Criminal (franchise) explained

Criminal is a series of four Netflix police procedural anthology TV series set in four countries. The four series are , , , and . The series was devised by its showrunners George Kay and Jim Field Smith,^[1] and produced by their company Idiotlamp Productions.^[2] Although the showrunners are based in the UK, each of the local three-part series is written and performed in that country's native language by native actors,^{[3] [4]} but all four individual local series were shot on the same set in Madrid, Spain. All four series were released simultaneously in September 2019.^[5] A second series of Criminal: UK, consisting of four episodes, was released on 16 September 2020.^[6]

Each episode is a stand-alone psychological drama, consisting of the interrogation of an individual by a team of police investigators. Every scene is confined to just three areas in a single location; a police interrogation room, a darkened viewing room that looks into the interrogation room through a one-way mirror, and the hallway and stairwell outside the rooms.^[7]

Episodes

Criminal: France

See main article: Criminal: France.

Criminal: Germany

See main article: Criminal: Germany.

Criminal: Spain

See main article: Criminal: Spain.

Criminal: UK

See main article: Criminal: UK.

Season 2 (2020)

Notes and References

1. News: Romano . Nick . 4 September 2019 . Hayley Atwell, David Tennant face tense interrogation in Netflix's 'Criminal' teaser trailer . 16 September 2020 . Entertainment Weekly . en.
2. Web site: Creamer . Jon . 28 November 2018 . George Kay, Jim Field Smith to showrun Netflix crime drama . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181128170830/http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/George-Kay-Jim-Field-Smith-to-showrun-Netflix-crime-drama_nid-7605.html . 28 November 2018 . 12 October 2019 . www.televisual.com.
3. Web site: 9 August 2019 . 'Criminal': Netflix Sets Premiere Date For Nicholas Pinnock & Hayley Atwell Police Interrogation Drama . 9 August 2019 . Deadline.
4. Web site: When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about? . 9 August 2019 . Radio Times.
5. Web site: When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about? . 13 October 2019 . Radio Times . en.
6. Web site: Seddon . Dan . 19 August 2020 . Line of Duty and Cheat-fronted Netflix show Criminal confirms season 2 return date . 20 August 2020 . Digital Spy.
7. Web site: 19 October 2019 . Netflix's interrogation drama Criminal is both an intriguing and claustrophobic experiment in intensity . 12 October 2019 . The Independent . en.