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Old-school police detective Pierre Niemans and his former student Camille Delaunay tackle complex, brutal murder cases.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Crimson Rivers Season 1 Episode 7 - Song of Darkness (1)
    5.6/10(206 votes)

    #1 - Song of Darkness (1)

    S1:E7

    Niemans witnesses the death of a monk named Brother Guillaume who utters the words 'the sword and the snake' with his dying breath and has the palm of his left hand burned to hide a mysterious tattoo

    Director:Ivan Fegyveres
    Writer:Jean-Christophe Grangé

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  2. The Crimson Rivers Season 1 Episode 8 - Song of Darkness (2)
    5.7/10(171 votes)

    #2 - Song of Darkness (2)

    S1:E8

    It seems the monks believe they have discovered sinister secret messages in the ancient music they've been studying. As Camille and Niemans get closer to the truth, they encounter a satanic sect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jean-Christophe Grangé

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  3. The Crimson Rivers Season 1 Episode 2 - The Last Hunt (2)
    6.0/10(194 votes)

    #3 - The Last Hunt (2)

    S1:E2

    Niemans and Camille are put on the track of a curse that is rumoured to be placed on the sons of the Von Geyersberg family. But are the rich clan really the victims or is there a killer among them?

    Director:Ivan Fegyveres
    Writer:Jean-Christophe Grangé

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  4. The Crimson Rivers Season 4 Episode 6 - La dernière vague (2)
    6.2/10(86 votes)

    #4 - La dernière vague (2)

    S4:E6

    No description available

    Director:Akim Isker
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Crimson Rivers Season 2 Episode 6 - Kenbaltyu (2)
    6.6/10(114 votes)

    #5 - Kenbaltyu (2)

    S2:E6

    Camille meets the Professor, an authority figure at the camp. When a second body is found, the mystery deepens. A demon myth is terrifying the migrant camp. His calling card is a carved hash symbol.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Crimson Rivers Season 3 Episode 7 - Last Judgement (1)
    6.6/10(99 votes)

    #6 - Last Judgement (1)

    S3:E7

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    Director:Manuel Boursinhac
    Writers:Thomas Mansuy, Mathieu Leblanc

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  7. The Crimson Rivers Season 2 Episode 7 - Lignee de Verre (1)
    6.8/10(120 votes)

    #7 - Lignee de Verre (1)

    S2:E7

    The butler of the Monferville estate finds a 17-year-old in a pitiful condition. The teenager claims to be Herminien, a son of the family who disappeared 6 years ago. Camille is looking for her son Léo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Crimson Rivers Season 3 Episode 2 - Black Moon (2)
    6.8/10(114 votes)

    #8 - Black Moon (2)

    S3:E2

    No description available

    Director:Myriam Vinocour
    Writer:Sylvie Simon-Sfez

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  9. The Crimson Rivers Season 3 Episode 8 - Last Judgement (2)
    6.8/10(102 votes)

    #9 - Last Judgement (2)

    S3:E8

    No description available

    Director:Manuel Boursinhac
    Writers:Thomas Mansuy, Mathieu Leblanc

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  10. The Crimson Rivers Season 4 Episode 2 - Kovenkore (2)
    6.8/10(89 votes)

    #10 - Kovenkore (2)

    S4:E2

    A school bus is hit by a train. Niemans and Delaunay investigate a chain of murders. The murderer leaves a claw mark.

    Director:David Morley
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Crimson Rivers Season 4 Episode 5 - La dernière vague (1)
    7.0/10(91 votes)

    #11 - La dernière vague (1)

    S4:E5

    Niemans and Delaunay escort a serial killer - Philippe Cernac, known for hunting his "prey" with a bow - to an experimental prison/treatment centre where psychopaths of all kinds are dealt with... Cernac escapes, but caught by Niémans, who's still trying, with his partner Camille, to find the killer.

    Director:Akim Isker
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Crimson Rivers Season 1 Episode 1 - The Last Hunt (1)
    7.1/10(245 votes)

    #12 - The Last Hunt (1)

    S1:E1

    A mutilated corpse is found during a forest hunting party and it seems the victim was the heir to a family fortune. As Niemans and Camille question his immediate circle, his sister is also targeted.

