Series synopsis
The Embers, also known as Cimetière indien is a French drama mystery crime television series that premiered on Canal+ on April 7, 2025. It was created by Thomas Bidegain, Thibault Vanhulle. It stars Mouna Soualem, Olivier Rabourdin, Denis Eyriey and Hafsia Herzi.
Lidia Achour returns to Peranne following the disappearance of her former partner, Jean Benefro. In addition to Jean's disappearance, a series of gruesome murders pushes Lidia to investigate relentlessly, at the risk of awakening a painful past that everyone thought buried.
Premise
Lidia Achour returns to Peranne following the disappearance of her former partner, Jean Benefro. In addition to Jean's disappearance, a series of gruesome murders pushes Lidia to investigate relentlessly, at the risk of awakening a painful past that everyone thought buried.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mouna Soualem as Lidia Achour
- Olivier Rabourdin as Jean Benefro
- Denis Eyriey as Adrien Caron
- Hafsia Herzi
- Marina Dol as Karen Benefro
- Kamel Mahjoubi as Mehdi Meraoui
- Rémi Pedevilla as Mantel
- Idir Azougli as Nicolas
Supporting cast
- Robin Mannella as Rudy
- Stessie Santoru as Lieutenant Lalande
- Gilbert Landreau as Germain
- Philippe Ambrosini as Le Marquis
- Aurélia Petit as Commandante Dufour
- Jean-Jacques Rouvière as Ravachol
- Luc Palun as Minassian
- Nicolas Sartous as Renan
- Andréa Stratta as Jenny
- Valérie Leboutte as Lila Benefro
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | April 7, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In Peranne, in 1995, Lidia Achour, a young anti-terrorism recruit, works alongside Jean Benefro, a gendarme haunted by the Algerian war, to investigate the violent murder of an imam. |
April 7, 2025 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Forced to work together, Adrien and Lidia pursue various leads that only fuel the mystery; Karen Benefro, Jean's granddaughter, is worried about her ex-girlfriend Rudy's trafficking. |
April 7, 2025 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In the imam's murder case, Jean suspects a group of former soldiers from the Algerian War, led by the charismatic Marquis; Lidia's investigation is halted by the commander of the Marseille BRI, who has taken over the reins of the investigation. |
April 14, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Canal+ |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 2025 |
| Last aired | May 19, 2025 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 18:00:00 |