Public Enemy (TV series)

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Public Enemy
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French Ennemi Public
Genre
Created by
  • Antoine Bours [1]
  • Gilles de Voghel
  • Matthieu Frances
  • Christopher Yates
  • Fred Castadot
Written by
  • Antoine Bours [2]
  • Fred Castadot
  • Gilles de Voghel
  • Matthieu Frances
  • Christopher Yates
Directed by
  • Matthieu Frances [1]
  • Gary Seghers
Starring
  • Stéphanie Blanchoud [3]
  • Clément Manuel
  • Jean-Jacques Rausin
  • Philippe Jeusette
  • Angelo Bison
Country of origin Belgium
Original languageFrench
No. of series2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producer
  • Matthieu Frances (showrunner) [4]
Production companies
Original release
Network La Une
Release1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) –
present

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]

Contents

Synopsis

A 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

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 101 May 2016 (2016-05-01)30 May 2016 (2016-05-30)
2 1010 March 2019 (2019-03-10)14 April 2019 (2019-04-14)
3 612 March 2023 (2023-03-12)26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)

Season 1 (2017)

Series no.Season no.Title [9] Original Belgian
air date 		Original French
air date 		French viewers
(millions)
11"The Lost Sheep"
"La brebis égarée"		1 May 2016 (2016-05-01)6 February 2017 [10] 4.20 [11]
22"The Sign of the Beast"
"La marque de la bête"		1 May 2016 (2016-05-01)6 February 2017 [10] 4.20 [11]
33"False Idols"
"Les fausses idoles"		9 May 2016 (2016-05-09)13 February 2017 [12] 3.28 [13]
44"The Good Shepherd"
"Le bon berger"		9 May 2016 (2016-05-09)13 February 2017 [12] 3.28 [13]
55"Blood Brothers"
"Frères de sang"		15 May 2016 (2016-05-15)20 February 2017 [14] 3.29 [15]
66"The Alliance"
"L'alliance"		15 May 2016 (2016-05-15)20 February 2017 [14] 3.29 [15]
77"The Well of Souls"
"Le puit des âmes"		23 May 2016 (2016-05-23)20 February 2017 [14] 3.29 [15]
88"Agnus Dei"
"Agnus Dei"		23 May 2016 (2016-05-23)27 February 2017 [16] 3.09 [17]
99"Thou Shall Not Kill"
"Tu ne tueras point"		30 May 2016 (2016-05-30)27 February 2017 [16] 3.09 [17]
1010"The Last Judgment"
"Le jugement dernier"		30 May 2016 (2016-05-30)27 February 2017 [16] 3.09 [17]

Season 2 (2019)

Series no.Season no.TitleOriginal air date


111"Brothers and Sisters"
"Frères et soeurs"		10 March 2019 (2019-03-10)
122"The Debt"
"La dette"		10 March 2019 (2019-03-10)
133"The Mystery of Faith"
"Le mystère de la foi"		17 March 2019 (2019-03-17)
144"Resurrection"
"La résurrection"		17 March 2019 (2019-03-17)
155"A Perfect World"
"Un monde parfait"		29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
166"The False Prophets"
"Les faux prophètes"		29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
177"A Sheep Among Wolves"
"Une brebis au milieu des loups"		7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)
188"Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother"
"Tu honoreras ton père et ta mère"		7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)
199"The Massacre of The Innocent"
"Le massacre des innocents"		14 April 2019 (2019-04-14)
2010"Exodus"
"L'exode"		14 April 2019 (2019-04-14)

Season 3 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
211"Le droit chemin"
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)
222"Le péché originel"
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)
233"Délivrez-nous du mal"
19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)
244"La terre promise"
19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)
255"Excommunication"
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)
266"La bête (Final)"
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)

Broadcast

In 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

In 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

Critical response

The 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

The 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

1. ^ This refers to the original date of broadcast on La Une.
2. ^ This refers to the original date of broadcast on TF1.

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