TV series

Baal's Companions

1968 · 1 season

A curious, slightly pulpy sixties mystery that mixes occult menace with dogged journalism, feeling quaint and eerie in equal measure.

Overview: Journalist Claude Leroy reports that a secret society, The Companions of Baal, is behind a hold-up in the small town of Blaingirey. They are led by the Grand Maître Hubert de Mauvouloir. An adorant of Lucifer, he aims to enslave the world. Accompanied by their acolyte, Pierrot Robichat, and a young girl, Françoise Cordier, Claude Leroy is determined to finally reveal the mysteries of the group's criminal enterprise.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, campy and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, crime, power, mystery
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
crime
power
mystery
obsession
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild