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Black Butterflies

  • 2022
  • Ended
  • Crime · Drama
  • ~50m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.9/10

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.

Latest: Season 1 · 2022

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Sep 22, 2022 · 60m

    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.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Sep 22, 2022 · 55m

    Nora leaks Adrien’s manuscript to his publisher. In the 70s, Albert and Solange spend bloody summers along the French Riviera.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Sep 22, 2022 · 49m

    Carrel uncovers a damning lead in the Powell cold case. As his relationship with Nora deteriorates, Adrien becomes acquainted with Albert’s friends.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Sep 29, 2022 · 58m

    Albert remembers one particularly close call and a rough patch with Solange. Adrien descends into old vices. Mathilde looks into Carrel’s disappearance.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Sep 29, 2022 · 45m

    After discovering the link between Albert and Nastya, Adrien demands they finish the book — but he doesn’t expect the ending to include himself.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Sep 29, 2022 · 64m

    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.