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 first season of 10 episodes aired on La Une in Belgium from 1 May to 29 May 2016,^[6][7] and the second season, also of 10 episodes, aired from 10 March 2019 to 14 April 2019.^[3]

Public Enemy
French	Ennemi Public
Genre	Crime drama Thriller
Created by	Antoine Bours[1] Gilles de Voghel Matthieu Frances Christopher Yates Fred Castadot
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 producer	Matthieu Frances (showrunner)[4]
Production companies	Playtime Films[2] Entre Chien et Loup RTBF Proximus
Original release
Network	La Une
Release	1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) – present

Synopsis

A child murderer released on parole, Guy Béranger is welcomed by the monks of the abbey of Vielsart, a quiet little village in the Ardennes. He is placed under the protection of Chloé Muller, a young federal police inspector, convinced that, sooner or later, the former criminal will reoffend. While the population is indignant at the presence of Public Enemy No. 1 in their neighbourhood, the police learn of the disturbing disappearance of a young girl from the village ...^[5]

Cast and characters

• Stéphanie Blanchoud [fr] as Chloe Muller^[8]
• Jean-Jacques Rausin [fr] as Michaël Charlier^[8]
• Clément Manuel [fr] as Lucas Stassart^[8]
• Angelo Bison [fr] as Guy Béranger^[8]
• Philippe Jeusette [fr] as Patrick Stassart^[8]
• Laura Sepul as Judith Stassart^[8]
• Vincent Londez [fr] as Vincent Stassart^[8]
• Eric Godon as Etienne Gomez
• Pauline Étienne as Jessica Muller (series 2–3)
• Eduardo Aladro as Frère Eduardo

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	10		1 May 2016 (2016-05-01)	30 May 2016 (2016-05-30)
2	10		10 March 2019 (2019-03-10)	14 April 2019 (2019-04-14)
3	6		12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)	26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)

Season 1 (2017)

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 (2016-05-01)	6 February 2017[10]	4.20[11]
2	2	"The Sign of the Beast" "La marque de la bête"	1 May 2016 (2016-05-01)	6 February 2017[10]	4.20[11]
3	3	"False Idols" "Les fausses idoles"	9 May 2016 (2016-05-09)	13 February 2017[12]	3.28[13]
4	4	"The Good Shepherd" "Le bon berger"	9 May 2016 (2016-05-09)	13 February 2017[12]	3.28[13]
5	5	"Blood Brothers" "Frères de sang"	15 May 2016 (2016-05-15)	20 February 2017[14]	3.29[15]
6	6	"The Alliance" "L'alliance"	15 May 2016 (2016-05-15)	20 February 2017[14]	3.29[15]
7	7	"The Well of Souls" "Le puit des âmes"	23 May 2016 (2016-05-23)	20 February 2017[14]	3.29[15]
8	8	"Agnus Dei" "Agnus Dei"	23 May 2016 (2016-05-23)	27 February 2017[16]	3.09[17]
9	9	"Thou Shall Not Kill" "Tu ne tueras point"	30 May 2016 (2016-05-30)	27 February 2017[16]	3.09[17]
10	10	"The Last Judgment" "Le jugement dernier"	30 May 2016 (2016-05-30)	27 February 2017[16]	3.09[17]

Season 2 (2019)

Series no.	Season no.	Title	Original air date
11	1	"Brothers and Sisters" "Frères et soeurs"	10 March 2019 (2019-03-10)
12	2	"The Debt" "La dette"	10 March 2019 (2019-03-10)
13	3	"The Mystery of Faith" "Le mystère de la foi"	17 March 2019 (2019-03-17)
14	4	"Resurrection" "La résurrection"	17 March 2019 (2019-03-17)
15	5	"A Perfect World" "Un monde parfait"	29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
16	6	"The False Prophets" "Les faux prophètes"	29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
17	7	"A Sheep Among Wolves" "Une brebis au milieu des loups"	7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)
18	8	"Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother" "Tu honoreras ton père et ta mère"	7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)
19	9	"The Massacre of The Innocent" "Le massacre des innocents"	14 April 2019 (2019-04-14)
20	10	"Exodus" "L'exode"	14 April 2019 (2019-04-14)

Season 3 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
21	1	"Le droit chemin"	12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)
22	2	"Le péché originel"	12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)
23	3	"Délivrez-nous du mal"	19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)
24	4	"La terre promise"	19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)
25	5	"Excommunication"	26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)
26	6	"La bête (Final)"	26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)

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 festival.^[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.