Fear by the Lake

6.7
202052m

A mysterious and mortally contagious virus threatens the population of Annecy, in southeastern France. A desperate race against the clock envelops to find out where the virus came from and keep it from becoming an epidemic.

Production

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Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2020

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1. Episode 1

Captain Lise Stocker takes on the mysterious case of the sudden death of a local jeweler in Lake Annecy. Meanwhile, Commander Clovis has to deal with a court trial involving a hold-up that resulted in the death of two civilians.

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2. Episode 2

Commander Wagner, a military doctor, is dispatched to conceal the horrifying autopsy results of the man who died on the lake. Meanwhile, Lise finds out that a research scientist and his daughter have mysteriously disappeared.

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3. Episode 3

Lise and Clovis prepare to search a housing project where numerous cases of the virus have been reported. As the existing vaccines are very few and ineffective, their only chance at stopping the epidemic is to track down Milanian.

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4. Episode 4

As the city of Annecy enters a state of quarantine, panic is growing and incidents of violence multiply. Meanwhile, Lise and Clovis discover a surprising link among the first victims of the virus and the death of a little girl.

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5. Episode 5

Even though a heart-wrenching death leaves the team grief-stricken, they still have to deal with the epidemic which is spreading fast. And as Milanian is finally arrested and questioned, Tom is hospitalized urgently with a fever.

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6. Episode 6

Mini-series finale. Terrified of getting the virus too, Lise is starting to break down. But Clovis and she need to keep going, as Maya and Lily are still missing and the epidemic has brought the whole city on the brink of chaos.

Cast

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Juliette Plumecocq-Mech

La Procureur Jeanne Tardieu

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Lannick Gautry

Clovis Bouvier

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Sylvie Testud

Alice Wagner

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Clotilde Courau

Claude Berteuil

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Julie de Bona

Lise Stocker

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Lola Dewaere

Mathilde Lamy

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Cécile Rebboah

Cécile Boras

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Anne Charrier

Manon Carrère

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Frédéric Bouraly

Préfet Pascal Baume

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Bruno Debrandt

Abel Verdan

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Frédéric Chau

Jean Cheng

Photo of Juliette Roudet

Juliette Roudet

Laura Berthier

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Justine Le Pottier

Marina Cremer

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Joyce Bibring

Noémie Bernier

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Olivier Saladin

Père de Cécile

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Pierre Perrier

Mathias Weber

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François Feroleto

Darius Milanian

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Michaël Cohen

Thomas Duret

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Reviews

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Peter McGinn

6/10

This series didn’t quite come together for me. I thought the acting was pretty good and the story was okay in most places. But it seems like this subject matter should be absolutely riveting, and it fell short. I think it was diluted somewhat by the subplot involving the trial concerning the violent bank robbery. Shouldn’t that be a different series of its own? And then there was the subplot of a missing child. Perhaps it took on a bit too much and should have narrowed its scope. It is watchable so I won’t discourage you from watching it, but in order to really enjoy a subtitled film, I think I need a tighter storyline.

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