Antigone 34

This show has only 6 episodes, and apparently was never picked up for Season Two, but I sure wish it was. First, Anne Le Nen plays a terrific cop character, Captain Lea Hippolyte, someone you don't want to mess with (in classic mythology, Hippolyte was queen of the Amazons). The episodes are fast-paced, and it's OK if you aren't always sure what's going on, who is good and who is bad -- that's part of the charm. And it is a bit of an ensemble cast, who appear in all episodes -- her two young partners, well played by Aubert Fenoy and Lionel Erdogan, Le Nen's co-equal star, a criminal psychologist played by Claire Borotra, and a convicted murder set free after serving his sentence, very well played by Bruno Todeschini, who is on a mission to find the real killers of his daughter. There's bad cops, worse cops, bad good guys and good bad guys, great scenery, and excellent production values. And Le Nen's icy blue eyes.

Really enjoyed this one. Just sorry there is only one season. There is a case for each show plus an ongoing case that stretches over the whole series. I found the ending satisfying, so even though there is not a second season, the viewer is not left hanging. I enjoy some of the Swedish, German, and French sharper crime series. If you like those, I think you will like this one.

Enjoyed the few epi's I watched, just wish the show weren't priced so ridiculously higher than the other international programs. Can't wait to view more since I have waited more than 2 years for it to be available for On Demand. The characters, storyline, and cast were all very well directed and it all came together surprisingly well enough to keep me watching!

An excellent police procedural set in picturesque Montpellier, a city on the Southern French coast. Anne Le Nen plays a physically fit, fascinating, no-nonsense police "Capitain," who plays by the books while punching and kicking a punching bag to keep fit for taking down bad guys. She is an excellent and always interesting lead. There is a long arc story that keeps the mystery going to the end of the last episode, as well as smaller stories along the way. The cast is wonderful and it is well written. This doesn't have the scope of a "Wallander" or a "Montalbano," in that we don't know anything about the private lives of the police, it just sticks to solving crimes. I enjoyed it and wish there were more seasons.

The camera work is distracting with its unmotivated zooms and pans, otherwise an interesting show. I doubt I'll watch any other episodes.

This arc of stories features the toughest broad anywhere. I enjoyed the stories and the characters were well acted, but I did not care much for the camera work. Very fast pans, scenes interrupted by public transportation, and generally shaky camera movement were disconcerting. It was as if the cameraman/director were trying to be certain that the viewer never got a static shot.

Having just finished watching the 6 episodes. Filming could have been tweeted a bit more, but the storylines, some in a veryfamiliar vein was well told and acted out well. Would be interested is seeing some more with the Captain Lea.This main character reminds me of Irene Huss series. No nonsense, but with a soft spot, cop.

Hand held camera mode makes watching impossible for us so we couldn't watch it.