Public Enemy (TV series)

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]

Public Enemy (Ennemi Public)
Genre	Crime drama Thriller
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	French
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Matthieu Frances (showrunner)[4]
Production companies	Playtime Films[2] Entre Chien et Loup RTBF Proximus
Distributor	Zodiak Rights[3]
Release
Original network	La Une
Original release	1 May 2016 – present
External links
Website

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

• Stephanie Blanchoud as Chloe Muller[8]
• Jean-Jacques Rausin as Michael Charlier[8]
• Clement Manuel as Lucas Stassart[8]
• Angelo Bison as Guy Béranger[8]
• Philippe Jeusette as Patrick Stassart[8]
• Laura Sepul as Judith Stassart[8]
• Vincent Londez as Vincent Stassart[8]
• Eric Godon as Etienne Gomez

Episodes

Series no.	Season no.	Title[9]	Original Belgian air date	Original French air date	French viewers (millions)
1	1	"The Lost Sheep" "La brebis égarée"	1 May 2016	6 February 2017[10]	4.20[11]
2	2	"The Sign of the Beast" "La marque de la bête"	1 May 2016	6 February 2017[10]	4.20[11]
3	3	"False Idols" "Les fausses idoles"	9 May 2016	13 February 2017[12]	3.28[13]
4	4	"The Good Shepherd" "Le bon berger"	9 May 2016	13 February 2017[12]	3.28[13]
5	5	"Blood Brothers" "Frères de sang"	15 May 2016	20 February 2017[14]	3.29[15]
6	6	"The Alliance" "L'alliance"	15 May 2016	20 February 2017[14]	3.29[15]
7	7	"The Well of Souls" "Le puit des âmes"	23 May 2016	20 February 2017[14]	3.29[15]
8	8	"Agnus Dei" "Agnus Dei"	23 May 2016	27 February 2017[16]	3.09[17]
9	9	"Thou Shall Not Kill" "Tu ne tueras point"	30 May 2016	27 February 2017[16]	3.09[17]
10	10	"The Last Judgment" "Le jugement dernier"	30 May 2016	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] in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Macedonia series premiered on Pickbox VOD.[24]

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".[25] 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.[26] 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. Wise, Damon; Hopewell, John (25 April 2016). "Series Mania: Argentine Drama 'El Marginal' Wins Grand Prix". Variety.
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. 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. Nelson, Alex (5 May 2017). "Public Enemy: the Belgian thriller that blends true crime with True Detective". i.
6. Lefèvre, Nicolas (28 April 2016). "La nouvelle série "Ennemi public" a été tournée en Ardenne". RTBF (in French).
7. "Revoir les derniers épisodes de "Ennemi public" gratuitement!". RTBF (in French). 30 May 2016.
8. Graham, Alison. "Public Enemy: Review". Radio Times.
9. "Public Enemy: Season 1". sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
10. Madelmond, Marine (6 February 2017). "Pourquoi il ne faut pas manquer cette série événement ?". TF1 (in French).
11. "Audiences : la série de faits divers "Ennemi public" place TF1 en tête". Europe 1 (in French). 7 February 2017.
12. Hache, Alexis (14 February 2017). "La série emballe toujours autant les téléspectateurs". TF1 (in French).
13. Boucher, Kevin (14 February 2017). "Audiences : M6 leader avec "Indiana Jones", "Ennemi public" s'effondre sur TF1, W9 en forme". Ozap (in French).
14. PH (21 February 2017). "Ennemi public : la tension monte chez les téléspectateurs". TF1 (in French).
15. Boucher, Kevin (21 February 2017). "Audiences : "Indiana Jones" leader sur M6 devant "Ennemi public", TMC et C8 en forme". Ozap (in French).
16. Madelmond, Marine (28 February 2017). "Un final haletant, les internautes sont sous le choc". TF1 (in French).
17. 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. "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. "Kriminalno dobre serije evropske produkcije". Pickbox (in Slovenian). 2016.
25. Bennion, Chris (11 May 2017). "TV Review: Public Enemy; Heathrow". The Times.
26. Richford, Rhonda (3 April 2016). "MIPTV: Belgium's 'Public Enemy' Takes Drama Screenings Prize". The Hollywood Reporter.

External links

• "Official website (RTBF)".
• "Official website (Sky)".
• Public Enemy at IMDb