There is an organism studying this, they ask the following question to people all around the world. Season 2 of the elite squad tv series recently arrived on walter presents. It follows four cops from the sdpj 92, a police department operating in the hautsdeseine departement, west of paris. Braquo follows a squad of paris cops who exist in the blurred boundaries at the very edge of the law, often using violence and intimidation to get the. Created by expoliceman olivier marchal, braquo is a hardhitting crime thriller about a squad of paris cops who.
Braquo if you are more into drama french tv series, i recommend braquo. The series follows a group of police officers led by eddy caplan jeanhugues anglade who use violent and. Braquo has been described as the french the wire hbo. Braquo was first broadcast in france from 12 october to 2 november 2009. Nov 18, 2016 all eight episodes from the fourth season of olivier marchals french police thriller.
Braquo season 4 box set trailer english subtitles youtube. Braquo slang for heist follows a squad of paris cops who exist in the blurred boundaries at the very edge of the law, often using violence and intimidation to get the job done. Action and drama in french elite squad tv series netflix. It begins when a colleague of the four police officers commits suicide during a cast where he is blamed.
A rouge police unit who get results through sometimes well always unusual methods. All eight episodes from the fourth season of olivier marchals french police thriller. The first season of braquo established a record audience for an original. The kennedys producer to remake french tv series braquo for u. The complete first two seasons of olivier marchals french police thriller.
Beautiful escapes 2006present france french each week the host tours a country or region, focusing on the sites and interacting with local inhabitants. Excellent, somewhat gritty, series worthy of a french production. Dolmen 2005 france french a young police officer, marie kermeur, returns to the island she was born on to marry her childhood sweetheart, christian. It is the story of a group of parisian cops who deal with tough criminals with controversial methods.
Braquo centers on the lives of a group of plainclothes police in paris. The best tv series to learn french august 11, 2019 in a french village, binge guides, blog, braquo, french, in the footsteps of tintin, language, mafiosa. We follow a police captain, two of her lieutenants, a judge, a prosecutor and a lawyer throughout four series, each concentrating on the events surrounding a particularly grisly. It may be one of the bestwritten and bestacted procedurals ever made. Many french tv channels also give you the possibility to watch episodes up to one week after they were broadcasted. The series follows a group of police officers led by eddy. Spiral engrenages similar to the wire, spiral tries to depict the french justice system as accurately as possible through the life of six different persons. Braquo tv series 20092016 braquo tv series 20092016. Commandant eddy caplan and lieutenants roxane delgado, walter morlighem and theo wachevski. However, braquo focuses much more on four detectives, working together as a team, who often bend the rules and find themselves working in the gray areas between breaking and upholding the law. Next to great crime and police series in the 00s, a number of hit french tv series have been produced in the 10s that will blow you away. This winters best european tv crime dramas readers digest. A violent police series which follows parisian detectives who are ruthless in their methods to achieve justice and cross the yellow line as they break all the rules. The best french tv series to learn french through tv shows.
Most often described as the french the wire hbo, braquo is indeed remarkably dark and violent, but like the other french police show on this list, engrenages, also goes into the specifics of lawenforcement. The 3part miniseries tells the story of detective michel serrero, a great cop who has just been diagnosed with a serious illness. Braquo was the second of the french series that was pretty popular outside of france. Jun 14, 2012 w ith a mere eight episodes per season, each one 52 minutes a pop, hardhitting french cop series braquo is a bit more userfriendly than its marathon us rivals. But rather than tell anyone, he continues to investigate a new synthetic drug that has hit the streets of paris. The protagonists are four police agents in the hautsdeseine area of paris. Braquo 2009 joseph malerba in braquo 2009 jeanhugues anglade in braquo. Similar in nature to the shield, but with a gallic twist on it.
I strongly recommend buying both series and plan on a long fabulous series binge. There is no denying the cult appeal of such harsh, often brutal french tv series as the uncompromising braquo and spiral, the latter mixing legal and police drama. The focus alternates between the police and the judicial apparatus, but its the fierce and complicated parisian police captain, laure berthaud caroline proust. Movies and tv shows like braquo if you like braquo you are looking for tense, rough and bleak movies or tv shows about with police corruption, dishonesty, crimes, partners, crime, against the rules and squad themes of crime and thriller genre shot in france. Very good first episode, that setsup the storyline. Four police officers of the sdpj hautsdeseine, eddie caplan, walter morlighem, theo wachevski and roxane delgado have their lives turned upside down when their colleague, max, committed suicide, following a case in which he is unfairly blamed. They often can be confused with criminals for their way of dealing with delicate situations, and they dont hesitate to kill people who can harm them physically or who can damage their status as policemen. Eddy caplan and his team are as ruthless as the criminals they chase in this brutal french cop drama. Apr 06, 2018 11 great foreign police shows to stream tonight. With exception of paris precinct, which was shot in france with french actors, but actually made for american television in english, all of these shows have some connection actor, writer, dire. Braquo, what some viewers call the other french crime drama, is back. Ultimately its heroes fight the good fight, but caplan and his crew value loyalty to one another above. Dolmen 2005 france french a young police officer, marie kermeur, returns to the island she was.
In the second series, the four police have been arrested for crimes off trying to kill a bad guy. What are some of the best french police procedural tv. The level of nihilism and corruption so endemic to these series is uniquely gallic. The case takes a surreal turn when a shocking discovery is made at the crime scene, forcing the french and british police into an uneasy partnership. It can keep your eyes glued to the screen if you love the french existentialism attitude. Aug 11, 2019 the best tv series to learn french august 11, 2019 in a french village, binge guides, blog, braquo, french, in the footsteps of tintin, language, mafiosa, spiral, top 10 post 2017, top 10 post 2018. Mission braquo you may have watch the series that is set on the country of france that has its own appeal to be one of the series that people are watching and following. It begins when a colleague of the four police officers commits suicide during a. Shown on bbc four over here, this french police procedural paints a murky picture of corruption and dodgy dealings in the tangled maze of the french judicial system. Braquo is a hit french criminal drama television series that became available on hulu in september 20 and began streaming its fourth season on september 12, 2016. Chabalier and claude chelli in the development of this hit. As far as i know, there is small level of corruption in police force in france. French series that explores cultures and periods of history in france and other countries.
