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The Forest

The Forest

20176.91 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In a small quiet village in the Ardennes, a sixteen-year-old girl disappears into the forest after calling her teacher in the middle of the night. Captain Gaspard Deker, a former soldier and newly arrived single father is conducting the investigation with Virginie Musso, the local cop. Also helping is the teacher, Eve Mendel, a solitary young woman with a mysterious past: she was found as a child by the villiage doctor wandering silently in the same forest.

Created by Delinda Jacobs
Written by Delinda Jacobs
Produced by Christophe Carmona, Gilles Waterkeyn, Serge de Poucques
NetworksFrance 3

Top Cast

Samuel Labarthe

Samuel Labarthe

Gaspard Decker

Suzanne Clément

Suzanne Clément

Virginie Musso

Alexia Barlier

Alexia Barlier

Eve Mendel

Frédéric Diefenthal

Frédéric Diefenthal

Vincent Musso

Patrick Ridremont

Patrick Ridremont

Thierry Rouget

Themes & Keywords

villageinvestigationforestpoliceteacherdisappearanceardenneslost childtraumatic experience

About The Forest

The Forest is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of village, investigation, forest, police, teacher, disappearance. Created by Delinda Jacobs, it stars Samuel Labarthe, Suzanne Clément, Alexia Barlier. In a small quiet village in the Ardennes, a sixteen-year-old girl disappears into the forest after calling her teacher in the middle of the night. Captain Gaspard Deker, a former soldier and newly arrived single father is conducting the investigation with Virginie Musso, the local cop. Also helping is the teacher, Eve Mendel, a solitary young woman with a mysterious past: she was found as a child by the villiage doctor wandering silently in the same forest.

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