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New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.


Low on inspiration for his second book, a gloomy novelist agrees to write a memoir for a dying man — and swiftly becomes part of his bloodstained past.

Nicolas Duvauchelle
Adrien

Niels Arestrup
Albert Desiderio

Axel Granberger
Albert jeune

Alyzée Costes
Solange Martin

Brigitte Catillon
Catherine Winckler

Marie Denarnaud
Mathilde

Lola Créton
Catherine jeune

Henny Reents
Nastya Schreiber

Alice Belaïdi
Nora Arezki

Sami Bouajila
Carrel
Black Butterflies is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of serial killer, criminal investigation, fictional biography. Created by Olivier Abbou, it stars Nicolas Duvauchelle, Niels Arestrup, Axel Granberger. Low on inspiration for his second book, a gloomy novelist agrees to write a memoir for a dying man — and swiftly becomes part of his bloodstained past.
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