Anthracite is the new French original creation from Netflix. Since its release online this Wednesday has climbed into the top 5 of the most watched series of the platform.
The town of Lévionna is famous for its anthracite mine, its psychiatric hospital, its ski resort and for having been the scene of the collective suicide of a sect led by the charismatic guru Caleb. The disappearance of a journalist rekindles poorly healed wounds. His daughter Ida leads the investigation with the help of her community of amateur detectives on the internet. The credits also include Kad Merad, Camille Lou and rapper Hatik. The series hides more serious concerns. Resilience, incest, the weight of family secrets that we pass on or not to the next generation and which can lead to great violence. What do we do with these painful legacies? Should they necessarily determine us? Noémie Schmidt: "I was intrigued by the concept of web-sleuthing, where Internet users cross and mix thousands of pieces of data and set up collaborative investigations"