The Break (TV series)

For the 2016 UK series, see The Break (UK TV series).
The Break
French: La Trêve
Genre Crime drama
Directed by Matthieu Donck
Starring
Country of origin Belgium
Original language(s) French
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Producer(s) Anthony Rey
Running time 52 minutes
Production company(s) RTBF
Release
Original network La Une
France 2
Netflix
Original release 21 February 2016 (2016-02-21)[1]
External links
Website

The Break (French: La Trêve, "The Truce") is a French-language Belgian crime drama television series, produced by Anthony Rey and directed by Matthieu Donck.[2] It debuted on RTBF's La Une on 21 February 2016, on France 2 on 29 August 2016, and on Netflix in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada on 21 December 2016.[3]

Synopsis

Police detective Yoann Peeters moves from Brussels with his daughter, Camille, to his hometown, where the body of a young African football player was pulled from the river. The death is originally thought to be a suicide, but Peeters suspects murder.[4][5]

Cast

  • Yoann Blanc as Detective Yoann Peeters
  • Guillaume Kerbush as police inspector Sébastian 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.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateBE viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Matthieu DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck21 February 2016 (2016-02-21).477[6]
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.[7]
2"Episode 2"Matthieu DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck21 February 2016 (2016-02-21).398[6]
Recluse Jean-François Lequais confesses 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 DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck28 February 2016 (2016-02-28).386[9]
Yoann continues his investigation into Driss' death.[10]
4"Episode 4"Matthieu DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck28 February 2016 (2016-02-28).356[9]
Yoann and his team investigate the suicide note found near Driss and the cabbalistic signs at his apartment.[11]
5"Episode 5"Matthieu DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck6 March 2016 (2016-03-06).349[12]
6"Episode 6"Matthieu DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck6 March 2016 (2016-03-06).315[12]
7"Episode 7"Matthieu DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck13 March 2016 (2016-03-13).321[13]
8"Episode 8"Matthieu DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck13 March 2016 (2016-03-13).287[13]
9"Episode 9"Matthieu DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck20 March 2016 (2016-03-20).381[14]
10"Episode 10"Matthieu DonckStéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck20 March 2016 (2016-03-20).354[14]

Production

La Trêve is produced by Helicotronc, in co-production with RTBF and Proximus. It received €1.18 million ($1.5 million) from the new Wallonie Brussels Federation-RTBF Fund for Belgian Series and the Wallimage Bruxellimage regional economic fund. The series is filmed in the Ardennes.[5] It is the first French-language Belgian television crime drama.[2]

Release

La Trêve premiered on 21 February 2016 RTBF's La Une, and received an average audience share of 22.5%.[15]

Music

Belgian band Balthazar's song "The Man Who Owns The Place" plays during the opening credits of each episode.

International distribution

References

  1. "100% belge, 100% intense: " La Trêve " débarque ce dimanche à 20h50 La Une !" (in French). RTBF. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mayorga, Emilio (19 April 2016). "Series Mania: Q&A With Matthieu Donck, Anthony Rey, 'The Break' Director and Producer". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. Biermé, Maxime (21 December 2016). ""La Trêve" débarque sur Netflix et devient "The Break"". Le Soir. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. Adams, Thelma (6 January 2017). "Do You Have the Guts for These Hard-Boiled Netflix Mysteries?". Observer. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 Hopewell, John (16 April 2016). "Belgium Noir Hit 'The Break' Rolls Out First Sales". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 Yves Castel (23 February 2016). "#Audiences//week-end 19 au 21 février 2016". Tuner.be. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  7. "La Treve: Aflevering 1/10" (in Dutch). Canvas. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. "La Treve: Aflevering 2/10" (in Dutch). Canvas. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. 1 2 Yves Castel (29 February 2016). "#Audiences//Week-end du 26 au 28 février 2016". Tuner.be. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  10. "La Treve: Aflevering 3/10" (in Dutch). Canvas. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. "La Treve: Aflevering 4/10" (in Dutch). Canvas. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  12. 1 2 Yves Castel (7 March 2016). "#Audiences//Week-end du 04 au 06 mars 2016". Tuner.be. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
  13. 1 2 Yves Castel (15 March 2016). "#Audiences//Week-end du 11 au 13 mars 2016". Tuner.be. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016.
  14. 1 2 Yves Castel (22 March 2016). "#Audiences//Week-end du 18 au 20 mars 2016". Tuner.be. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016.
  15. ""La Trêve": en Flandre et en Suisse en plus de la France". Lavenir (in French). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  16. ""La Trêve" débarque ce soir sur France 2". OZAP (in French). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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