TV series

Piste noire

2023 · 1 season

A slow-burning Alpine crime drama that pairs a grim investigation with the chilly, insular atmosphere of a mountain community.

Overview: In the Alps, a caravan burns, enclosing a seasonal worker in its flames. Emilie Karras, a young gendarme from Lyon, originally from Les Clairies, leads the investigation, forced to collaborate with Major Servoz, a disillusioned local gendarme.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, isolation, class, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
isolation
class
corruption
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild