Criminal is a series of four Netflix police procedural anthology TV series set in four countries. The four series are Criminal: France, Criminal: Germany, Criminal: Spain, and Criminal: UK. The series was devised by its showrunners George Kay and Jim Field Smith, and produced by their company Idiotlamp Productions. Although the showrunners are based in the UK, each of the local three-part series is written and performed in that country's native language by native actors, but all four individual local series were shot on the same set in Madrid, Spain. All four series were released simultaneously in September 2019. A second series of Criminal: UK, consisting of four episodes, was released on 16 September 2020.
Each episode is a stand-alone psychological drama, consisting of the interrogation of an individual by a team of police investigators. Every scene is confined to just three areas in a single location; a police interrogation room, a darkened viewing room that looks into the interrogation room through a one-way mirror, and the hallway and stairwell outside the rooms.
Episodes
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal: France | 1 | 3 | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) | ||
| Criminal: Germany | 1 | 3 | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) | ||
| Criminal: Spain | 1 | 3 | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) | ||
| Criminal: UK | 1 | 3 | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) | ||
| 2 | 4 | 16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) | |||
Criminal: France
Main article: Criminal: France| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Émilie" | Frédéric Mermoud | Frédéric Mermoud & Mathieu Missoffe and George Kay | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
| 2 | "Caroline" | Frédéric Mermoud | Antonin Martin-Hilbert | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
| 3 | "Jérôme" | Frédéric Mermoud | Mathieu Missoffe | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
Criminal: Germany
Main article: Criminal: Germany| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jochen" | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Bernd Lange | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
| 2 | "Yilmaz" | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Bernd Lange | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
| 3 | "Claudia" | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Sebastian Heeg and Bernd Lange | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
Criminal: Spain
Main article: Criminal: Spain| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Isabel" | Mariano Barroso | Alejandro Hernández | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
| 2 | "Carmen" | Mariano Barroso | Manuel Martín Cuenca | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
| 3 | "Carmelo" | Mariano Barroso | Alejandro Hernández | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
Criminal: UK
Main article: Criminal: UKSeason 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Edgar" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
| 2 | 2 | "Stacey" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
| 3 | 3 | "Jay" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) |
Season 2 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | "Julia" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) |
| 5 | 2 | "Alex" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) |
| 6 | 3 | "Danielle" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) |
| 7 | 4 | "Sandeep" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) |
References
- Romano, Nick (4 September 2019). "Hayley Atwell, David Tennant face tense interrogation in Netflix's 'Criminal' teaser trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- Creamer, Jon (28 November 2018). "George Kay, Jim Field Smith to showrun Netflix crime drama". www.televisual.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "'Criminal': Netflix Sets Premiere Date For Nicholas Pinnock & Hayley Atwell Police Interrogation Drama". Deadline. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Netflix's interrogation drama Criminal is both an intriguing and claustrophobic experiment in intensity". The Independent. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- Seddon, Dan (19 August 2020). "Line of Duty and Cheat-fronted Netflix show Criminal confirms season 2 return date". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 August 2020.