Spiral

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2005-12-13

Last Air Date: 2020-10-05

Number of Seasons: 8

Number of Episodes: 86

Created By: Alexandra Clert, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin

Networks: Canal+

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Top Cast

Caroline Proust as Laure Berthaud
Audrey Fleurot as Joséphine Karlsson
Thierry Godard as Gilles "Gilou" Escoffier
Philippe Duclos as François Roban
Bruno Debrandt as Brémont
Fred Bianconi as Frédéric "Tintin" Fromentin
Grégory Fitoussi as Pierre Clément
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Maître Eric Edelman
Lionel Erdogan as Tom
Valentin Merlet as Commissaire Beckriche

Seasons

Season 1 (2005) - (8 Episodes)

Season 2 (2008) - (8 Episodes)

Season 3 (2010) - (12 Episodes)

Season 4 (2012) - (12 Episodes)

Season 5 (2014) - (12 Episodes)

Season 6 (2017) - (12 Episodes)

Season 7 (2019) - (12 Episodes)

Season 8 (2020) - (10 Episodes)

Season 1 (2005)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2005-12-13)

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.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2005-12-13)

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.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2005-12-20)

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.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2005-12-20)

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.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2005-12-27)

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.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2005-12-27)

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
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2006-01-03)

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.
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2006-01-03)

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.