Public Enemy (French: Ennemi Public) is a Belgian French-language crime thriller based loosely on the Marc Dutroux case.[5] The first season of 10 episodes aired on La Une in Belgium from 1 May to 29 May 2016,[6][7] and the second season, also of 10 episodes, aired from 10 March 2019 to 14 April 2019.[3]
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| French | Ennemi Public |
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| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Original language | French |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Network | La Une |
| Release | 1 May 2016 – present |
Synopsis
editA child murderer released on parole, Guy Béranger is welcomed by the monks of the abbey of Vielsart, a quiet little village in the Ardennes. He is placed under the protection of Chloé Muller, a young federal police inspector, convinced that, sooner or later, the former criminal will reoffend. While the population is indignant at the presence of Public Enemy No. 1 in their neighbourhood, the police learn of the disturbing disappearance of a young girl from the village ...[5]
Cast and characters
edit- Stéphanie Blanchoud as Chloe Muller[8]
- Jean-Jacques Rausin as Michaël Charlier[8]
- Clément Manuel as Lucas Stassart[8]
- Angelo Bison as Guy Béranger[8]
- Philippe Jeusette as Patrick Stassart[8]
- Laura Sepul as Judith Stassart[8]
- Vincent Londez as Vincent Stassart[8]
- Eric Godon as Etienne Gomez
- Pauline Étienne as Jessica Muller (series 2–3)
- Eduardo Aladro as Frère Eduardo
Episodes
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | 1 May 2016 | 30 May 2016 | |
| 2 | 10 | 10 March 2019 | 14 April 2019 | |
| 3 | 6 | 12 March 2023 | 26 March 2023 | |
Season 1 (2017)
edit| Series no. | Season no. | Title[9] | Original Belgian air date[1] |
Original French air date[2] |
French viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Lost Sheep" "La brebis égarée" | 1 May 2016 | 6 February 2017[10] | 4.20[11] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Sign of the Beast" "La marque de la bête" | 1 May 2016 | 6 February 2017[10] | 4.20[11] |
| 3 | 3 | "False Idols" "Les fausses idoles" | 9 May 2016 | 13 February 2017[12] | 3.28[13] |
| 4 | 4 | "The Good Shepherd" "Le bon berger" | 9 May 2016 | 13 February 2017[12] | 3.28[13] |
| 5 | 5 | "Blood Brothers" "Frères de sang" | 15 May 2016 | 20 February 2017[14] | 3.29[15] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Alliance" "L'alliance" | 15 May 2016 | 20 February 2017[14] | 3.29[15] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Well of Souls" "Le puit des âmes" | 23 May 2016 | 20 February 2017[14] | 3.29[15] |
| 8 | 8 | "Agnus Dei" "Agnus Dei" | 23 May 2016 | 27 February 2017[16] | 3.09[17] |
| 9 | 9 | "Thou Shall Not Kill" "Tu ne tueras point" | 30 May 2016 | 27 February 2017[16] | 3.09[17] |
| 10 | 10 | "The Last Judgment" "Le jugement dernier" | 30 May 2016 | 27 February 2017[16] | 3.09[17] |
Season 2 (2019)
edit| Series no. | Season no. | Title | Original air date
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| 11 | 1 | "Brothers and Sisters" "Frères et soeurs" | 10 March 2019 |
| 12 | 2 | "The Debt" "La dette" | 10 March 2019 |
| 13 | 3 | "The Mystery of Faith" "Le mystère de la foi" | 17 March 2019 |
| 14 | 4 | "Resurrection" "La résurrection" | 17 March 2019 |
| 15 | 5 | "A Perfect World" "Un monde parfait" | 29 March 2019 |
| 16 | 6 | "The False Prophets" "Les faux prophètes" | 29 March 2019 |
| 17 | 7 | "A Sheep Among Wolves" "Une brebis au milieu des loups" | 7 April 2019 |
| 18 | 8 | "Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother" "Tu honoreras ton père et ta mère" | 7 April 2019 |
| 19 | 9 | "The Massacre of The Innocent" "Le massacre des innocents" | 14 April 2019 |
| 20 | 10 | "Exodus" "L'exode" | 14 April 2019 |
Season 3 (2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 21 | 1 | "Le droit chemin" | 12 March 2023 |
| 22 | 2 | "Le péché originel" | 12 March 2023 |
| 23 | 3 | "Délivrez-nous du mal" | 19 March 2023 |
| 24 | 4 | "La terre promise" | 19 March 2023 |
| 25 | 5 | "Excommunication" | 26 March 2023 |
| 26 | 6 | "La bête (Final)" | 26 March 2023 |
Broadcast
editIn Belgium, the series first aired on La Une from 1 May[6] to 29 May 2016,[7] where it was watched by an average of 388,000 viewers per episode.[18] It was broadcast again on Canvas from 4 February 2017.[19]
International
editIn France, the series aired on TF1 from 6 February[20] to 27 February 2017.[16] The series also premiered in Germany on 24 November 2016 on Sky Deutschland,[21] in Australia on 15 December on SBS On Demand[22] and in the UK on 10 May 2017 on Sky Atlantic.[5] The series was also sold to Movistar Series Xtra and VOD in Spain; Ale Kino+ in Poland and C More Entertainment in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.,[23] in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Macedonia series premiered on Pickbox VOD.[24]
Reception
editCritical response
editThe series received critical acclaim in Belgium.[5] In the UK, The Times's Chris Bennion gave the series four stars out of five, calling it a "decidedly elegant thriller".[25] The Radio Times's Alison Graham described the series as a "workmanlike and actually not-bad thriller, even if there are no surprises".[8]
Accolades
editThe series won the Buyers' Choice "Coup de Coeur" Award at the MIPTV event in Cannes.[26] Angelo Bison was named the Best Actor in a French-Language Series at the 2016 Series Mania festival.[1] The series also received an honourable mention at the 2016 Prix Europa in Berlin.[19]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Wise, Damon; Hopewell, John (25 April 2016). "Series Mania: Argentine Drama 'El Marginal' Wins Grand Prix". Variety.
