The Break ( French : The Truce , “The Truce”) is a French-language Belgian crime drama television series, produced by Anthony Rey and directed by Matthieu Donck. [2]It debuted there RTBF ‘s La Une is 21 February 2016, is France 2 is 29 August 2016, and is Netflix in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada is 21 December 2016.[3]
Synopsis
Police detective Yoann Peeters moves from Brussels with his daughter to his hometown, where the body of a young African football player was pulled from the river. Originally thought to be a suicide, Peeters suspects murder. [4] [5]
Cast
- Yoann White as Detective Yoann Peeters
- Guillaume Kerbush as police inspector Sebastian Drummer
- Sophie Breyer as Camille Peeters, Yoann’s daughter
- Jérémy Zagba as Driss Assani, football player
- Anne Coesens as Inès Buisson
- Jean-Henri Compère as Rudy Geeraerts
- Catherine Salée as Brigitte Fischer
- Sophie Maréchal as Zoé Fischer
- Thomas Mustin as Kevin Fischer
- Jasmina Douieb as the psychiatrist
- Lara Hubinont as Marjorie
- Tom Audenaert as René Verselt
- Vincent Grass as Lucien Rabet
Episodes
Series 1 (2016)
| No. | title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | BE viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Episode 1” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 21 February 2016 | .477 [7] |
| Following the death of his wife, Brussels detective Yoann Peeters moves to his childhood hometown of Heiderfeld with his daughter, Camille. The body of 19-year-old Driss Assani, a football player in the local club, is discovered in the Semois . [6] | |||||
| 2 | “Episode 2” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 21 February 2016 | .398 [7] |
| Recluse Jean-François Lequais confessed to killing Driss, and the local police are happy to close the case. Yoann, however, does not believe Lequais is guilty. [8] | |||||
| 3 | “Episode 3” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 28 February 2016 | .386 [10] |
| Yoann continues his investigation into Driss’ death. [9] | |||||
| 4 | “Episode 4” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 28 February 2016 | .356 [10] |
| Yoann and his team investigate the suicide note found near Driss and the cabbalistic signs at his apartment. [11] | |||||
| 5 | “Episode 5” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 6 March 2016 | .349 [12] |
| 6 | “Episode 6” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 6 March 2016 | .315 [12] |
| 7 | “Episode 7” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 13 March 2016 | .321 [13] |
| 8 | “Episode 8” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 13 March 2016 | .287 [13] |
| 9 | “Episode 9” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 20 March 2016 | .381 [14] |
| 10 | “Episode 10” | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d’Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 20 March 2016 | .354 [14] |
Production
The Truce is produced by Helicotronc, in co-production with RTBF and Proximus. It received € 1.18 million ($ 1.5 million) from the new Wallonia Brussels-RTBF Fund for the Belgian Series and the Wallimage Bruxellimage regional economic fund. The series is filmed in the Ardennes . [5] It is the first Belgian television crime drama. [2]
Release
The Truce premiered on 21 February 2016 RTBF ‘s La Une , and received an average audience share of 22.5%. [15]
International distribution
- Belgium ( Flemish ): Canvas – 8 October 2016
- France : France 2 – 29 August 2016 [16]
- Switzerland : RTS – 22 June 2016
- United States / United Kingdom / Canada : Netflix – 21 December 2016
References
- Jump up^ “100% Belgian, 100% intense:” The Truce “arrives this Sunday at 20:50 La Une!” (In French). RTBF. 1 February 2016 . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b Mayorga, Emilio (19 April 2016). “Series Mania: Q & A with Matthieu Donck, Anthony Rey,” The Break ‘Director and Producer ” . Variety . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- Jump up^ Biermé, Maxime (21 December 2016). “” The Truce “lands on Netflix and becomes” The Break ” . The Evening . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- Jump up^ Adams, Thelma (January 6, 2017). “Do You Have the Guts for These Hard-Boiled Netflix Mysteries?”. Observe . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b Hopewell, John (April 16, 2016). “Belgium Black Hit ‘The Break’ Rolls Out First Sales” . Variety . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- Jump up^ “The Treve: Aflevering 1/10” (in Dutch). Canvas . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b Yves Castel (February 23, 2016). “# Hearings // weekend 19 to 21 February 2016” . Tuner.be.
- Jump up^ “The Treve: Aflevering 2/10” (in Dutch). Canvas . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- Jump up^ “The Treve: Aflevering 3/10” (in Dutch). Canvas . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b Yves Castel (29 February 2016). “# Hearings // Weekend from 26 to 28 February 2016” . Tuner.be.
- Jump up^ “The Treve: Aflevering 4/10” (in Dutch). Canvas . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b Yves Castel (7 March 2016). “# Hearings // Weekend from 04 to 06 March 2016” . Tuner.be.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Yves Castel (March 15, 2016). “# Hearings // Weekend March 11-13, 2016” . Tuner.be.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Yves Castel (22 March 2016). “# Hearings // Weekend from 18 to 20 March 2016” . Tuner.be.
- Jump up^ “” The Truce “: in Flanders and Switzerland in addition to France” . The Future (in French). 7 April 2016 . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
- Jump up^ ” ” The Truce “landed tonight on France 2” . OZAP (in French). 29 August 2016 . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .