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📊 Series Specifications
Network ARTE
Episode Runtime ~50 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 6
Original Language FR
Creator Olivier Abbou, Bruno Merle
Black Butterflies (2022)
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Ended Series Status:
This series has concluded and all seasons are available for tracking.
Synopsis
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 Episodes E1 Episode 1
Stuck in a creative rut, Adrien accepts a ghostwriting job from an aging man named Albert, who wants to pen the story of his lifelong love, Solange.
E2 Episode 2
Nora leaks Adrien’s manuscript to his publisher. In the 70s, Albert and Solange spend bloody summers along the French Riviera.
E3 Episode 3
Carrel uncovers a damning lead in the Powell cold case. As his relationship with Nora deteriorates, Adrien becomes acquainted with Albert’s friends.
E4 Episode 4
Albert remembers one particularly close call and a rough patch with Solange. Adrien descends into old vices. Mathilde looks into Carrel’s disappearance.
E5 Episode 5
After discovering the link between Albert and Nastya, Adrien demands they finish the book — but he doesn’t expect the ending to include himself.
E6 Episode 6
One year later, an eyewitness account sends Adrien back to Brussels in search of the truth. Mathilde’s search for Carrel comes to a close.