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09th Aug 2019

Netflix’s new cat-and-mouse drama Criminal is a definite must-watch

Keeley Ryan

Summer is officially starting to wind down.

And as the colder weather starts to settle back in, the temptation to stay in and bingewatch TV series’ is very real.

Thankfully, Netflix have come to the rescue as they announced the release date for their new series, Criminal. 

The revolutionary procedural is made up of 12 unique stories, taking place in four different countries: France, Spain, Germany and the UK.

Oh, and the entire thing is set within the confines of a police interview room.

This stripped down, cat-and-mouse drama focuses on the intense mental conflict between detectives and suspects.

There will be a total of 12 45-minute-long episodes, with three set in each country (and in the local language, too).

Criminal will launch on Netflix on September 20 – so there’s not too long left to go – and they’ve got an all-star cast.

The guest stars for the UK episodes include David Tennant, Hayley Atwell, Youssef Kerkour, and Clare-Hope Ashitey.

Meanwhile the regular cast includes Katherine Kelly, Lee Ingleby, Nicholas Pinnock, Mark Stanley, Rochenda Sandall, Shubham Saraf.

Nathalie Baye, Jérémie Renier, Sara Giraudeau are among the guest-stars for the France episodes.

Margot Bancilhon, Laurent Lucas, Stéphane Jobert, Anne Azoulay, Mhamed Arezki are among the regular cast.

The guest stars for the Germany episodes include Peter Kurth, Christian Berkel, Deniz Arora and Nina Hoss; with Eva Meckbach, Sylvester Groth, Florence Kasumba, Christian Kuchenbuch and Jonathan Berlin joining the regular cast.

Carmen Machi, Inma Cuesta, Eduard Fernández are among the guest stars for the Spain episodes.

Emma Suárez, Álvaro Cervantes. Jorge Bosch, José Ángel Egido, Nuria Mencía, Daniel Chamorro, María Morales, Javi Coll and Milo Taboada are in the regular cast members.

Criminal will debut on Netflix on September 20.

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