Balthazar
Genre
Created byClothilde Jamin and Clélia Constantine
Written byClothilde Jamin
Clélia Constantine
Nicolas Clément
Screenplay by
  • Clothilde Jamin
  • Clélia Constantine
  • Nicolas Clément
  • Soiliho Bodin
  • Chloé Glachant
Directed by
  • Vincent Jamain
  • Franck Brett
  • Jérémy Minui
  • Mona Achache
  • Frédéric Berthe
  • Camille Delamarre
  • David Lanzmann
  • Nicolas Capus
  • Tomer Sisley
StarringTomer Sisley and Hélène de Fougerolles
ComposerAlexandre Fortuit
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes38
Production
ProducersClothilde Jamin
Stéphane Marsil
Cinematography
  • Isarr Eiriksson
  • Pierre Baboin
  • Benjamin Louet
  • Jean-Philippe Gosselin
  • William Watterlot
  • Delphine Desbruères
  • David Quesemand
Editors
  • Bertrand Maillard
  • Gaétan Boussand
  • Pascal Jauffrès
  • Aïn Varet
  • Christophe Pinel
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkLa Une / TF1

Balthazar is a French crime-thriller drama television series created by Clothilde Jamin and Clélia Constantine, broadcast in Belgium since 20 November 2018, on La Une, and, in France, since 6 December 2018, on TF1.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The series was renewed for the last season in 2023.[7]

It was one of the 10 highest-rated dramas in France in 2018.[1]

Plot

Raphaël Balthazar, the most gifted forensic pathologist of his generation, knows how to make the dead speak. He imagines the ghosts of the deceased people he has seen, asking them questions about how they would have died, their private lives, or what they should do. He becomes the teammate of police commander Hélène Bach (played by Hélène de Fougerolles). Both face the most complex murder investigations while he secretly tries to solve the murder of a person close to him. In the fourth season, Hélène gets a promotion and goes to the French Islands. Her place is occupied by Captain Camille Costes, Balthazar's one-stand date.

Main cast

Forensic Institute

OPJ

  • Hélène de Fougerolles: Captain Hélène Bach (S1-3)
  • Yannig Samot: Lieutenant Jérôme Delgado
  • Constance Labbé: Captain Camille Costes (S4-)

Raphaël Balthazar family

  • Pauline Cheviller: Lise, partner of Balthazar murdered by a serial killer

Hélène Bach family

  • Aliocha Itovich: Antoine Bach, husband of Hélène (S1-3)
  • Gabriel Caballero: Hugo Bach, son of Hélène (S1-3)
  • Aminthe Audiard: Manon Bach, daughter of Hélène (S1-3)

Season 5

References

  1. 1 2 "Intriguing French Crime Drama Hit on Brilliant Yet Unconventional Forensic Doctor Lands Stateside - BALTHAZAR, Series 1". Broadcasting & Cable. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Pickard, Michael. "Balthazar". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Balthazar" – via www.allocine.fr.
  4. ↑ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Balthazar' On Acorn TV, A French Procedural About A Brilliant Medical Examiner Haunted By His Wife's Death". Decider. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Mansano, Roxanne (19 December 2019). "Balthazar (TF1): Tomer Sisley réagit au final déchirant de la saison 2". www.programme-tv.net. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Krishnamurthy, Chaitra (11 November 2019). "French crime-thriller series 'Balthazar' preps for US release after winning hearts in UK". meaww.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Adey, Oliver (14 April 2022). "Balthazar: will there be a season 5?". Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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