

He takes risks, and sometimes people don’t like the risks he takes. “Part of this series is telling the story of this guy that is burning the candle at both ends. “We wanted to tell a story with a little bit of comedy in it,” Sisley says in an interview from France. The relationship between Hélène and Balthazar is also strengthening, while the ongoing investigation into Lise’s death takes a bloody and unexpected turn. Hélène travels there to see what trouble the charming coroner has gotten himself into again and try to take him back to Paris. Without any news on his whereabouts for six months, Balthazar’s name suddenly appears as a witness on a murder investigation file for a body that floated ashore on a small, remote Breton island. Yannig Samot as Delgado in a scene from “Balthazar.” (Courtesy of Acorn TV)Īfter the tragic consequences of his investigation into Lise’s death, Balthazar leaves everything to go around the world by boat, much to the chagrin of his colleagues: police commander Hélène Bach, her lieutenant Jérôme Delgado, played by Yannig Samot, and his associates Eddy, played by Côme Levin and Fatim, played by Philypa Phoenix. It airs with English subtitles.Īs Balthazar helps solve Paris’ most disturbing and complex crimes, there’s one case that continues to haunt him – the murder of his wife, Lise, played by Pauline Cheviller, over a decade ago. The French series drew in 7.1 million viewers for the season finale. He becomes the teammate of police commander Hélène Bach, played by Hélène de Fougerolles.īoth face the most complex murder investigations while he secretly tries to solve the murder of a person close to him. Hélène de Fougerolles as Hélène Bach and Tomer Sisley as Raphaël Balthazar in the series “Balthazar.” (Courtesy of Acorn TV) He imagines the ghosts of the deceased people he has seen, asking them questions about how they would have died, their private lives, or what they should do.

The series follows Balthazar, the most gifted forensic pathologist of his generation, who knows how to make the dead speak. The third season of “Balthazar” is streaming on Acorn TV.
