# Three Pines (2022)

> Chief Inspector Armand Gamache investigates a run of murders in the idyllic Quebec village of Three Pines, where every calm face hides a buried secret.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/123191

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 53 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: crime, mystery, drama
- Created by: Emilia di Girolamo
- Network: Prime Video
- Cast: Alfred Molina, Rossif Sutherland, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Sarah Booth, Anna Tierney, Julian Bailey, Marie-France Lambert, Tantoo Cardinal
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15351648/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Tone: melancholic, contemplative, warm, atmospheric

## What critics say

Audiences found the adaptation of Louise Penny's novels a positive, atmospheric mystery anchored by Alfred Molina's measured performance as Gamache.

## Synopsis

Three Pines (2022) is a Canadian national-television crime mystery series created by Emilia di Girolamo for Prime Video, adapted from Louise Penny's celebrated novels. Alfred Molina plays Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, a principled Quebec police veteran whose investigations into a string of perplexing murders draw him into the seemingly idyllic village of Three Pines. Rossif Sutherland plays his loyal deputy Jean-Guy Beauvoir, while Anna Tierney and Julian Bailey play artist Clara Morrow and her husband Peter, and Clare Coulter plays the sharp-tongued poet Ruth Zardo. Each case peels back the eccentric residents' daily lives to reveal secrets that have been carefully buried for years. The engine of the show is the tension between the team's search for the truth and the community's reluctance to expose its own wounds, while Gamache must also confront a painful past of his own. Shaped as a single eight-episode season, the story is a self-contained, character-driven whodunit whose episodes unfold like literary puzzles. The tone is melancholic yet warm, with a gentle, contemplative pace that rewards patience. Its wintry rural atmosphere and quiet dread recall Midsomer Murders and the slow-burn village intrigue of Twin Peaks, and fans of literary mysteries will find resonance in its layered, humane approach to crime.

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