    Director:Ivan Fegyveres
    Writer:Jean-Christophe Grangé

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  13. The Crimson Rivers Season 1 Episode 5 - The Children's Crusade (1)
    7.1/10(188 votes)

    #13 - The Children's Crusade (1)

    S1:E5

    When two men discover the severed hand of a child, Niemans and Camille find the local police distracted by the case of a serial killer armed with a rifle. Can they find clues at a children's home?

    Director:Olivier Barma
    Writer:Jean-Christophe Grangé

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  14. The Crimson Rivers Season 2 Episode 8 - Lignee de Verre (2)
    7.2/10(114 votes)

    #14 - Lignee de Verre (2)

    S2:E8

    Camille suspects her son Léo is pretending to be the missing boy. What a shock when the grieving mother confirms that the boy is Herminien. The case takes a new turn when a DNA test reveals no match between Camille and Léo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Crimson Rivers Season 3 Episode 3 - Redemption (1)
    7.2/10(109 votes)

    #15 - Redemption (1)

    S3:E3

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Crimson Rivers Season 3 Episode 5 - XXY (1)
    7.2/10(109 votes)

    #16 - XXY (1)

    S3:E5

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Crimson Rivers Season 4 Episode 1 - Kovenkore (1)
    7.2/10(99 votes)

    #17 - Kovenkore (1)

    S4:E1

    A school bus is hit by a train. Niemans and Delaunay investigate a chain of murders. The murderer leaves a claw mark.

    Director:David Morley
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Crimson Rivers Season 1 Episode 6 - The Children's Crusade (2)
    7.3/10(160 votes)

    #18 - The Children's Crusade (2)

    S1:E6

    Two more people are shot dead, in the cemetery: a married couple who took in foster children. But a quotation from an ancient tale about an ill-fated group of children on a memorial provides a clue.

    Director:Olivier Barma
    Writer:Jean-Christophe Grangé

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  19. The Crimson Rivers Season 2 Episode 5 - Kenbaltyu (1)
    7.3/10(114 votes)

    #19 - Kenbaltyu (1)

    S2:E5

    The body of a black woman is discovered with a hash symbol carved into her forehead. Investigations lead the detectives to a migrant camp.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Crimson Rivers Season 3 Episode 4 - Redemption (2)
    7.3/10(104 votes)

    #20 - Redemption (2)

    S3:E4

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Crimson Rivers Season 3 Episode 6 - XXY (2)
    7.3/10(100 votes)

    #21 - XXY (2)

    S3:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Crimson Rivers Season 1 Episode 3 - The Day of the Ashes (1)
    7.4/10(211 votes)

    #22 - The Day of the Ashes (1)

    S1:E3

    In a wine-growing region at harvest time, a battered corpse is discovered under rubble when a vault collapses during the renovation of a chapel, destroying a fresco. Was it an accident or foul play?

    Director:Julius Berg
    Writer:Jean-Christophe Grangé

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  23. The Crimson Rivers Season 1 Episode 4 - The Day of the Ashes (2)
    7.4/10(171 votes)

    #23 - The Day of the Ashes (2)

    S1:E4

    When Niemans obtains X-ray images of the damaged frescos, they provide further insight into the case, but does a missing fragment from the biblical scenes portrayed hold the key to the killer?

    Director:Julius Berg
    Writer:Jean-Christophe Grangé

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  24. The Crimson Rivers Season 2 Episode 1 - Innocentes (1)
    7.5/10(130 votes)

    #24 - Innocentes (1)

    S2:E1

    A woman is found dead in the steam room of a spa. She looks 20 years younger than she is. Investigations take Niémans and Delaunay to the next village.

    Director:Ivan Fegyveres
    Writers:Jean-Christophe Grangé, Olivier Prieur, Louis Grangé

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  25. The Crimson Rivers Season 3 Episode 1 - Black Moon (1)
    7.5/10(122 votes)

    #25 - Black Moon (1)

    S3:E1

    No description available

    Director:Myriam Vinocour
    Writer:Sylvie Simon-Sfez

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Song of Darkness (1)" is the worst rated episode of "The Crimson Rivers". It scored 5.6/10 based on 206 votes. Directed by Ivan Fegyveres and written by Jean-Christophe Grangé, it aired on 12/17/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Song of Darkness (2)".