''Spies of Terror'', or ''Les espions de la terreur'', is a French spy thriller, crime drama television miniseries, which was streamed from June 2024 via
M6+. It is a dramatisation of the investigation of the
November 2015 Paris attacks
A series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 21:16, three suicide bombers struck outside the Stade de France in Saint-De ...
, by French Secret Service agents. It was created by Franck Philippon based on 's book, ''Les espions de la terreur'' (2018).
Its four episodes are directed by . Philippe Jakko won the Festival de la Fiction's Best Music prize, in
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle'') is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department. Wi ...
, September 2023.
The main characters are Malika (
Rachida Brakni
Rachida Brakni (born 15 February 1977) is a French actress and producer.
Biography
In 2001, she joined the Comédie Française, as a member of which she won a Molière Award for her performance in ''Ruy Blas''. In 2002, she was awarded the Cà ...
), Lucie (
Fleur Geffrier), Vincent (
Vincent Elbaz
Vincent Elbaz (born 3 February 1971) is a French actor. He has appeared in many French television shows and films.
His first major role was in the 1994 film ''Le péril jeune''. Elbaz received the 1998 Jean Gabin Prize.
Elbaz was born in Paris ...
), Alexandre () and Gomez (
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (born 25 December 1963) is a French actor and film director. He has a daughter with cinematographer Caroline Champetier, the actress Alice de Lencquesaing.
Filmography
As an actor
*''Les dernières heures du milléna ...
).
Premise
Following the
November 2015 Paris attacks
A series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 21:16, three suicide bombers struck outside the Stade de France in Saint-De ...
, French Secret Service agents from
Directorate-General for External Security
The Directorate-General for External Security (, , DGSE) is France's foreign intelligence agency, equivalent to the British MI6 and the American CIA, established on 27 November 1943. The DGSE safeguards French national security through intelli ...
(DGSE),
General Directorate for Internal Security
The General Directorate for Internal Security (, , DGSI; also known as the Directorate-General for Internal Security in English) is a French security agency. It is charged with counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, countering cybercrime and surv ...
(DGSI) and
Direction Zonale de la Sécurité Intérieure (DZSI) cooperate to hunt the perpetrators.
Cast and characters
*
Rachida Brakni
Rachida Brakni (born 15 February 1977) is a French actress and producer.
Biography
In 2001, she joined the Comédie Française, as a member of which she won a Molière Award for her performance in ''Ruy Blas''. In 2002, she was awarded the Cà ...
as Malika Berthier:
DGSE
The Directorate-General for External Security (, , DGSE) is France's foreign intelligence agency, equivalent to the British MI6 and the American CIA, established on 27 November 1943. The DGSE safeguards French national security through intellige ...
head of European office, leads investigation into terrorist network's leaders
*
Fleur Geffrier as Lucie Kessler:
DGSI Commandant, supervises
judicial police
The judicial police, judiciary police, or justice police are (depending on both country and legal system) either a branch, separate police agency or type of duty performed by law enforcement structures in a country. The term judiciary police is mo ...
response to attacks
*
Vincent Elbaz
Vincent Elbaz (born 3 February 1971) is a French actor. He has appeared in many French television shows and films.
His first major role was in the 1994 film ''Le péril jeune''. Elbaz received the 1998 Jean Gabin Prize.
Elbaz was born in Paris ...
as Vincent Morin: DZSI Major in
Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
* as Alexandre Lebrun: DGSI Commandant, Lucie's partner
*
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (born 25 December 1963) is a French actor and film director. He has a daughter with cinematographer Caroline Champetier, the actress Alice de Lencquesaing.
Filmography
As an actor
*''Les dernières heures du milléna ...
as Gomez: DGSI Commissaire, Lucie's boss
* Rachid Guellaz as Saïd: Muslim, suspected drug-dealer, worried about radicalised younger brother
* Olivier Faliez as Demoustier: Colonel, Alexandre's boss
* Cédric Vieira as Benoît: Malika's husband
* as Sébastien Le Tallec
*
Julie Duclos as Manon: works for Lucie
* Azad Boutella as Le Repenti (English: The Repentant) Aziz Bellaoui: prisoner, Lucie's informant
* Bellamine Abdelmalek as Anis Bahri: radicalised Muslim, suspected terrorist
* Walid Ben Mabrouk as Reda Kriket: radicalised Muslim, Anis' associate
Production
In November 2019
Tetra Media Fiction acquired the rights to 's book, ''Les Espions de la Terreur'' (November 2018), to adapt it into a television series. ''Spies of Terror'' was created and written by Franck Philippon and directed by .
Episode guide
References
External links
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2020s French drama television series
2024 French television series debuts
French-language television shows
Television series set in 2015
Television shows set in France