The Trigger
Every fire needs a spark
Created by Éric Benzekri
On Canal+
A tense, morally murky crisis-management thriller centered on a PR fixer navigating scandal, racism, and institutional damage in professional football.
The stars of French football are celebrating the end of the season with a high-profile party full of glitz and glamour. But a scandal erupts when star player Fodé Thiam violently headbutts his coach and uses a racist slur against him, inciting angry demands to exclude Fodé from the team. The club hires Sam, a brilliant but emotionally unstable PR fixer, to diffuse the crisis and save the team's future.
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Questions people ask
Is The Trigger easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Does The Trigger leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is The Trigger scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is The Trigger sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Is The Trigger violent? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Trigger
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Trigger
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Trigger, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Trigger, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Trigger, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
