Series synopsis
Fear by the Lake, also known as Peur sur le lac is a French crime drama television series that premiered on TF1 on January 9, 2020. It ended on January 23, 2020. It was created by Jérôme Cornuau. It stars Juliette Plumecocq-Mech, Lannick Gautry, Sylvie Testud and Clotilde Courau.
A mysterious and mortally contagious virus threatens the population of Annecy, in southeastern France. A desperate race against the clock envelops to find out where the virus came from and keep it from becoming an epidemic.
Premise
A mysterious and mortally contagious virus threatens the population of Annecy, in southeastern France. A desperate race against the clock envelops to find out where the virus came from and keep it from becoming an epidemic.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Juliette Plumecocq-Mech as La Procureur Jeanne Tardieu
- Lannick Gautry as Clovis Bouvier
- Sylvie Testud as Alice Wagner
- Clotilde Courau as Claude Berteuil
- Julie de Bona as Lise Stocker
- Lola Dewaere as Mathilde Lamy
- Cécile Rebboah as Cécile Boras
- Anne Charrier as Manon Carrère
Supporting cast
- Frédéric Bouraly as Préfet Pascal Baume
- Matthias Van Khache as Marc Feldman
- Bruno Debrandt as Abel Verdan
- Frédéric Chau as Jean Cheng
- Juliette Roudet as Laura Berthier
- Justine Le Pottier as Marina Cremer
- Joyce Bibring as Noémie Bernier
- Olivier Saladin as Père de Cécile
- Pierre Perrier as Mathias Weber
- François Feroleto as Darius Milanian
- Michaël Cohen as Thomas Duret
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | January 9, 2020 | January 23, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Captain Lise Stocker takes on the mysterious case of the sudden death of a local jeweler in Lake Annecy. Meanwhile, Commander Clovis has to deal with a court trial involving a hold-up that resulted in the death of two civilians. |
January 9, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Commander Wagner, a military doctor, is dispatched to conceal the horrifying autopsy results of the man who died on the lake. Meanwhile, Lise finds out that a research scientist and his daughter have mysteriously disappeared. |
January 9, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Lise and Clovis prepare to search a housing project where numerous cases of the virus have been reported. As the existing vaccines are very few and ineffective, their only chance at stopping the epidemic is to track down Milanian. |
January 16, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TF1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 2020 |
| Last aired | January 23, 2020 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:15:00 |