Series synopsis
Spiral of Lies, also known as J'ai menti is a French drama mystery crime television series that premiered on France 2 on October 6, 2021. It ended on October 20, 2021. It was created by Olivier Pouponneau, Bénédicte Charles. It stars Camille Lou, Thierry Neuvic, Marilyn Lima and Annelise Hesme.
35-year-old Audrey, the only survivor of a mysterious serial killer who raged in the Biarritz region 16 years earlier, is brutally taken back to her past by a new crime: a 17-year-old girl is found murdered on the Basque coast. Nothing links this murder to the series of crimes committed in the early 2000s by the "Itsas Killer," but Audrey is certain that Itsas is back.
Premise
35-year-old Audrey, the only survivor of a mysterious serial killer who raged in the Biarritz region 16 years earlier, is brutally taken back to her past by a new crime: a 17-year-old girl is found murdered on the Basque coast. Nothing links this murder to the series of crimes committed in the early 2000s by the "Itsas Killer," but Audrey is certain that Itsas is back.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Camille Lou as Audrey Barreyre
- Thierry Neuvic as Joseph Layrac
- Marilyn Lima as Pauline Layrac
- Annelise Hesme as Sophie Barreyre
- Hubert Delattre as Jean-Christophe Barreyre
- Nicolas Abraham as Victor Inuretta
- Roxane Bret as Ana Condé
- Stéphan Guérin-Tillié as Mikel Condé
Supporting cast
- Hélène Seuzaret as Catherine
- Natalia Dontcheva as Marianne
- Thomas Sagols as Corentin
- Patrick Médioni as Franck Montel
- Ilana Bachelier as Elaura Montel
- Prudence Leroy as Chloé
- Nicolas Amen as Éric
- Christopher Bayemi as Jean Vigne
- Oscar Berthe as Léo
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | October 6, 2021 | October 20, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sixteen years ago Audrey Barreyre and her boyfriend break into a house on the Basque Corniche. |
October 6, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 2003: Audrey is consumed by guilt - Franck, the father of her best friend Elaura was seriously burned during the fire. To avoid sinking, she manages to convince Joseph and his team to act as bait, in order to stop Itsas. Joseph reassures the terrified young woman. 2019: Audrey manages to get Ana, Maialen's best friend, to talk and discovers that the young woman was meeting married men via dating apps. |
October 6, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 2003: Audrey tries to convince herself that Cortez is indeed Itsas' killer and to forget everything. 2019: The prosecutor seeks to remove Pauline from the investigation. |
October 13, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 6, 2021 |
| Last aired | October 20, 2021 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | ended |