Accused (2015 TV series)

Accused (French: Accusé) was a French legal drama television anthology series created by Laurent Vivier, that is based on the 2010 British series of the same name. The series premiered on 14 January 2015 and aired on France 2. The show ended on 11 May 2016.

Accused
Accusé
Genre
Based onAccused
by Jimmy McGovern
Developed byLaurent Vivier
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
Production location
Camera setupMultiple
Running time52 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFrance 2
Release14 January 2015 (2015-01-14) –
11 May 2016 (2016-05-11)

Premise

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In each episode, an ordinary citizen finds themself in the dock. We trace the thread of their life to understand the spiral that pushed them to a criminal act. Will they be found guilty or innocent?

Production

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Development

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In January 2014, it was announced that the British TV show Accused was being adapted into a French one, produced by 3e Œil Story and aired France 2. The series was originally title Dérapage before being renamed Accused (French: Accusé).[1] In early 2015, the show was renewed for a second season.[2]

Filming

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Season 1 was filmed between January and April 2014 in Lyon.[3]

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1614 January 2015 (2015-01-14)28 January 2015 (2015-01-28)
2627 April 2016 (2016-04-27)11 May 2016 (2016-05-11)

Season 1

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#TitleDirectorWriterOriginal airdateFrance viewers
(millions)
1"Hélène's Story"Julien DespauxLaurent Vivier, based on an idea from Kamel Guemra and Sledge Bidounga14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)3.78[4]
Clémentine Célarié as Hélène Vidal, Michel Voïta as Marc Levasseur, Jérôme Kircher as Jean Gabard, Benjamin Siksou as Nicolas, ...
2"Laurent's Story"Julien DespauxLaurent Vivier14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)3.32[4]
Lorànt Deutsch as Laurent Acuario, Fanny Valette as Juliette Cassel, ...
3"Martin's Story"Didier BivelLaurent Vivier21 January 2015 (2015-01-21)3.61[5]
Pascal Légitimus as Martin Forestier, Natacha Lindinger as Agathe Delors, ...
4"Sophie's Story"Didier BivelLaurent Vivier, Emilie Clamart-Marsollat, and Anne Valton21 January 2015 (2015-01-21)3.20[5]
Isabelle Gélinas as Sophie, Éric Savin as Fred, Mata Gabin as Catherine, Florence Loiret Caille as Violette, ...
5"Simon's Story"Didier BivelLaurent Vivier28 January 2015 (2015-01-28)3.94[6]
Bruno Wolkowitch as Simon, Julie-Anne Roth as Charlotte, ...
6"Claire's Story"Julien DespauxLaurent Vivier and Kamel Guemra28 January 2015 (2015-01-28)3.42[6]
Hélène de Fougerolles as Claire Brattner, Antoine Duléry as Pierre Adamas, ...

Season 2

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#TitleDirectorWriterOriginal airdateFrance viewers
(millions)
1"Nathalie's Story"Mona AchacheSébastien Vitoux, Kristel Mudry, and Jimmy McGovern27 April 2016 (2016-04-27)4.43 [7]
Michèle Bernier as Nathalie, ...
2"Arnaud's Story"Julien DespauxAnne Valton, Emilie Clamart-Marsollat, and Frédéric Chansel27 April 2016 (2016-04-27)3.50 [8]
Thierry Frémont as Arnaud, Lubna Azabal as Samia
3"Cécile's Story"Julien DespauxSébastien Vitoux, Kristel Mudry, and Jimmy McGovern4 May 2016 (2016-05-04)3.19 [9]
Émilie Dequenne as Cécile, Nina Meurisse as Eva, ...
4"Léo's Story"Julien DespauxLaurent Vivier, Lionel Combecau, and Jimmy McGovern4 May 2016 (2016-05-04)TBA
Grégory Fitoussi as Léo, Patrick Descamps as Maxime, ...
5"Jean's Story"Mona AchacheLaurent Vivier, Mona Achache, and Jimmy McGovern11 May 2016 (2016-05-11)3.33 [10]
Thierry Godard as Jean, Édith Scob as Colette, Pascale Arbillot as Danielle, ...
6"Chloé's Story"Mona AchacheLaurent Vivier, Lionel Combecau, and Mélina Jochum11 May 2016 (2016-05-11)2.93 [11]
Marilou Berry as Chloé, Isabelle de Hertogh as Brigitte, Olivia Côte as Elizabeth Caussier, ...

References

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  1. ^ "France 2 adapte la série britannique "Accused"". ozap.com (in French). 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  2. ^ "France 2 renouvelle "Accusé" et "Chérif" mais annule "Détectives"". ozap.com (in French). 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  3. ^ leblogtvnews.com. "Bande-annonce de la série Accusé prochainement diffusée sur France 2". LeBlogTVNews (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  4. ^ a b "Accusé : Clémentine Célarié appréciée pour le lancement de la série sur France 2". Toutelatele (in French). 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  5. ^ a b "Accusé (France 2) : avec Isabelle Gélinas et Pascal Légitimus, les audiences restent à un bon niveau". Toutelatele (in French). 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  6. ^ a b "Avant la saison 2, Accusé s'achève en beauté sur France 2". Toutelatele (in French). 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  7. ^ https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/audiences-grey-s-anatomy-talonnee-par-accuse_7c2f8bbe-0d10-11e6-a5b4-8bb781fe8500
  8. ^ https://www.coulisses-tv.fr/index.php/s%C3%A9ries/item/7636-france-2-en-t%C3%AAte-des-audiences-mercredi-avec-la-s%C3%A9rie-%E2%80%9Caccus%C3%A9%E2%80%9D
  9. ^ https://www.toutelatele.com/audiences-tv-du-mercredi-4-mai-grey-s-anatomy-et-accuse-en-baisse-extant-tres-faible-pour-son-retour-sur-6ter-81792
  10. ^ https://www.toutelatele.com/audiences-tv-du-mercredi-11-mai-2016-grey-s-anatomy-gagne-1-million-de-fans-ris-et-stevenseagal-au-top-81977
  11. ^ https://www.toutelatele.com/audiences-tv-du-mercredi-11-mai-2016-grey-s-anatomy-gagne-1-million-de-fans-ris-et-stevenseagal-au-top-81977
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