The series was created in 2009 by olivier marchal and stars jeanhugues anglade nikita and nicolas duvauchelle lightweight. Braquo season 3 and trilogy box sets trailer youtube. Elite squad is a french police procedural heavy on both action and drama. It follows a unit of parisian detectives who without hesitating circumvent the law, and let nobody get in their way to achieve justice. When this is brought to the attention of internal affairs, the department is faced with the difficult and dangerous. Eddy caplan jeanhugues anglade, walter morlighem joseph. There was enough intrigue to keep us watching, but both the characters and. There are many movie series that are being released today and they could go on for many years and they can reach more than ten season with many episodes. The name of the series comes from the french slang word braquage, meaning a heist, armed robberies. Braquo is an entertaining and gripping police tv series. French a long running police series following the adventures of jeanpaul moulin, a lighthearted police commissaire, and his team as they solve crimes. Ultimately its heroes fight the good fight, but caplan and his crew value loyalty to one another. While they have a reputation for being the best of the best, the igs.
Created by expoliceman olivier marchal, braquo is a hardhitting crime thriller about a. Braquo is a criminal drama from a french creator named oliver marchial. The kennedys producer to remake french tv series braquo. Frenchisraeli writing residency delivers five projects. All 24 episodes from the first three seasons of olivier marchals french police thriller. Braquo is a french crime drama television series created by olivier marchal. W ith a mere eight episodes per season, each one 52 minutes a pop, hardhitting french cop series braquo is a bit more userfriendly than its marathon us rivals. Olivier marchals braquo is as brutal and brilliant a cop drama as you. When this is brought to the attention of internal affairs, the department is faced with the difficult and dangerous task of exposing the groups methods and putting a stop to them. Another great foreignlanguage drama, this time a gritty police crime series from france, called braquo, starring jeanhugues anglade.
The ondemand streaming video service has acquired exclusive subscription vod rights in the united states to the first two seasons of olivier marchals thriller series. Dec 21, 20 braquo was the second of the french series that was pretty popular outside of france. Its getting a lot of promotion, though the series originally aired years ago. There are two reasons why its the perfect title for the french cop thriller series.
With jeanhugues anglade, joseph malerba, karole rocher, geoffroy thiebaut. The 3part mini series tells the story of detective michel serrero, a great cop who has just been diagnosed with a serious illness. Jul 01, 2017 season 2 of the elite squad tv series recently arrived on walter presents. The episodes portray terrifying and vicious picture of modernday france. How big of a problem is police corruption in the country where you. Gritty and gripping the french tv series braquo on. Comprised of 16 episodes across two seasons, the show is in french, but has been. Bit darker than the french spiral series currently on bbc4 saturday evenings but worth buying dvd when spiral series. Sep 22, 2014 shown on bbc four over here, this french police procedural paints a murky picture of corruption and dodgy dealings in the tangled maze of the french judicial system. A dark realistic cop series from worldfamous filmmaker and former police office olivier marchal. They often can be confused with criminals for their way of dealing with delicate situations, and they dont hesitate to kill people who can harm them physically or who can damage their. The series follows a group of police officers led by eddy caplan jeanhugues anglade who use violent and unorthodox methods in their criminal investigations. Gritty and gripping the french tv series braquo on hulu.
No, not soundbites describing the year that was 2016. Aug 01, 2015 the only bad news for net tv watch readers is that, unlike some other high quality french tv series, braquo is not available on netflix. Four police officers of the sdpj hautsdeseine, eddie caplan, walter morlighem. When this is brought to the attention of internal affairs.
If you have a thing for antihero types, you will totally love the main characters. Braquo braquo, like engrenages, is a detective series. I watched all episodes over two days i have ordered season 2. So despite being a big fan of series 1 theres a distinct gap in my braquo knowledge as series 4 starts. These are all the reasons that i never got around to watching the rest of series 2 of hardboiled french cop drama braquo. Braquo is a dark police series that follows a paris cop squad who live on the edge of the law, often using. The first season of braquo established a record audience for an original production of the channel and surpassed that of many. Braquo season 1 anyone watching this french crime drama. Braquo french slang for armed robbery, 20092016, is a gritty french crime drama created by olivier marchal. The series follows a group of police led by eddy caplan jeanhugues anglade who use violent and unorthodox methods in their criminal investigations. The other main agency is the military gendarmerie, with primary jurisdiction in smaller towns and rural and border areas. The popular french tv series braquo will be aired on hulu beginning this tuesday. There is a reason this french series has been sold to dozens of international markets.
It is a police drama set in belgium and france through you can see lots of different places. Third season of gritty french crime drama now streaming. You may think crime shows are pretty much the same all around the world. This is french crime drama with the grace of realistic camera close ups and the ironic beauty of sleepless nights in the faces of the strained protagonists are viewed as only a french movie team can do so elegantly, character is beauty we are reminded and braquo is loaded with character. The only bad news for net tv watch readers is that, unlike some other high quality french tv series, braquo is not available on netflix. As the serial killer uses ever more elaborate and ingenious methods to highlight the moral bankruptcy of modern society, karl and elise are drawn deeper into his increasingly personal agenda. The best tv series to learn french mhz choice blog. Dec 02, 2019 braquo, petites frappes et arrestations police action.
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