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Magellan

2009 · 10 seasons

A gentle, procedural comfort watch that blends small-town murder cases with the warm, mildly frazzled rhythms of a single mother's home life.

Created by
Laurent Mondy
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Moon Dailly, Mathilde Colin, Marie de Stefano
Overview
A French police inspector solves crimes and mysteries while also raising two teenage daughters.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Laurent Mondy
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Moon Dailly, Mathilde Colin, Marie de Stefano
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • crime
    • justice
    • parenthood
    • mystery
    Places
    • small town
    • workplace
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama
    Created by
    Laurent Mondy
    Written by
    Laurent Mondy, Nicolas Simonin
    Starring
    Moon Dailly, Mathilde Colin, Marie de Stefano, Bernard Alane, Nathalie Besançon, Jacques Spiesser, Franz Lang, Lou Howard-Levy
    Cinematography
    Sergio Dell’Amico
    Length
    10 seasons, 40 episodes, 90 min each
    Network
    France 3
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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