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Killer by the Lake

2017 · 1 season

A moody lakeside whodunit that pairs domestic strain with slow-drip suspicion, pleasant scenery undercut by quiet dread.

Created by
Jérôme Cornuau
Genres
Crime
Starring
Lannick Gautry, Julie de Bona, Julie Depardieu
Overview
Three years after Vanished by the Lake, Lise and Clovis are now by another lake, in Annecy, and face the challenge of a new family life with their nine-month-old son Tom as the couple takes on a demanding new investigation.

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Created by
Jérôme Cornuau
Genres
Crime
Starring
Lannick Gautry, Julie de Bona, Julie Depardieu
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • family
  • parenthood
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime
Created by
Jérôme Cornuau
Starring
Lannick Gautry, Julie de Bona, Julie Depardieu, Claire Borotra, Justine Le Pottier, Marie-Anne Chazel, Randiane Naly
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
TF1
Country
France
Languages
French

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