The Intruder (2025 TV series)
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| Created by | Nathalie Abdelnour |
| Directed by | Shirley Monsarrat |
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| Composer | Owlle (France Picoulet)[1] |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Léa Gabrié |
| Running time | 55 minutes (episode) |
| Production companies | France Television, Tetra Media Fiction[1] |
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The Intruder is a sub-titled French television psycho-drama series, L'Intruse, in four 60 minute episodes created by Nathalie Abdelnour, directed by Léa Gabrié and co-produced by Anne Holmes, Emmanuel Garcia, and Carole Le Berre. Recycling the 'evil nanny' genre, the series stars Mélanie Doutey and Éric Caravaca as a married couple with two teenage children who after the birth of their third child employ an au pair, Tess, co-starring Carole Le Berre.[2] The series premiered in France on 11 February 2025 and in the UK (with subtitles) on BBC4 on 11 October 2025.[1]
Synopsis
Paula, already mother of two teenage children, is coming to the end of maternity leave and returns to work. She and her husband Jérôme engage Tess, a young au pair, to help out in the household. Tess seems to be a perfect fit for the job, but Paula quickly begins to feel suspicious and have misgivings about the girl when strange things begin happening around the house.[3]
Cast and characters
- Mélanie Doutey (Paula)
- Lucie Fagedet (Tess)
- Éric Caravaca (Jérôme)
- Léonie Simaga (Aline)
- Clément Sibony (Nicolas)
- Mariama Gueye (Elsa)
- Alain Doutey (Alain)
- Anne Loiret (Karsenti)
- Louise Massin (Daphné)
- Lola Neymark (Adèle Bouazid)
- Hélie Rose Dalmay (Camille)
- Zacharie Heintz (Basile)
Awards
L'Intruse won Best Screenplay, Best Series, and Best Direction at the 2025 Luchon TV Festival.[3][4]
Reception
A rare genre in French television, the thriller L'Intruse received positive reviews in France.[5][2][6] Sarah Dempster writing in The Guardian called it 'the daftest thriller of the entire year' describing it with 'The only thing that stops you counting the cliches in this French drama about a sinister au pair is the woefully dim lighting. It’s so obvious that it barely feels worth laughing at its stupidity'. Dempster gave it two out of five stars.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "L'intruse". ALLOCINÉ. Fimalac. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ a b Veunac, Caroline (17 February 2025). "'L'Intruse"' sur France 2, une efficace exploration à suspense des tourments domestiques". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ a b "L'intruse". France•TV (in French). France Télévisions. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Le palmarès 2025". Luchon Festival (in French). ASSOCIATION LUCHON FESTIVAL. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ Destouches, Thomas (5 March 2025). "L'intruse : Faut-il regarder la série inédite avec Mélanie Doutey". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Prisma Média - Louis Hachette Group. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ Leduc, David (24 March 2025). "Critique série. « L'Intruse », la nounou de l'enfer". L@ Semaine (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ Dempster, Sahrah (11 October 2025). "The Intruder review – the daftest thriller of the entire year". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 12 October 2025.