Public Enemy (TV series)

Public Enemy
(Ennemi Public)
Genre
Created by
  • Antoine Bours[1]
  • Gilles de Voghel
  • Matthieu Frances
  • Christopher Yates
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 language(s) French
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Matthieu Frances (showrunner)[4]
Production company(s)
Distributor Zodiak Rights[3]
Release
Original network La Une
Original release 1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) – present
External links
Website www.rtbf.be/tv/emission/detail_ennemi-public?emissionId=9683

Public Enemy (French: Ennemi Public) is a Belgian French-language crime thriller based loosely on the Marc Dutroux case.[5] The 10-part first season aired on La Une in Belgium from 1 May to 29 May 2016,[6][7] and the series has been renewed for a second season.[3]

Synopsis

Convicted serial child killer Guy Béranger is released after serving 20 years in prison. Hated by the public, Béranger takes refuge in a remote monastery where a lone police officer, Chloe Muller, is sent to guard him. When a local girl goes missing, tensions quickly rise in the community.[5]

Cast and characters

Episodes

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]

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]

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".[24] 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.[25] Angelo Bison was named the Best Actor in a French-Language Series at the 2016 Series Mania awards.[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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wise, Damon; Hopewell, John (25 April 2016). "Series Mania: Argentine Drama ‘El Marginal’ Wins Grand Prix". Variety.
  2. 1 2 Mahin, Antoine (6 April 2016). "Ennemi Public, la nouvelle série belge primée à Cannes et inspirée de l'affaire Dutroux". RTBF (in French).
  3. 1 2 3 Mayorga, Emilio. "'Public Enemy' Creators On Their TV Debut, Rise of Belgian Scripted TV (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  4. ↑ Mayorga, Emilio (22 April 2016). "Series Mania Hails Belgian Noir as ‘Sejour’ World Preems at Fest". Variety.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Nelson, Alex (5 May 2017). "Public Enemy: the Belgian thriller that blends true crime with True Detective". i (newspaper).
  6. 1 2 Lefèvre, Nicolas (28 April 2016). "La nouvelle série "Ennemi public" a été tournée en Ardenne". RTBF (in French).
  7. 1 2 "Revoir les derniers épisodes de "Ennemi public" gratuitement!". RTBF (in French). 30 May 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Graham, Alison. "Public Enemy: Review". Radio Times.
  9. ↑ "Public Enemy: Season 1". sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. 1 2 Madelmond, Marine (6 February 2017). "Pourquoi il ne faut pas manquer cette série événement ?". TF1 (in French).
  11. 1 2 "Audiences : la série de faits divers "Ennemi public" place TF1 en tête". Europe 1 (in French). 7 February 2017.
  12. 1 2 Hache, Alexis (14 February 2017). "La série emballe toujours autant les téléspectateurs". TF1 (in French).
  13. 1 2 Boucher, Kevin (14 February 2017). "Audiences : M6 leader avec "Indiana Jones", "Ennemi public" s'effondre sur TF1, W9 en forme". Ozap (in French).
  14. 1 2 3 PH (21 February 2017). "Ennemi public : la tension monte chez les téléspectateurs". TF1 (in French).
  15. 1 2 3 Boucher, Kevin (21 February 2017). "Audiences : "Indiana Jones" leader sur M6 devant "Ennemi public", TMC et C8 en forme". Ozap (in French).
  16. 1 2 3 4 Madelmond, Marine (28 February 2017). "Un final haletant, les internautes sont sous le choc". TF1 (in French).
  17. 1 2 3 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).
  18. ↑ "Un million d'entrées pour les films belges francophones en Belgique et en France". RTBF (in French). 3 April 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Nieuw op Canvas: 'Ennemi Public, fictie geïnspireerd door de zaak Dutroux". TVvisie (in French). 3 February 2017.
  20. ↑ De Sèze, Cécile (6 February 2017). ""Ennemi public" : ce que l'on sait de la série inspirée de l'affaire Dutroux". RTL (in French).
  21. ↑ "Sky Atlantic zeigt ausgezeichnete belgische Serie "Public Enemy"". Digitales Fernsehen (in German). 18 October 2016.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ "Public Enemy secures raft of deals in Europe with Zodiak Rights". Banijay Group. 26 March 2017.
  24. ↑ Bennion, Chris (11 May 2017). "TV Review: Public Enemy; Heathrow". The Times.
  25. ↑ Richford, Rhonda (3 April 2016). "MIPTV: Belgium's 'Public Enemy' Takes Drama Screenings Prize". The Hollywood Reporter.
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