1.042 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestEighteen-year-old Laetitia has disappeared. Police quickly arrest Tony Meilhon but investigators still can’t find the body. This story follows the repercussions for Laetitia’s family and twin sister Jessica; the police force inner workings and social services; the judicial system and government itself.
Direction
De Lestrade's documentary roots make fiction feel like evidence.
Acting
Poisson's exhausted social worker anchors every scene she's in.
Writing
Refuses easy catharsis; the system is the villain.
Creators
Antoine Lacomblez, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the actual 2011 murder of Laëtitia Perrais, which became a national scandal exposing class bias in French justice. The real family's participation was minimal—this is largely reconstruction.
Director de Lestrade previously made 'The Staircase'; here he applies true-crime techniques to scripted drama, blurring lines until you forget which is which. Episode 5's single-take hospital scene was unscripted.
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