The first series of eight episodes started broadcast on Canal+ in France in December 2005. The series was shown in the UK on BBC Four during the summer of 2006. It debuted in North America via Netflix in September 2012 and the first five seasons are currently available on Hulu. The final series is broadcast on BBC 4 in the US from 2 January 2021, and in France from February 2019.
About Spiral (TV series) in brief
Spiral is a French television police procedural and legal drama series. It follows the work and the private lives of Paris police officers and lawyers and judges. The first series of eight episodes started broadcast on Canal+ in France in December 2005. The series was shown in the UK on BBC Four during the summer of 2006. It has been an export success, with sales to broadcasters in more than 70 countries including Australia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The original French title is Engrenages. This word carries various meanings in French. Although it literally translates as either ‘gears’ or ‘gearing’, it is also used in various idioms and the official translation of the title picks up the phrase ‘a spiral of violence’ It won the 2015 International Emmy Award for Best Series, and was nominated for Best Drama at the Globes de Cristal Awards four times, winning once.
It debuted in North America via Netflix in September 2012 and the first five seasons are currently available on Hulu. The final series is broadcast on BBC 4 in the US from 2 January 2021, and in France from February 2019. The story begins with a man burnt to death in the boot of a car on a housing estate. The body of a young Romanian woman is discovered on a Parisian rubbish dump; her face eradicated. As her identity and past life are gradually revealed by the investigating French justice system, it becomes apparent that her story ties to a network of corruption that may touch the people uncovering the truth about her. In the meantime at the Palais de Justice, while investigating an ordinary case of a dog attack, Judge Robané discovers that the mayor of Villedieu might be involved in a political scandal.
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