66 minSeason 8 • Episode 10
LatestOn the day of the hold-up, last minute changes cause chaos and the police's meticulously planned intervention is thrown into disarray. As the situation becomes more and more dangerous, Laure does all she can to get Gilou out to safety. But her options are limited - and very risky.
This gritty crime drama set in the dark underbelly of Paris follows police officers and lawyers as they investigate and prosecute crimes. Throw any romantic notion of Paris out the window. Crime is dark. The legal system is darker. This is Spiral.
Acting
Caroline Proust's thousand-yard stare should win awards.
Writing
Cases solved messily, like actual police work.
Production
Paris has never looked this authentically ugly.
Creators
Guy-Patrick Sainderichin, Alexandra Clert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spiral revolutionized French television by importing gritty British crime DNA—before this, French cop shows were cozy affairs.
The show's French title 'Engrenages' means 'gears'—referencing how characters get caught in institutional machinery they can't escape.
FR
