The Embers

Synopsis

Lidia Achour returns to Peranne following the disappearance of her former partner, Jean Benefro. In addition to Jean's disappearance, a series of gruesome murders pushes Lidia to investigate relentlessly, at the risk of awakening a painful past that everyone thought buried.

First Air Date: 2025-04-07

Last Air Date: 2025-05-19

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Thomas Bidegain, Thibault Vanhulle

Networks: Canal+

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Top Cast

Mouna Soualem as Lidia Achour
Olivier Rabourdin as Jean Benefro
Denis Eyriey as Adrien Caron
Hafsia Herzi as N/A
Marina Dol as Karen Benefro
Kamel Mahjoubi as Mehdi Meraoui
Rémi Pedevilla as Mantel
Idir Azougli as Nicolas
Robin Mannella as Rudy
Stessie Santoru as Lieutenant Lalande

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2025-04-07)

In Peranne, in 1995, Lidia Achour, a young anti-terrorism recruit, works alongside Jean Benefro, a gendarme haunted by the Algerian war, to investigate the violent murder of an imam.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2025-04-07)

Forced to work together, Adrien and Lidia pursue various leads that only fuel the mystery; Karen Benefro, Jean's granddaughter, is worried about her ex-girlfriend Rudy's trafficking.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2025-04-14)

In the imam's murder case, Jean suspects a group of former soldiers from the Algerian War, led by the charismatic Marquis; Lidia's investigation is halted by the commander of the Marseille BRI, who has taken over the reins of the investigation.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2025-04-21)

Lidia finds herself facing a dilemma; questioned by Adrien, Rudy gives the name of a certain Willy Crusher, to whom he sold a dog implicated in the case; having recently arrived in the small town of Peranne, Crusher becomes close to a young tracker.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2025-04-28)

The body of a former member of the Patria Nostra is found in Peranne; Lidia is having a hard time coping with the revelations surrounding the case of the imam murdered in 1995; at the time, convinced of Mehdi's innocence, she asked Jean for help.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2025-05-05)

Willy, whose real name is Nicolas, is being hunted from all sides; Lidia and Adrien delve into the Benefros' past and understand what unites Nicolas and Jean; in 1995, Lidia's investigation seems to have reached a dead end.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2025-05-12)

In 2001, Lidia works tirelessly to free Mehdi, who is still imprisoned; haunted by his failure in 1995, Jean sets out in pursuit of the Marquis; Lidia and Adrien finally understand the events of 1995.
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2025-05-19)

Before the death of the mayor of Peranne, Willy, aka Nicolas, understands the truth about his origins. He then embarks on a murderous quest that leads him to kidnap Karen, Jean's granddaughter. Lidia and Adrien then set out in pursuit. français English