Criminal (franchise)

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Criminal is a series of four Netflix police procedural anthology TV series set in four countries. The four series are Criminal: France , Criminal: Germany , Criminal: Spain , and Criminal: UK . The series was devised by its showrunners George Kay and Jim Field Smith, [1] and produced by their company Idiotlamp Productions. [2] Although the showrunners are based in the UK, each of the local three-part series is written and performed in that country's native language by native actors, [3] [4] but all four individual local series were shot on the same set in Madrid, Spain. [5] All four series were released simultaneously in September 2019. [6] A second series of Criminal: UK, consisting of four episodes, was released on 16 September 2020. [7]

Contents

Each episode is a stand-alone psychological drama, consisting of the interrogation of an individual by a team of police investigators. Every scene is confined to just three areas in a single location; a police interrogation room, a darkened viewing room that looks into the interrogation room through a one-way mirror, and the hallway and stairwell outside the rooms. [5]

Episodes

SeriesSeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
Criminal: France 1320 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Criminal: Germany 1320 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Criminal: Spain 1320 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Criminal: UK 1320 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
2416 September 2020 (2020-09-16)

Criminal: France

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Émilie"Frédéric MermoudFrédéric Mermoud & Mathieu Missoffe and George Kay20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
2"Caroline"Frédéric MermoudAntonin Martin-Hilbert20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
3"Jérôme"Frédéric MermoudMathieu Missoffe20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)

Criminal: Germany

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Jochen" Oliver Hirschbiegel Bernd Lange20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
2"Yilmaz"Oliver HirschbiegelBernd Lange20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
3"Claudia"Oliver HirschbiegelSebastian Heeg and Bernd Lange20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)

Criminal: Spain

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Isabel" Mariano Barroso Alejandro Hernández 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
2"Carmen"Mariano Barroso Manuel Martín Cuenca 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
3"Carmelo"Mariano BarrosoAlejandro Hernández20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)

Criminal: UK

Season 1 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Edgar" Jim Field Smith George Kay20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
22"Stacey"Jim Field SmithGeorge Kay20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
33"Jay"Jim Field SmithGeorge Kay20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)

Season 2 (2020)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
41"Julia" Jim Field Smith George Kay16 September 2020 (2020-09-16)
52"Alex"Jim Field SmithGeorge Kay16 September 2020 (2020-09-16)
63"Danielle"Jim Field SmithGeorge Kay16 September 2020 (2020-09-16)
74"Sandeep"Jim Field SmithGeorge Kay16 September 2020 (2020-09-16)

References

  1. ↑ Romano, Nick (4 September 2019). "Hayley Atwell, David Tennant face tense interrogation in Netflix's 'Criminal' teaser trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Creamer, Jon (28 November 2018). "George Kay, Jim Field Smith to showrun Netflix crime drama". www.televisual.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "'Criminal': Netflix Sets Premiere Date For Nicholas Pinnock & Hayley Atwell Police Interrogation Drama". Deadline. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Netflix's interrogation drama Criminal is both an intriguing and claustrophobic experiment in intensity". The Independent. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Seddon, Dan (19 August 2020). "Line of Duty and Cheat-fronted Netflix show Criminal confirms season 2 return date". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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