Series synopsis
Cain, also known as Caïn is a French action & adventure drama television series that premiered on France 2 on October 5, 2012. It ended on February 7, 2020. It was created by Alexis Le Sec, Bertrand Arthuys. It stars Davy Sanna, Bruno Debrandt, Julie Delarme and Frédéric Pellegeay.
A cynical experienced homicide detective based in Marseilles, France is crippled in the line of duty and depends on a wheelchair to get around. He is accompanied by a young ,vivacious female detective who's been forced on him to train as a condition of his ability to continue to work as a field detective.
Premise
A cynical experienced homicide detective based in Marseilles, France is crippled in the line of duty and depends on a wheelchair to get around. He is accompanied by a young ,vivacious female detective who's been forced on him to train as a condition of his ability to continue to work as a field detective.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Davy Sanna as Ben
- Bruno Debrandt as Capitaine Fred Caïn
- Julie Delarme as Lieutenant Lucie Delambre
- Frédéric Pellegeay as Commandant Jacques Moretti
- Smadi Wolfman as Docteur Elizabeth Stunia
- Mourad Boudaoud as Lt Nassim Borel
- Anne Suarez as Gaëlle
- Sara Martins as Barbara Simon
Supporting cast
- Avy Marciano as Arthur Morand
- Julien Baumgartner as Capitaine Fred Caïn
- Natacha Krief as Camille
Guest cast
- Éric Berger as Stefan
- Anaïs Fabre as Melanie
- Marie Kremer as Ornella
- Daniel Russo as Yves Pasteur
- Jérémie Poppe as Joseph Camus
- Stéphane Vasseur as Der Richter
- Jean Nehr as Antoine Villon
- Guillaume Marquet as Pierre Villon
- Victor Boulenger as Kevin
- Antoine Coesens as Monsieur Chevalier
- Didier Cauchy as Daniel Leroy
- Anne Azoulay as Anaëlle
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 68 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | October 5, 2012 | October 26, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 8 | March 21, 2014 | April 11, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 8 | April 3, 2015 | April 24, 2015 |
| Season 4 | 10 | April 1, 2016 | April 29, 2016 |
| Season 5 | 10 | March 17, 2017 | April 14, 2017 |
| Season 6 | 10 | March 16, 2018 | April 13, 2018 |
| Season 7 | 8 | March 15, 2019 | April 5, 2019 |
| Season 8 | 6 | January 24, 2020 | February 7, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 5, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 5, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 12, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 21, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 21, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 28, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Culprits Allard, a former police officer who is battling cancer, realises that several recent killings bear a striking similarity to one of his past cases. Together, he and Cain vow to locate the culprit. |
April 3, 2015 |
| 2 |
Realities When a company finds itself in trouble, its employees are willing to do what they can to help revive the failing business and safeguard their jobs. But how far will they go? Cain needs to find out. |
April 3, 2015 |
| 3 |
Rumours The body of a suspected paedophile is found. Cain is determined not only to locate the killer but also to discover whether the victim was really a child abuser or just a casualty of the rumour mill. |
April 10, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Female Captives When a woman and her daughter are abducted at gunpoint, Cain thinks the family is involved. Meanwhile, Lucie and Borel feel the heat when they're investigated about Carsenti's death. |
April 1, 2016 |
| 2 |
The Twilight of Idols Cain and Lucie team up to solve the brutal murder of Lea Legendre, a 17-year-old student. The investigation leads them to Etienne Courcelles, an unorthodox and manipulative media professor. |
April 1, 2016 |
| 3 |
All About Lucie Lucie is shot in the neck while she is waiting for a date but no one sees who fired the shot. In a fury of fear, Cain pulls out all the stops to find the culprit while Lucie is on the operating table. |
April 8, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 17, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 17, 2017 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 24, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 16, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 16, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 23, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 15, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 15, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 22, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 24, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 24, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 31, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 2012 |
| Last aired | February 7, 2020 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |