

9.047 minSeason 10 • Episode 6
LatestAfter a miscarriage of justice that has led her behind bars, Constance Meyer has decided to take a new career path. At age 50, the farmer and mayor of her village became a student at the National School of the Judiciary.
Acting
Michèle Bernier's volcanic charisma carries every scene
Writing
Balances procedural cases with serialized personal growth
Production
Authentically French — no Netflix polish, all regional soul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The École Nationale de la Magistrature is real and notoriously elite — a 50-year-old farmer crashing it is genuinely transgressive in French class-conscious society.
Michèle Bernier was 59 when cast; producers initially wanted someone younger. Her refusal to age-conform mirrors Constance's plot — life imitating art imitating justice.