Cannabis (TV series)

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Cannabis
Genre Crime drama thriller
Created byHamid Hlioua
Starring Kate Moran
Christophe Paou
Yasin Houicha
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time60 min.
Release
Original network Arte
Original releaseDecember 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)

Cannabis is a six-part 2016 French-language TV series created by Hamid Hlioua and starring Kate Moran, Christophe Paou and Yasin Houicha. The plot revolves around how on a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean halfway between Spain and Africa, two tons of marijuana are stolen and a man goes missing and the people it involves in the aftermath. [1] [2] [3]

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It was released on December 8, 2016 on Arte.

The series was a Netflix Original title in many regions however departed in June 2020. [4]

Cast

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