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Balthazar

2018–2023 · 5 seasons

A brisk, slightly eerie procedural where a brilliant, exasperating pathologist's ghostly conversations add melancholy and wit to grim murder cases.

Created by
Clothilde Jamin, Clélia Constantine
Genres
Crime
Starring
Tomer Sisley, Hélène de Fougerolles, Philypa Phoenix
Overview
Facing a series of complex murder cases, new police commander Hélène Bach must learn to work with the brilliant yet exasperating Raphaël, who can make the dead speak like no-one else.

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  • ITVX Premium
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Created by
Clothilde Jamin, Clélia Constantine
Genres
Crime
Starring
Tomer Sisley, Hélène de Fougerolles, Philypa Phoenix
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • death
  • mystery
  • obsession
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime
Created by
Clothilde Jamin, Clélia Constantine
Written by
Nicolas Clément, Clélia Constantine, Clothilde Jamin, Chloé Glachant
Starring
Tomer Sisley, Hélène de Fougerolles, Philypa Phoenix, Gabriel Caballero, Yannig Samot, Côme Levin, Pauline Cheviller, Aminthe Audiard
Music
Alexandre Fortuit
Length
5 seasons, 38 episodes, 52 min each
Network
TF1
Country
France
Languages
French

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