Spiral

2005 • Netflix
4.9
33 reviews
TV-UNRATED
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Episode 1
12/13/05
Season-only
The brutally-beaten body of a young Romanian woman is found at a dump. Deputy Public Prosecutor Pierre Clement teams up with Police Captain Laure Berthaud and examining magistrate Francois Roban to investigate, and they slowly uncover a web of corruption tied to local politics, prostitution and drugs.
2 Episode 2
12/13/05
Season-only
Laure Berthaud's team investigates the murder of a baby.
3 Episode 3
12/20/05
Season-only
The charred body of a well-known businessman is found in his home.
4 Episode 4
12/20/05
Season-only
The web of names involved in the brutal murder of Elina Andrescu widens.
5 Episode 5
12/27/05
Season-only
Elina Andrescu's missing sister, Sophia, is found in a freezer.
6 Episode 6
12/27/05
Season-only
Pierre Clemente initiates divorce proceedings from his wife.
7 Episode 7
1/3/06
Season-only
Pierre Clemente finally resolves to have his friend Benoit Faye arrested.
8 Episode 8
1/3/06
Season-only
Benoit Faye is in intensive care following an assassination attempt.

About this show

Released in France as Engrenages, the hard-hitting Parisian cop thriller Spiral is an international sensation. Monochromatic photography, starkly filmed corpses, autopsies and interrogations set the tone for this gritty, realistic show. It's a cop thriller that reveals society's ever-changing codes of law: a dark series with constant and increasing tension.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
33 reviews
Ed Sinclair
January 24, 2015
So much better than any American TV police drama.
2 people found this review helpful
Sharon Honea
August 21, 2015
Great mystery series!
A Google user
February 4, 2015
👍👍