- ^ a b Mahin, Antoine (6 April 2016). "Ennemi Public, la nouvelle série belge primée à Cannes et inspirée de l'affaire Dutroux". RTBF (in French).
- ^ a b Mayorga, Emilio (4 April 2016). "'Public Enemy' Creators On Their TV Debut, Rise of Belgian Scripted TV (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (22 April 2016). "Series Mania Hails Belgian Noir as 'Sejour' World Preems at Fest". Variety.
- ^ a b c d Nelson, Alex (5 May 2017). "Public Enemy: the Belgian thriller that blends true crime with True Detective". i.
- ^ a b Lefèvre, Nicolas (28 April 2016). "La nouvelle série "Ennemi public" a été tournée en Ardenne". RTBF (in French).
- ^ a b "Revoir les derniers épisodes de "Ennemi public" gratuitement!". RTBF (in French). 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Graham, Alison. "Public Enemy: Review". Radio Times.
- ^ "Public Enemy: Season 1". sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ a b Madelmond, Marine (6 February 2017). "Pourquoi il ne faut pas manquer cette série événement ?". TF1 (in French).
- ^ a b "Audiences : la série de faits divers "Ennemi public" place TF1 en tête". Europe 1 (in French). 7 February 2017.
- ^ a b Hache, Alexis (14 February 2017). "La série emballe toujours autant les téléspectateurs". TF1 (in French).
- ^ a b Boucher, Kevin (14 February 2017). "Audiences : M6 leader avec "Indiana Jones", "Ennemi public" s'effondre sur TF1, W9 en forme". Ozap (in French).
- ^ a b c PH (21 February 2017). "Ennemi public : la tension monte chez les téléspectateurs". TF1 (in French).
- ^ a b c Boucher, Kevin (21 February 2017). "Audiences : "Indiana Jones" leader sur M6 devant "Ennemi public", TMC et C8 en forme". Ozap (in French).
- ^ a b c d Madelmond, Marine (28 February 2017). "Un final haletant, les internautes sont sous le choc". TF1 (in French).
- ^ a b c Dezeraud, Pierre (28 February 2017). "Audiences : "Indiana Jones" leader, "Ennemi public" au plus bas pour son final, les chaînes TNT en grande forme". Ozap (in French).
- ^ "Un million d'entrées pour les films belges francophones en Belgique et en France". RTBF (in French). 3 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Nieuw op Canvas: 'Ennemi Public, fictie geïnspireerd door de zaak Dutroux". TVvisie (in French). 3 February 2017.
- ^ De Sèze, Cécile (6 February 2017). ""Ennemi public" : ce que l'on sait de la série inspirée de l'affaire Dutroux". RTL (in French).
- ^ "Sky Atlantic zeigt ausgezeichnete belgische Serie "Public Enemy"". Digitales Fernsehen (in German). 18 October 2016.
- ^ Vickery, Colin (6 December 2016). "Summer is full of great TV shows to binge on and these are our pick of the bunch". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Public Enemy secures raft of deals in Europe with Zodiak Rights". Banijay Group. 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Kriminalno dobre serije evropske produkcije". Pickbox (in Slovenian). 2016.
- ^ Bennion, Chris (11 May 2017). "TV Review: Public Enemy; Heathrow". The Times.
- ^ Richford, Rhonda (3 April 2016). "MIPTV: Belgium's 'Public Enemy' Takes Drama Screenings Prize". The Hollywood Reporter.