Pure Life

The Section de recherches is a special unit of the Gendarmerie nationale, responsible for the most complex cases. In Bordeaux (from 2006 to 2013) and then in Nice (since 2014), child abductions, disappearances, heinous or sexual crimes are the daily lot of the investigators in this research unit. In the search for witnesses, the team is authorised to extend its investigations beyond France's borders.

Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.

Cyril is doing his Taï-Chi in a corner of the Domaine du Manoir. A golf club slams into the back of his neck, killing him with a deadly blow. The investigation is entrusted to Maud Arthuis, who is more than 8 months pregnant but widowed.

Fadma is an active Moroccan woman, a mother who, after the death of her husband, raised her two children alone: Ahmed is her pride and joy, having succeeded in France, and Karim is the eccentric artist who still lives with her. Sensing danger around her son Ahmed, she decides to visit him in France. And it's here that she discovers the problem of her granddaughter Julie-Aïcha, a teenager in search of her identity. Fadma and Julie-Aïcha discover a new shared passion.

Claire is surprised when she gets arrested for the murder of her childhood friend after she returns to Montpellier.

Captain Jérémy Laubier investigates a young surfer's murder in La Torche, Breton, discovering a course on Ys myth. Professor Morgane Le Dantec identifies the victim's sister.

Back in Brittany, Captain Morgane Ledantec is confronted with the discovery of human bones after the fall of a sacred oak during a storm. The victim was a follower of druidism which Morgane was introduced to as a teenager by her godmother.

A small French village anticipates the supposed end of the world, attracting outsiders, straining the community's fabric as various eccentric personalities collide, each grappling with existential voids through unique fears and desires.

Maria is a bright and attractive but not especially responsible young woman who is used to having things go her way in life. Out of school and with no clear career path, Maria ends up taking a job putting together cushions for chairs. But after a single day on the job she quits, claiming the work hurts her hands and she'd rather start her own restaurant. As Maria plots her next move, she impulsively swipes a piece of lingerie from a store, then tries to lie her way out of the situation when she's caught. But Maria finds that words can't get her out of this bind, and soon she's in jail and dealing with much deeper trouble than she ever imagined possible.

In a village by the Meuse river, located near the French-Belgian border, a factory storekeeper named Basile Matrin leads a dreary life with his wife, Rose. The young Maryse Duval, who had just come back from Paris, has abandoned her dreams of becoming an actress. She will unwittingly turn their life upside down. Basile's great friend and neighbour, who is a reporter for a local newspaper called " Le Quotidien de la Meuse", witnesses the comical drama that is unfolding on the street outside his house, and will unwillingly be drawn into this "Dramedy".

Last evening in Mexico for a group of friends before returning to Paris.

Larbi Trach is a retired Moroccan migrant worker who has lived in France for over fifty years. One day, he learns that not only is he suffering from a serious illness, but that he has only three months to live. The shock, which is great, is coupled with a serious question: how will he break such dramatic news to his children? Turning the question in his head, he plunges into the past, revisiting his early years in Morocco.