The essential episodes of The Crimson Rivers
Watch these 15 in order and you've got The Crimson Rivers — each pick states its reason.
- 01
A mutilated corpse is found during a forest hunting party and it seems the victim was the heir to a family fortune. As Niemans and Camille question his immediate circle, his sister is also targeted.
- 02
In a wine-growing region at harvest time, a battered corpse is discovered under rubble when a vault collapses during the renovation of a chapel, destroying a fresco. Was it an accident or foul play?
- 03
When Niemans obtains X-ray images of the damaged frescos, they provide further insight into the case, but does a missing fragment from the biblical scenes portrayed hold the key to the killer?
- 04
Two more people are shot dead, in the cemetery: a married couple who took in foster children. But a quotation from an ancient tale about an ill-fated group of children on a memorial provides a clue.
- 05
A woman is found dead in the steam room of a spa. She looks 20 years younger than she is. Investigations take Niémans and Delaunay to the next village.
- 06
The body of another spa client is found. What's the connection between the village, the spa director whose clients are being killed and the legends that seem to terrify everyone?
- 07
Niémans and Delaunay explore the dark side of the human soul, along a road dotted with unexplained deaths. Their bond strengthens when Camille's son gets into a desperate situation.
- 08
Camille finds a cryptic note from the killer in her jacket. A second murder occurs while relics are stolen from a nearby town.
- 09
The body of a black woman is discovered with a hash symbol carved into her forehead. Investigations lead the detectives to a migrant camp.
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- 11
A school bus is hit by a train. Niemans and Delaunay investigate a chain of murders. The murderer leaves a claw mark.
- 12
At an art school, a student is found dead, drained of her blood. Niemans and Delaunay are called in to investigate. As the strange deaths at the art school continue, the suspicions turn against the teacher Lilith.
- 13
Camille Delaunay is invited by Chloé to investigate a murder in the thick of the woods. Psychologist Eva, Chloé's childhood friend, helps them. Niémans comes to help Camille and solve the ritual murder.
- 14
Camille Delaunay is invited by Chloé to investigate a murder in the thick of the woods. Psychologist Eva, Chloé's childhood friend, helps them. Niémans comes to help Camille and solve the ritual murder.
- 15
Niémans comes to help Camille and solve the ritual murder.
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