La main du mal: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Thomas Schaffner, a brilliant lawyer who believes that everyone has the right to be defended, even the worst villain. Applying this principle, he pleads the cause of Follet, an assassin who brutally killed a young woman. He wins his case, Follet is released but Thomas refuses to shake his hand, too disgusted by his client's sadism... Annoyed, the latter decides to attack Thomas' wife... The beginning of a terrible gear... French remake of the BBC mini-series Perfect Crime (The Escape Artist).

Series details

• Title: La main du mal
• Format: Scripted
• Language: French
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2016-11-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-11-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TF1
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 55524
• IMDb ID: tt5192260
• TVDB ID: 318619

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-11-07; final listed air date 2016-11-14; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

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