The Frozen Dead (TV series)

The Frozen Dead (French: Glacé) is a French mystery thriller television series from channel M6, set in the French Pyrenees. The six-episode series is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Bernard Minier.[1]

For the 1966 British film, see The Frozen Dead.
The Frozen Dead
Also known asGlacé
Genre
Created by
Based onGlacé by Bernard Minier
Directed byLaurent Herbiet
Starring
Opening theme"Hurt"
ComposerAlexandre Lessertisseur
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Isabelle Degeorges
  • Damien Couvreur
Running time52 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkM6
Original release10 January (2017-01-10) –
24 January 2017 (2017-01-24)
External links
Website
Production website

The Frozen Dead premiered in France on M6 on 10 January 2017.[2] It became available for streaming in Australia on SBS On Demand in August 2017,[3][4] and released internationally on Netflix on 1 January 2018.[5]

Plot

The story begins with the discovery of the headless corpse of a horse that belongs to wealthy businessman Eric Lombard, in the French Pyrenees town of Saint-Martin-de-Comminges. The case is then investigated by Commander Martin Servaz, assisted by local police Captain Irène Ziegler.

When Servaz and Ziegler find the horse's head, they also find at the crime scene DNA that is determined to be that of serial killer Julian Hirtmann. Hirtmann, however, is incarcerated at Warnier, a high-security psychiatric prison, where young psychiatrist Diane Berg is showing an unusual interest in him. The case is later found to be linked to the suicides of three teenage girls at a summer camp 15 years earlier.

Cast and characters
Charles Berling, Nina Meurisse and Robert Plagnol from The Frozen Dead

Main

Recurring
  • Alain Fromager as Francois Levasseur

Development and production

The series was produced by Gaumont Télévision and co-produced by Metropole Television.[6][7] Directed by Laurent Herbiet, it was created and written by Gérard Carré, Caroline Van Ruymbeke and Pascal Chaumeil, with a script from Hamid Hlioua and Laurent Herbiet based on the 2011 novel Glacé by Bernard Minier.[8][9] Filming in the French Pyrenees started on 15 February 2016 and wrapped in early April. Among the locations used are the towns of Bagnères-de-Luchon and Garin, and the Peyragudes ski resort.[10]

The image used in the title sequence was inspired by a painting by August Friedrich Schenck and represents the harshness of winter and the cruelty of predators towards their prey. The mysterious cloaked figure symbolizes Julian Hirtmann, the manipulative character in the series. The title sequence is accompanied by a children's choir rendition of the song "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails.[11]

Release

The Frozen Dead premiered in France on 10 January 2017.[2] Netflix acquired worldwide distributions rights in October 2017,[12] and released the series on 1 January 2018.[13][14]

Reception

Ratings

The debut on M6 was watched by a peak overnight audience of 4.85 million viewers, an audience share of 19.3%. It was the best premiere of a French drama on the channel since 2010.[15][16] It averaged at 4.3 million over the first two episodes in the first week,[15] and reached 5.1 million viewers over a seven-day period.[17] However, the audience totals decreased in the subsequent weeks, falling to 2.8 million for the next two episodes the following week,[18] and 2.7 million viewers for the final two episodes.[19] It had an average audience of 3.28 million (14% audience share) over the entire series,[17] rising to 4 million in consolidated ratings with an average gain of 760,000 viewers per episode, the best 7 day catch up viewing figure for the channel since Quantico.[20]

Awards and nominations

The Frozen Dead was an entry at the Festival de la Fiction TV de La Rochelle in September 2016, where it won the "Best Series" award.[21][22]

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateFrance viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Laurent HerbietGerard Carre, Caroline Van Ruymbeke, Pascal Chaumeil10 January 2017 (2017-01-10)4.8[19]
2"Episode 2"Laurent HerbietGerard Carre, Caroline Van Ruymbeke, Pascal Chaumeil10 January 2017 (2017-01-10)3.8[19]
3"Episode 3"Laurent HerbietGerard Carre, Caroline Van Ruymbeke, Pascal Chaumeil17 January 2017 (2017-01-17)3.0[23]
4"Episode 4"Laurent HerbietGerard Carre, Caroline Van Ruymbeke, Pascal Chaumeil17 January 2017 (2017-01-17)2.5[24]
5"Episode 5"Laurent HerbietGerard Carre, Caroline Van Ruymbeke, Pascal Chaumeil24 January 2017 (2017-01-24)2.9[25]
6"Episode 6"Laurent HerbietGerard Carre, Caroline Van Ruymbeke, Pascal Chaumeil24 January 2017 (2017-01-24)2.6

