The Forest (TV series) explained
| Native Name: | La Forêt |
| Genre: | Police drama
Crime drama |
| Creator: | Delinda Jacobs |
| Director: | Julius Berg |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Runtime: | 52 min. |
| Network: | France 3
La Une (Belgium) |
The Forest (French: La Forêt) is a French crime drama television series, created by Delinda Jacobs and directed by Julius Berg. It debuted 30 May 2017 on Belgian channel La Une and on 21 November on France 3. The series debuted on Netflix internationally in July 2018.[1] [2]
Synopsis
Police investigate after a teenaged girl, Jennifer Lenoir, disappears in a forest in the Ardennes, Belgium,[3] [4] and are assisted by her teacher, who had a traumatic experience in the same forest when she was young.[5]
Cast
- Samuel Labarthe as Gaspard Decker, a new-in-town detective heading the investigation into Jennifer's disappearance
- Suzanne Clément as Virginie Musso, a locally raised law enforcement officer investigating Jennifer's disappearance; wife of Vincent and adoptive parent of Maya.
- Alexia Barlier as Ève Mendel, an eccentric teacher concerned by Jennifer's disappearance; adopted daughter of Abraham
- Frédéric Diefenthal as Vincent Musso, Virginie's husband and Maya's adoptive parent who's having a secret sexual affair with Jennifer
- Patrick Ridremont as Thierry Rouget, an alcoholic ex-convict responsible for the arson of Mendel's home killing Abraham's wife, Marie, and son, Nathan; father of Ocèane
- Nicolas Marié as Gilles Lopez, the principal at the highschool the girls attend
- Martha Canga Antonio as Maya Musso, Virginie and Vincent's adopted daughter who had a feud with Jennifer before she disappeared
- François Neycken as Julien
- as Philippe
- Mélusine Loveniers as Lola Decker, Gaspard's daughter
- as Dr Abraham Mendel, Eve's adopted father
- Inès Bally as Océane Rouget, Thierry's daughter who eventually also goes missing
- Isis Guillaume as Jennifer Lenoir, a sixteen-year-old girl whose disappearance instigates an investigation
- Gaëtan Lejeune as Manoa Willem, a wildman living in the forest; abused as a child
- Anne-Pascale Clairembourg as Audrey Rinkert
Production
The Forest was shot mostly in the Belgian region of Wallonia[6] around Brussels, as well as Dinant, Namur, Rixensart and Court-Saint-Étienne. Filming also took place in France in the Ardennes, particularly around the River Meuse and communes of Haybes and Fumay. The final sequence was shot in Bray-Dunes near Dunkirk.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- News: La Forêt (France 3) : "Ça n'a rien à voir avec Zone Blanche" . 7 July 2018 . Premiere.fr . 21 November 2017 . fr-FR.
- News: Cauhapé . Véronique . TV – " La Forêt " : du côté du bois vilain . 7 July 2018 . Le Monde . 21 November 2017 . fr.
- News: Burke . Justin . The Forest's dark mystery . 7 July 2018 . The Australian . 5 July 2018 . en.
- News: Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Forest' On Netflix, About The Search For A Girl Who Goes Missing In The Ardennes . 7 July 2018 . Decider . 5 July 2018.
- News: Alexia Barlier : "Dans La Forêt, je joue une femme mystérieuse et solitaire" Actualités TV News TV, Série . 7 July 2018 . TéléZ . 21 November 2017 . fr-FR.
- News: La Forêt (France 3) - Incontournable Samuel Labarthe ! . Télé7 . 21 November 2017 . 7 July 2018 . 8 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180708015411/http://www.programme-television.org/news-tv/La-Foret-France-3-Incontournable-Samuel-Labarthe-4540304 . dead .
- News: La Forêt : où a été tournée la série de France 3 ? . 7 July 2018 . Téléstar . 21 November 2017 . fr-FR.
