The Break (TV series)
- For the 2016 UK series, see The Break (UK TV series).
The Break | |
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French: La Trêve | |
Genre | Crime drama |
Directed by | Matthieu Donck |
Starring |
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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[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. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | BE viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 21 February 2016 | .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 Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 21 February 2016 | .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 Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 28 February 2016 | .386[9] |
Yoann continues his investigation into Driss' death.[10] | |||||
4 | "Episode 4" | Matthieu Donck | Stéphane Bergmans, Benjamin d'Aoust, Matthieu Donck | 28 February 2016 | .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 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
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
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
- ↑ "100% belge, 100% intense: " La Trêve " débarque ce dimanche à 20h50 La Une !" (in French). RTBF. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- 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.
- ↑ Biermé, Maxime (21 December 2016). ""La Trêve" débarque sur Netflix et devient "The Break"". Le Soir. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Adams, Thelma (6 January 2017). "Do You Have the Guts for These Hard-Boiled Netflix Mysteries?". Observer. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- 1 2 Hopewell, John (16 April 2016). "Belgium Noir Hit 'The Break' Rolls Out First Sales". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- 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.
- ↑ "La Treve: Aflevering 1/10" (in Dutch). Canvas. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "La Treve: Aflevering 2/10" (in Dutch). Canvas. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- 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.
- ↑ "La Treve: Aflevering 3/10" (in Dutch). Canvas. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "La Treve: Aflevering 4/10" (in Dutch). Canvas. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ↑ ""La Trêve": en Flandre et en Suisse en plus de la France". Lavenir (in French). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ ""La Trêve" débarque ce soir sur France 2". OZAP (in French). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.