References
  1. Renault, Jean-Maxime (9 January 2017). "Glacé : le thriller dépaysant de M6 qui ne laisse pas de trace". Allociné (in French). (Glacé : the exotic thriller from M6 that does not leave a trace)
  2. Didier, Carine; Guerrin, Stéphanie (10 January 2017). "" Glacé " : ce thriller devrait vous glacer". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2018. (« Glacé » : This thriller should chill you)
  3. Zwierzchaczewski, Anthony (23 August 2017). "'The Frozen Dead' is the psychological thriller meets small town crime drama of your nightmares". SBS.
  4. Burke, Justin (25 August 2017). "The Frozen Dead: French drama with a killer twist". The Australian.
  5. Robinson, Joanna; Lawson, Richard (13 December 2017). "What's New on Netflix in January". Vanity Fair.
  6. "GLACÉ". Festival de la Fiction TV (in French). 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. Hopewell, John (April 19, 2016). "Series Mania: 'Section Zero,' 'Frozen Dead,' 'Contact' Underscore France's New TV Ambitions". Variety.
  8. "Glace, best serie award at the festival of the tv drama of la rochelle 2017". Trimaran. 19 October 2016.
  9. Nurbel, Jean-Christophe (10 January 2017). "[CRITIQUE] "Glacé" (2016) de Laurent Herbiet". Bulles de Culture (in French).
  10. "Tournage sous la neige à Garin pour la série "Glacé"". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 11 March 2016.
  11. "Glacé (M6) : le fantastique générique de la série décrypté (VIDEO)". Télé Loisirs (in French). 10 January 2017.
  12. V.B (25 October 2017). "La série télé "Glacé" se développe à l'international". La Depeche (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2018. (The TV series "Frozen" is expanding internationally)
  13. Fernandez, Matt (21 December 2017). "What's Coming to Netflix in January 2018". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  14. Budowski, Jade (2 January 2018). "Netflix's 'The Frozen Dead' Is A Chilling French Thriller With A Killer Twist". Decider.
  15. V.J. (11 January 2017). "Audiences TV: "Glacé" a tout cassé sur M6". 20 Minutes (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2018. (Audiences TV: "Frozen" broke everything on M6)
  16. "Audiences : très bon départ pour Glacé, la nouvelle série de M6". Allociné (in French). 11 January 2017.
  17. Boucher, Kevin (25 January 2017). "Audiences : "Glacé" enregistre un bilan très mitigé sur M6". Pure Médias.
  18. "Audiences télé du 17 janvier : "Les Mystères de l'île" en tête (France 3) " Glacé " dévisse sur (M6)". Stars Actu. 18 January 2017.
  19. Cheyron, Romain (26 January 2017). "La série "Glacé" aura-t-elle une saison 2 ? M6 hésite…". LCI.
  20. Meffre, Benjamin (3 February 2017). "Audiences : Bon bilan en consolidé pour "Glacé" (M6)". Pure Médias.
  21. "Festival de la fiction TV de La Rochelle : Glacé (bientôt sur M6) élue meilleure série". Télé Loisirs (in French). 18 September 2016.
  22. "Festival de la fiction de La Rochelle 2016 : Les Grands, Glacé et Tuer un homme au palmarès". Allociné (in French). 19 September 2016.
  23. Moreau, Charlotte (18 January 2017). "Audiences TV. " Glacé " dévisse sur M6". Le Parisien.
  24. Lavarenne, Claire (18 January 2017). "Audiences : France 3 grande gagnante de la soirée, Glacé (M6) en nette baisse". Télé-Loisirs.
  25. Boucher, Kevin (25 January 2017). "Audiences : France 3 leader devant "Cash Investigation", "Chicago Med" passe sous les 3 millions". Pure Médias.
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