Criminal is a series of four Netflix police procedural anthology TV series set in four countries. The four series are Criminal: France, Criminal: Germany, Criminal: Spain, and Criminal: UK. The series was devised by its showrunners George Kay and Jim Field Smith,[1] and produced by their company Idiotlamp Productions.[2] Although the showrunners are based in the UK, each of the local three-part series is written and performed in that country's native language by native actors,[3][4] but all four individual local series were shot on the same set in Madrid, Spain.[5] All four series were released simultaneously in September 2019.[6] A second series of Criminal: UK, consisting of four episodes, was released on 16 September 2020.[7]
Each episode is a stand-alone psychological drama, consisting of the interrogation of an individual by a team of police investigators. Every scene is confined to just three areas in a single location; a police interrogation room, a darkened viewing room that looks into the interrogation room through a one-way mirror, and the hallway and stairwell outside the rooms.[5]
Episodes
edit| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal: France | 1 | 3 | 20 September 2019 | ||
| Criminal: Germany | 1 | 3 | 20 September 2019 | ||
| Criminal: Spain | 1 | 3 | 20 September 2019 | ||
| Criminal: UK | 1 | 3 | 20 September 2019 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 16 September 2020 | |||
Criminal: France
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Émilie" | Frédéric Mermoud | Frédéric Mermoud & Mathieu Missoffe and George Kay | 20 September 2019 |
| 2 | "Caroline" | Frédéric Mermoud | Antonin Martin-Hilbert | 20 September 2019 |
| 3 | "Jérôme" | Frédéric Mermoud | Mathieu Missoffe | 20 September 2019 |
Criminal: Germany
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jochen" | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Bernd Lange | 20 September 2019 |
| 2 | "Yilmaz" | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Bernd Lange | 20 September 2019 |
| 3 | "Claudia" | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Sebastian Heeg and Bernd Lange | 20 September 2019 |
Criminal: Spain
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Isabel" | Mariano Barroso | Alejandro Hernández | 20 September 2019 |
| 2 | "Carmen" | Mariano Barroso | Manuel Martín Cuenca | 20 September 2019 |
| 3 | "Carmelo" | Mariano Barroso | Alejandro Hernández | 20 September 2019 |
Criminal: UK
editSeason 1 (2019)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Edgar" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 20 September 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "Stacey" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 20 September 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "Jay" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 20 September 2019 |
Season 2 (2020)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | "Julia" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 16 September 2020 |
| 5 | 2 | "Alex" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 16 September 2020 |
| 6 | 3 | "Danielle" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 16 September 2020 |
| 7 | 4 | "Sandeep" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 16 September 2020 |
References
edit- ^ Romano, Nick (4 September 2019). "Hayley Atwell, David Tennant face tense interrogation in Netflix's 'Criminal' teaser trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Creamer, Jon (28 November 2018). "George Kay, Jim Field Smith to showrun Netflix crime drama". www.televisual.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "'Criminal': Netflix Sets Premiere Date For Nicholas Pinnock & Hayley Atwell Police Interrogation Drama". Deadline. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Netflix's interrogation drama Criminal is both an intriguing and claustrophobic experiment in intensity". The Independent. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Seddon, Dan (19 August 2020). "Line of Duty and Cheat-fronted Netflix show Criminal confirms season 2 return date". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 August 2020.