Spies of Terror
{{Short description|French television spy thriller miniseries}}
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| alt_name = Les espions de la terreur
| genre = Spy thriller, crime drama
| creator = Franck Philippon
| based_on = {{Based on|Les espions de la terreur (2018)|{{Ill|Matthieu Suc|fr}}}}
| showrunner =
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| screenplay = {{Hlist|Franck Philippon|Matthieu Suc|Claire Lemaréchal}}
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| director = {{Ill|Rodolphe Tissot|fr}}
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| starring = *Rachida Brakni
- Fleur Geffrier
- Vincent Elbaz
- {{Ill|Pierre Perrier (actor){{!}}Pierre Perrier|fr|Pierre Perrier (acteur)}}
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
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| music = Philippe Jakko
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| country = France
| language = French
| num_seasons = 1
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| num_episodes = 4
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| runtime = 48–61 min.
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| network = M6+
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|06||}}
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Spies of Terror, or Les espions de la terreur, is a French spy thriller, crime drama television miniseries, which was streamed from June 2024 via M6+. It is a dramatisation of the investigation of the November 2015 Paris attacks, by French Secret Service agents. It was created by Franck Philippon based on {{Ill|Matthieu Suc|fr}}'s book, Les espions de la terreur (2018).{{Cite web |author=Sarah |title=Les Espions de la terreur série avec Rachida Brakni, Fleur Geffrier et Vincent Elbaz en tournage pour M6 |trans-title=The Spies of Terror series with Rachida Brakni, Fleur Geffrier and Vincent Elbaz filming for M6 |url=https://www.lezappingdupaf.com/2023/01/les-espions-de-la-terreur-serie-avec-rachida-brakni-fleur-geffrier-et-vincent-elbaz-en-tournage-pour-m6.html |date=23 January 2023 |website=Le Zapping du PAF |language=fr }}{{Cite web |first=Lucie |last=Reeb |title=M6 prépare une série sur les attentats du 13 novembre 2015 avec Vincent Elbaz |trans-title=M6 is preparing a series on the attacks of 13 November 2015 with Vincent Elbaz |url=https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=1000009074.html |date=13 January 2023 |website=Allociné |language=fr }}{{Cite web |author=Pascal |title=Tournage d'une mini-série qui est une adaptation du livre Les Espions de la terreur |trans-title=Filming of a mini-series which is an adaptation of the book "Spies of Terror" |url=https://www.leblogtvnews.com/2023/01/tournage-d-une-mini-serie-qui-est-une-adaptation-du-livre-les-espions-de-la-terreur.html |date=13 January 2023 |website=Le Blog TV News |language=fr }} Its four episodes are directed by {{Ill|Rodolphe Tissot|fr}}. Philippe Jakko won the Festival de la Fiction's Best Music prize, in La Rochelle, September 2023.{{Cite web |first=Jean-Christophe |last=Nurbel |title=Festival de la Fiction 2023 : le palmarès complet |trans-title=Fiction Festival 2023: the complete list of winners |url=https://bullesdeculture.com/festival-de-la-fiction-2023-palmares-tv/ |date=19 September 2023 |website=Bulles de culture |language=fr }} The main characters are Malika (Rachida Brakni), Lucie (Fleur Geffrier), Vincent (Vincent Elbaz), Alexandre ({{Ill|Pierre Perrier (actor){{!}}Pierre Perrier|fr|Pierre Perrier (acteur)}}) and Gomez (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing).
Premise
Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, French Secret Service agents from Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE), General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) and Direction Zonale de la Sécurité Intérieure (DZSI) cooperate to hunt the perpetrators.
Cast and characters
- Rachida Brakni as Malika Berthier: DGSE head of European office, leads investigation into terrorist network's leaders
- Fleur Geffrier as Lucie Kessler: DGSI Commandant, supervises judicial police response to attacks
- Vincent Elbaz as Vincent Morin: DZSI Major in Lille
- {{Ill|Pierre Perrier (actor){{!}}Pierre Perrier|fr|Pierre Perrier (acteur)}} as Alexandre Lebrun: DGSI Commandant, Lucie's partner
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Gomez: DGSI Commissaire, Lucie's boss
- Rachid Guellaz as Saïd: Muslim, suspected drug-dealer, worried about radicalised younger brother
- Olivier Faliez as Demoustier: Colonel, Alexandre's boss
- Cédric Vieira as Benoît: Malika's husband
- {{Ill|David Geselson|fr}} as Sébastien Le Tallec
- Julie Duclos as Manon: works for Lucie
- Azad Boutella as Le Repenti (English: The Repentant) Aziz Bellaoui: prisoner, Lucie's informant
- Bellamine Abdelmalek as Anis Bahri: radicalised Muslim, suspected terrorist
- Walid Ben Mabrouk as Reda Kriket: radicalised Muslim, Anis' associate
Production
In November 2019 Tetra Media Fiction acquired the rights to {{Ill|Matthieu Suc|fr}}'s book, Les Espions de la Terreur (November 2018), to adapt it into a television series. Spies of Terror was created and written by Franck Philippon and directed by {{Ill|Rodolphe Tissot|fr}}.
Episode guide
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|Title = Episode 1
|DirectedBy = {{Ill|Rodolphe Tissot|fr}}
|WrittenBy = Franck Philippon, {{Ill|Matthieu Suc|fr}}, Claire Lemaréchal
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|06||df=y}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Rodolphe Tissot
|WrittenBy = Franck Philippon, Matthieu Suc, Claire Lemaréchal
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|06||df=y}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Episode 3
|DirectedBy = Rodolphe Tissot
|WrittenBy = Franck Philippon, Matthieu Suc, Claire Lemaréchal
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|06||df=y}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Episode 4
|DirectedBy = Rodolphe Tissot
|WrittenBy = Franck Philippon, Matthieu Suc, Claire Lemaréchal
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|06||df=y}}
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References
External links
- {{IMDb name|29129782}}
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Category:2020s French drama television series
Category:2024 French television series debuts
Category:French-language television shows