ThecelebratedFrenchpoliceseriesreturnsforathirdseason,darkerandsharperthanever,inSpiral:TheButcherofLaVillette
WhenthemutilatedbodyofayoungwomanisfoundonadisusedrailwaytrackintheNorthofParis,PoliceCaptainLaureBerthaudseizestheopportunitytorestoreatarnishedreputationandleadshersquadonthehuntforwhatshebelievestobeaderangedserialkiller.Delvingintothemysteriousrecessesofadisturbedmindwhileinvestigatingtheharshworldofaprostitutionring,withherpersonallifeintattersandapotentialriftemergingfromwithinherownranks,Berthaud'sworldisonthevergeofdisintegration.
Meanwhile,JudgeFrançoisRobandoesn'tknowhowtowinfriendsandinfluencepeoplewhenheinvestigatesabriberyscandalinvolvingaprominentpoliticalfigure.TheimpeccablecareerofPublicProsecutorPierreClément'sfallsintodisreputewhenhisinsistenceonintegritymakeshimapariahinthecorridorsofjusticeandambitiousbarristerJoséphineKarlssonattemptstountangleherselffromsomedubiousassociations-withdangerousconsequences.Asrealityspiralsoutofcontrolforeachcharacter,thepacequickens,thenarrativesoverlapandtheboundariesbetweenprivateandprofessionallivesbecomeincreasinglyblurredinthissuperblytautthriller.
