8.1

Episode 1

2005-12-13 · 48m

A public prosecutor is teamed with a hardened police captain and a magistrate to identify a body found discarded in a skip. As the case unfolds, their investigation uncovers deception and political intrigue.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 9.0

Episode 2

2005-12-13 · 51m

The police make an appeal to the Press and get their hands on Elina's diary - which reveals she had friends in high places. Pierre discovers a connection between the murder victim and a childhood friend of his, now a wealthy businessman - and it seems they met the day before she died.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 9.0

Episode 3

2005-12-20 · 51m

The police delve into the personal life of a businessman who burned to death in his own home, Clement struggles to conceal his friendship with a suspect in the Andrescu case, and Gilout's drug habit gets out of control. The mother of a murdered baby is accused of negligence.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 9.0

Episode 4

2005-12-20 · 49m

A prominent ministerial adviser, who has links to prosecutor Pierre Clement's close friend Benoit Faye, joins the list of suspects for the ruthless killing of Elina Andrescu. Meanwhile, Captain Laure Berthaud comes up against lawyer Josephine Karlsson during an inquiry into a double murder.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 9.0

Episode 5

2005-12-27 · 48m

The inquiry into Elina Andrescu's murder takes yet another disturbing turn when the body of her missing sister Sophia is found in a freezer. A distraught Ghislaine Androux is brought to trial in connection with the murder of her baby, but Judge Roban soon begins to regret meddling in the affair.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 9.0

Episode 6

2005-12-27 · 48m

Pierre begins divorce proceedings after his estranged wife is implicated in a drug trafficking scandal. Josephine defends a man accused of committing brutal acts of torture, while Gilout's drug addiction tests Berthaud's patience

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E07

Episode 7

★ 9.0

Episode 7

2006-01-03 · 49m

Pierre Clement unwittingly endangers Benoit Faye's life when he resolves to have his friend arrested in connection with the Andrescu case. Lawyer Josephine Karlsson is called in to defend a young man accused of rape, while Gilout is compromised by blackmailers.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 9.0

Episode 8

2006-01-03 · 47m

With Benoit Faye in intensive care following an assassination attempt, the prosecution in the Andrescu case has lost its main witness. The events leading up to the sisters' double murder are reconstructed using Benoit's recollections.

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