About The Art of Crime
Fired for insubordination, PJ Antoine Verlay, good cop but a blood strand and having difficulty working as a team, is attached to the OCBC (Central Office for the fight against Traffic in Cultural Goods) thanks to the intervention of the commander Pardo, his friend who becomes, therefore, his new superior. A clever investigator, but a stranger to everything related to culture, Antoine will have to work with Florence Chassagne, renowned art historian, who lives, speaks and breathes culture, to the point that - fruit of her great imagination - it happens to her in the midst of daydreams, to see and talk to the great artists who have disappeared as if they were familiar to her.
- Network / Platform
- France 2
- First Aired
- 17/Nov/2017
- Language
- French
- Schedule
- Friday · 20:55
S9 E2The Oath of David02/Mar/2026 • 92m
S9 E1To Die with Cézanne23/Feb/2026 • 92m
S8 E2The Second Odalisque10/Feb/2025 • 93m
S8 E1Mission Raphael03/Feb/2025 • 96m
Antoine Verlay and Florence Chassagne return for two new investigations that will plunge them into the world of two immense artists: Cézanne and David. From the ochre landscapes of Aix-en-Provence and Mont Sainte-Victoire, to the wax figures illustrating the tumultuous French Revolution at the Musée Grévin, and including the famous galleries of the Louvre, our duo will have to be ingenious to understand the intimate connection between the murderers they are pursuing and these masterpieces of painting. Our two investigators will also have to unravel the true nature of their feelings for one another because, while the word "friendship" can be used loosely, desire does not lie.
S9 E1To Die with Cézanne23/Feb/2026 • 92mNot rated
S9 E2The Oath of David02/Mar/2026 • 92mNot rated
Antoine Verlay, an intuitive and stubborn cop, and Florence Chassagne, a renowned art historian, can no longer do without each other... to solve investigations. Romantic tensions and criminal cases in the art world intertwine in this new season!
S8 E1Mission Raphael03/Feb/2025 • 96mNot rated
S8 E2The Second Odalisque10/Feb/2025 • 93mNot rated
Antoine Verlay, intuitive and tenacious police officer, and the renowned art historian Florence Chassagne, have become totally interdependent... when it comes to solving crime. A touch of romance and fascinating crimes to investigate in the world of art: the perfect combination a brand new season!
S7 E1Versailles, Are You There?04/Dec/2023 • 93mNot rated
S7 E2The Lost Muse19/Feb/2024 • 93mNot rated
Antoine Verlay, an unsympathetic police officer but a good researcher, and Florence Chassagne, a renowned but neurotic art historian, are forced to work together in the field of art trafficking. Antoine knows nothing about art, but Florence regularly has conversations in her head with deceased painters. To solve the crimes, the mismatched duo must decipher paintings to learn the artist's personality and understand the thief's motivations.
S6 E1The New Olympia12/Dec/2022 • 94mNot rated
S6 E2The Vampire's Scream19/Dec/2022 • 84mNot rated
Cast chemistry, breathtaking art and the city of love make The Art of Crime one of the most addictive series going. Follow art historian Florence Chassagne (Eléonore Bernheim) as she assists the clueless-about-art Captain Verlay (Nicolas Gob, A French Village) as they solve murders and thefts involving the art of some of France’s greatest artists.
S5 E1A Heart of Stone22/Nov/2021 • 88mNot rated
S5 E2The Delacroix Code29/Nov/2021 • 89mNot rated
A hot-headed and uncultured cop, Captain Antoine Verlay gets assigned against his will to the Central Office for the Fight against Trafficking in Cultural Goods and teams up with wildly imaginative art historian Florence Chaddagne to solve art-related murder cases. Good thing they have Florence's art historian father in the wings for consultation. Through their intriguing investigations they delve into the history of great artists and follow in the footsteps of renowned masters. The cases lead them through the spectacular cultural landscape of Paris. The unlikely duo learns that the key to understanding the crimes lies in the works of art themselves. They also learn they can no longer do without each other... to solve the investigations.
S4 E1Van Gogh's Will07/May/2021 • 88mNot rated
S4 E2Blood Dance14/May/2021 • 94mNot rated
A detective and an art historian once again team up to investigate crimes linked to the world of art, think the Da Vinci Code as a two-part series. This witty French crime show offers a fresh take on the genre, coupled with great shots of Paris.
S3 E1A Ghost at the Opera25/Oct/2019 • 96mNot rated
S3 E2The Curse of Osiris01/Nov/2019 • 90mNot rated
S3 E3La malédiction d'Osiris (1)01/Nov/2019 • 65mNot rated
S3 E4La malédiction d'Osiris (2)01/Nov/2019 • 65mNot rated
Detective Antoine Verlay, an intuitive and tenacious police officer, and renowned art historian Florence Chassagne, team up to solve crimes in the French art world. This popular French series and emerging U.S. cult favorite combines sleuthing, romance, art and beautiful Paris scenery for an enchanting series with echoes of Moonlighting.
S2 E1A shadow on the board (1)23/Nov/2018 • 52mNot rated
S2 E2A shadow on the board (2)23/Nov/2018 • 52mNot rated
S2 E3A wounded man (1)30/Nov/2018 • 50mNot rated
S2 E4A wounded man (2)30/Nov/2018 • 49mNot rated
S2 E5The Devil's Painter (1)07/Dec/2018 • 55mNot rated
S2 E6The Devil's Painter (2)07/Dec/2018 • 53mNot rated
He's clueless about art and she's phobic without him, but together Captain Verlay and Florence manage to solve high-profile art crimes in the heart of Paris.
S1 E1A Natural Beauty (1)17/Nov/2017 • 50mNot rated
S1 E2A Natural Beauty (2)17/Nov/2017 • 46mNot rated
S1 E3A Murderous Party (1)24/Nov/2017 • 51mNot rated
S1 E4A Murderous Party (2)24/Nov/2017 • 52mNot rated
S1 E5A Work in Black (1)01/Dec/2017 • 53mNot rated
S1 E6A Work in Black (2)01/Dec/2017 • 52mNot rated
Nicolas GobAntoine Verlay
Éléonore BernheimFlorence Chassagne
Philippe DuclosPierre Chassagne
Benjamin EgnerCommandant Alexandre Pardo
Emmanuel NobletHugo Prieur
Charlotte BrändströmDirector
Désenchantées
Apparences
Disturbing Disappearances
Deadly Tropics
Marianne
Simon Coleman