# Paris Police 1900 (2021)

> In 1899 Paris, a young ambitious inspector investigates the body of an unknown woman pulled from the Seine and uncovers a dangerous state secret.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/79429

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 57 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama, history
- Created by: Fabien Nury, Julien Despaux, Frédéric Balekdjian
- Network: Canal+
- Cast: Evelyne Brochu, Jérémie Laheurte, Eugénie Derouand, Thibaut Évrard, Marc Barbé, Patrick d'Assumçao, Alexandre Trocki, Hubert Delattre
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10840070/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Tone: dark, atmospheric, melancholic, tense

## What critics say

Viewers rate the miniseries as mixed, praising its period atmosphere and layered conspiracy while finding its pacing and plotting uneven.

## Synopsis

Paris Police 1900 (2021) is a French crime drama miniseries created by Fabien Nury, Julien Despaux and Frédéric Balekdjian and broadcast on Canal+. Set in 1899 Paris during the Belle Époque, it follows Marguerite Steinheil (Evelyne Brochu) and a young, ambitious inspector, Antoine Jouin (Jérémie Laheurte), after the corpse of an unknown woman is pulled from the river Seine. Their case is a single continuing investigation across eight episodes, and it pushes them past the surface of the glittering capital toward a heavy state secret that powerful men would rather keep buried. The engine is simple and driven: a determined inspector pursuing a body that official channels want forgotten, while the city's elegance and political ambition press in from every side. Other principal characters include Eugénie Derouand as Jeanne, Marc Barbé as Louis Lépine and Thibaut Évrard as Joseph Fiersi. The tone is dark and atmospheric, with a neo-noir sensibility, a melancholic mood and a steady undercurrent of unease about institutional power. Viewers who enjoy the period grit of Peaky Blinders, the historical detective craft of The Alienist, or the French intrigue of Spiral will find resonance here, as a compact, handsomely mounted historical mystery rather than a sprawling saga.

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