Series synopsis
Capitaine Marleau is a French crime drama television series that premiered on France 3 on September 15, 2015. It was created by Josée Dayan, Elsa Marpeau. It stars Corinne Masiero.
Beneath her eccentric appearance, Captain Marleau is a formidable detective. Her Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap, her character, her unusual appearance, her humor, her unpredictable behavior--Captain Marleau is not your average gendarme. She never rushes an investigation; she becomes the investigation and relentlessly pursues the suspects.
Premise
Beneath her eccentric appearance, Captain Marleau is a formidable detective. Her Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap, her character, her unusual appearance, her humor, her unpredictable behavior--Captain Marleau is not your average gendarme. She never rushes an investigation; she becomes the investigation and relentlessly pursues the suspects.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Corinne Masiero as Capitaine Marleau
Guest cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Philippe Muir
- Arnaud Ducret as Alex Weller
- Béatrice Dalle as Alice Le Drouin
- Caroline Proust as Sylvie
- Mathieu Madénian as Pancho Ronsard
- Olivier Gourmet as Père Damien
- Gérard Darmon as Frédéric Lefranc
- Élie Semoun as Lieutenant Hazarski
- Anne Alvaro as Madeleine Lefranc
- Yara Pilartz as Cordélia Lefranc
- Sélène Assaf as Emeline Lefranc
- Marie Dompnier as Lily Terrier
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | September 15, 2015 | April 24, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 4 | October 23, 2018 | April 9, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 7 | October 22, 2019 | April 2, 2021 |
| Season 4 | 18 | April 9, 2021 | May 5, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe Muir | September 15, 2015 |
| 2 | The House of the Meyer Sisters | May 10, 2016 |
| 3 | The Mysteries of Faith | September 6, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Dealing | October 23, 2018 |
| 2 | The Black Reeds | October 30, 2018 |
| 3 | Never to Die Again | April 2, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Roller Coaster A theme park employee is murdered, taking Marleau back to her childhood. Standing before her are the park owners, Lucie and Antoine, a radiant and mysterious couple. Marleau then learns of a recent series of bizarre sabotage and that another tragedy has already taken place. |
October 22, 2019 |
| 2 |
Love Gone Bad A day of celebration becomes a day of tragedy: Frédéric is murdered during his daughter's wedding. An opportunity for Marleau to rub shoulders with her childhood idol, Daniel Rivière, friend of the victim. But very quickly she has the singer down as a suspect. Will she have to handcuff him? |
October 29, 2019 |
| 3 |
Peace and Health In Corsica, the body of a former doctor lies next to his unconscious wife. Marleau suspects their daughter Lesia, who came from Paris to succeed her father, is hiding something. Her return had created a lot of hostility. Waking from her coma, the wife talks of suicide. Marleau isn't convinced... |
February 18, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 9, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 22, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 29, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 3 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 15, 2015 |
| Last aired | May 5, 2026 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | at 20:50:00 |