Balthazar (TV series)

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

Balthazar
Genre	Crime-thriller drama
Created by	Clothilde Jamin and Clélia Constantine
Written by	Clothilde 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
Starring	Tomer Sisley and Hélène de Fougerolles
Composer	Alexandre Fortuit
Country of origin	France
Original language	French
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	38
Production
Producers	Clothilde 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 time	50 minutes
Release
Original network	La Une / TF1

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.

Main cast

Forensic Institute

• Tomer Sisley: Forensic pathologist Raphaël Balthazar
• Philypa Phoenix: Fatim Saghi
• Côme Levin: Eddy Drouhot
• Caterina Murino: Olivia Vésinet (S4-)

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

• Hugo Bardin: Paloma

References

1. "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.

External links

• Balthazar at IMDb