''Candice Renoir'' is a French crime television series created by Solen Roy-Pagenault, Robin Barataud and Brigitte Peskine and aired since 19 April 2013 on

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. The show was canceled after the 11th season. In Australia and Europe, the series were released by

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Plot

Candice Renoir is a mother of four children. She has taken a ten-year leave of absence from her job as a police detective in Paris and has spent this time as a stay-at-home mom, traveling with the family for her husband's jobs in, among others, the United States, Mexico and Singapore. After her marriage fails due to her husband's infidelity, Candice resumes her job as an investigator. She has called in favors and has landed the job of head of the small criminal investigations division (fr: ''Brigade de Sûreté Urbaine (BSU)'') of the Police Commissariat in

Sète Sète (; , ), also historically spelled ''Cette'' (official until 1928) and ''Sette'', is a commune in the Hérault department, in the region of Occitania, southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Sétois'' (male) and ''Sétoises'' (fem ...

(

Hérault Hérault (; , ) is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault (river), Hérault River, its Prefectures in France, prefecture is M ...

), a Mediterranean seaside resort town, near

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

. From the moment she arrives at the Police in Sète she is at odds with the local chief of police Commissary Yasmine Attia - as Candice's appointment was made on instruction by the Police HQ in Paris - but also with Captain Dumas, the person who feels he lost the job as a result of her appointment. Attia had promised Dumas the position of head of the BSU and he acted in this assignment for a month before Major Renoir's arrival, relegating him to her deputy, much to his frustration and the frustration of the rest of the team. Renoir's ten-year career gap has also left some gaps in her knowledge of more recent police procedures, which initially lands her in trouble. In addition, her bubbly personality and soft, at times motherly, behavior, unconventional in a criminal police detective, makes her subordinates call her 'Barbie doll' behind her back, but her unique approach brings results and quickly earns her their respect.

Cast

Some officer ranks of the French National Police are styled after the

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, but are unrelated as the employees are civil servants. To underline the difference these are sometimes translated into English as Police Commander, Police Captain, Police Lieutenant (or alternatively Major of Police, Captain of Police, Lieutenant of Police) etc. * Cécile Bois as Candice Renoir, Police Commander (''Commandant de Police'') and a mother of four children, who experiences family and work troubles along her way. *

Raphaël Lenglet Raphaël Lenglet (born 21 October 1976) is a French actor. He is best known for his starring roles in French police television series. On '' Les Bleus'' he plays small-time hood turned rookie policeman, Alex Moreno and on '' Candice Renoir'' he ...

as Antoine Dumas, Police Captain (''Capitaine de Police''), who turned Police Commissary (''Commissaire de Police'') in Season 6. *Clara Antoons as Emma Renoir, Candice’s eldest daughter *Etienne Martinelli as Jules Renoir, Candice’s eldest son *Alexandre Ruscher as Léo Renoir, a son of Candice, who is also a twin of Martin *Paul Ruscher as Martin Renoir, a son of Candice and a twin of Léo *Aude Forget as Laurette (season 1), Candice’s housekeeper *Alix Poisson as Pascale Ibarruri (seasons 1–2), head of Forensic Identity squad *

Arnaud Giovaninetti Arnaud Giovaninetti (3 July 1967 – 25 January 2018) was a French actor. His father Reynald was a composer. Born in Amiens in 1967, Arnaud Giovaninetti was raised in Amiens and attended the and CNSAD. He was married to actress Judith d'Aleazzo ...

as Laurent Renoir (seasons 1–2; guest, season 6), Candice’s first husband, in divorce * Alexandre Varga as Hervé Mazzani (seasons 1–2; guest, season 5), Candice’s first boyfriend after a divorce with Laurent *

Mhamed Arezki Mhamed Arezki (born 1984) is a French actor of Algeria origins best known for his starring and supporting roles in French television series. He portrays ''Lyès Beloumi'' on the action packed, comedic, police drama '' Les Bleus'', ''young Tony'' ...

as Jean-Baptiste Medjaoui (seasons 1–2; guest, seasons 3 & 10), Police Sergeant Major * as Yasmine Attia (seasons 1–3) Police Commissary * as Chrystelle Da Silva (seasons 1–5), Police Lieutenant (''Lieutenant de Police'') * Stéphane Blancafort as David Canovas (seasons 2–4; guest, season 5), Police Commander and a member of BRI. He and Candice had a relationship before his death in season 4 * as Aline Jego (seasons 2–5), a leader of Forensic Identity squad, who succeeded and replaced Ibarruri * Ali Marhyar as Mehdi Badhou (season 3–present), Police Sergeant Major (''Brigadier-Chef de Police'') * Nathalie Boutefeu as Sylvie Leclerc (season 4–present), Police Commander, turned Police Commissary in late season 4 *Olivier Cabassut as Armand Marquez (seasons 3–4, 7–present), Police Lieutenant, from Season 7 Police Captain * as Valentine Atger (season 5–present), Police Lieutenant * as Max Francazal (seasons 5–7), Candice's second husband, in divorce * as Franck Davenne (season 6), Police Superintendant (''Brigadier-Chef de Police'') *Christopfer Ntakabanyura: Ismael Ndongo (guest, season 8; main, season 9–present), Police Lieutenant

Series overview

International broadcasts

In 2020, Polish commercial television channel

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started production of their own version of ''Candice Renoir'' called ''Komisarz Mama''.

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