Spiral
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.
Cast: Caroline Proust, Audrey Fleurot, Thierry Godard
18HDCC
8 episodes
1. Episode 1A 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.18CC48minDec 13, 2005
2. Episode 2The 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.18CC51minDec 13, 2005
3. Episode 3The 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.18CC51minDec 20, 2005
4. Episode 4A 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.18CC49minDec 20, 2005
5. Episode 5The 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.18CC48minDec 27, 2005
6. Episode 6Pierre 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 patience18CC48minDec 27, 2005
7. Episode 7Pierre 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.18CC49minJan 3, 2006
8. Episode 8With 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.18CC47minJan 3, 2006
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Spiral
★ 7.9/1020058 seasons86 episodesEnded
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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Alexandra Clert, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
- Studio
- Canal+, Son et Lumière, Ciné+
Maturity rating
18Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
