The Crimson Rivers (2000 - 2021): 3

Based on Jean-Christophe Grangé’s 1997 novel Blood Red Rivers and its 2000 film adaptation, The Crimson Rivers (2018–2024) is a French-language crime thriller television series that premiered on RTS 1 in Romandy on September 6, 2018. It has also been airing on France 2 since November 26, 2018, and ZDF in Germany since November 5, 2018. After being transferred to the Central Office against violent crime (OCCS) following the Guernon case in the mid-2000s, Captain Pierre Niémans now leads a confidential unit that handles complex cases with minimal evidence and urgent serial murders. During one such ...

Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) is an action thriller helmed by director Olivier Dahan and produced by Ilan Goldman. This international co-production, involving France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, follows Chief Niemans as he delves into a string of ritualistic murders where the victims are crucified. To aid in his investigation, Niemans teams up with young officer Reda, who becomes involved when a disguised monk attempts to kill a man Reda had picked up off the street. With the help of a scholar in Christian mythology, they uncover the mysterious ...

The French thriller The Crimson Rivers (2000) stars Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. Detective Superintendent Pierre Niemans is sent to the small university town of Guernon in the French Alps to investigate a brutal murder. The victim, Remy Callois, was a professor and the university’s librarian. Niemans seeks out Dr. Cherneze, a local ophthalmologist, for an explanation about the removal of the victim’s eyes. According to Dr. Cherneze, the isolated setting of the school led to inbreeding among the professors, resulting in serious genetic disorders. However, this ...