The Art of Crime

The Art of Crime

Created by Pierre-Yves Mora, Angèle Herry-Leclerc

On France 2

2017–9 seasons26 episodes50 min6.7 / 10

A procedural crime drama built on the partnership between a cynical cop and an imaginative art historian, where cultural knowledge and whimsy temper the genre's usual grimness.

Fired for insubordination, PJ Antoine Verlay, good cop but a blood strand and having difficulty working as a team, is attached to the OCBC (Central Office for the fight against Traffic in Cultural Goods) thanks to the intervention of the commander Pardo, his friend who becomes, therefore, his new superior. A clever investigator, but a stranger to everything related to culture, Antoine will have to work with Florence Chassagne, renowned art historian, who lives, speaks and breathes culture, to the point that - fruit of her great imagination - it happens to her in the midst of daydreams, to see and talk to the great artists who have disappeared as if they were familiar to her.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Art of Crime sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.

  • Is The Art of Crime easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.

  • Is The Art of Crime scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

  • Is The Art of Crime violent? Not especially. Less violent than 59% of series.

  • Does The Art of Crime leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

50/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity75

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Art of Crime

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Art of Crime

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Art of Crime, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Art of Crime, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Art of Crime, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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