Quick Info
Status: Ended
Network: France 2
Type: Scripted
Rating: 6.7/10
Witnesses
Overview
Witnesses (French: Les Témoins) is a French police procedural television series, created by Marc Herpoux and Hervé Hadmar. In the first season, police detectives Sandra Winckler and Justin investigate when bodies of murder victims are unearthed and left for discovery in the show homes of a housing developer. Former chief-of-police, Paul Maisonneuve, is implicated. In the second season, Sandra and Justin find themselves on the trail of a serial killer whose modus operandi is to murder all former lovers of his kidnap victims.
This production, originally released in 2015, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Scripted series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Mystery, Crime genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 6.7 across its 2 seasons.
- Storyline Highlights:
- • Explores themes within Mystery and Crime.
- • Produced in France.
- • Original Language: French.
Starring Cast
Marie Dompnier
Sandra Winckler
Jan Hammenecker
Justin
Judith Henry
Maxine
Audrey Fleurot
Catherine Keemer
Steve Driesen
Oliver Keemer
Anne Benoît
Christiane Varène
Seasons
Season 1
6 Episodes • Aired 2015-03-18
Graves have been desecrated and the bodies dug up and left in model homes. Every time the same ritual: a woman, a man, a teenager, all unrelated but they form a new family. Amid the bodies, a photo of Paul Maisonneuve is found, a Crime Squad legend in the North of France who is forced to return to duty. Who is digging up the bodies and why are they leaving them in model homes?
Season 2- A Frozen Death
8 Episodes • Aired 2017-03-15
A country road in northern France. A scene that sends chills down the spine: the bodies of 15 men, frozen and lined up inside a bus. The case is assigned to Lieutenant Sandra Winckler, who quickly finds a link between the dead men: all of them were involved at one time another with a woman named Catherine Keemer