davesimpson-25245 This quasi-french-british drama is entertaining enough but is ultimately yet another example of a show squandering its potential to go from being a "good" tv show to a "great" one. The premise starts out well: a professional crime-scene cleaner (Jean Bastiere) is forced to work for the London mob after falling into serious financial trouble, giving the mob essentially the invaluable ability to erase any trace of a murder. However, Jean's unwavering moral compass means he is fundamentally against this from the get-go and it only takes a few episodes before he's had enough and begins looking for a way out. A far more intriguing direction to take the plot would have been a more "Breaking Bad"-esque scenario in which Jean comes to accept and eventually revel in his new found second life and the viewer gets to enjoy all the unpredictable consequences that follow. Alas, it was not to be, and what we are left with is a mildly compelling but predictable ending.

anlau613 This show has excellent plotting, acting, and strong themes. It's suspenseful and entertaining. It's also filmed beautifully. Other reviewers mentioned Dexter--there is a similarity with the crime scenes, but I think this show handles that element with more artistry than Dexter did, and also handles the main character's exploration of the darkness people are capable of with more elegance and certainly more complexity. Most of all, it's an incredibly astute and surprising character study, not just of the main characters, but of an entire cast of weird and wonderful people. Not one character is stock. I can't remember the last time I deeply cared about each and every character on a show. Some of them I hated (one, in particular, is one of the most flawed and frightening I can ever recall on TV), but I cared what happened to them all and could relate in some way to even the most disturbing of them. A great show. I can't believe I'd never heard of it before I saw it on Netflix and for some reason decided to try it.

bbriddell I read the other review & decided to give this show a try, I was pleasantly surprised.The only show to attempt to compare it to (pre-watch) was Dexter & about the only other show you can relate to when you first start watching.The show develops on its own & by the 6th ep the story starts to deepen. When you start watching try a few episodes back to back. Eps 1 to 4 were all watchable & I wanted to see how the story would develop. I was hooked by the 6th ep & looking forward to 7th ep.The acting, writing, directing, sets, locations, story, & etc. . are gre8 and keep you engaged in the story.If this is a French production, then the French have a lot of great shows for us English speakers. The only barrier was language & this show is in English. This is the 2nd French show in English that I really like more than most Shows here in the U.S. Most shows here in the U.S. are predictable, cliché', &/or boring.The sophistication of this show is well worth the watch & a welcome break from the current SOS in the US.Enjoy.

dfsdsdfas I didn't do any research, i just looked it up and read 'crime scene' cleaner, no unsympathetic looking actors or other things like that would rule it out for me or indicate it could be the type of series i am not interested in. it definitely gives you a vibe of 'dexter' and 'breaking bad' in sense of the tight, personal and professional connection to death and the dead - and the drugs (yeah, kinda lots of them, so a major focal point). i very much like the french vibe too, it's a counter part to being too obvious going in a certain direction - you can't read the main characters that well. i am always looking for new series that have something more than making noise in the background. and although it has some familiar parts, as i mentioned before, it has a whole new feeling to it. and for me the type of 'functional psychopath' is very entertaining to watch. i am very optimistic for forthcoming episodes..