Streaming series review - Cassandre: Season Four

Cassandre: Season Four *** (out of 5) This French crime dramedy continues with the same cast and another four non-bloody rounds of murders to solve. My review from Season One gives you the who’s who and some background for enjoying this one:

https://patch.com/missouri/clayton-richmondheights/streaming-series-review-cassandre-season-one

Since then, there’s been a bit of will they/won’t they between Cassandre and Pascal, with other romances along the way for each. Cassandre’s son is still a pain in the neck, but less so than her ex, another cop who keeps showing up on cases more frequently than she’d like. The characters on the rest of her team have also continued being developed – especially Emmanuele Bougerol’s Major Kerouac (no known relation to Jack), who anchors the station while the detectives do their thing in the field.

This quartet begins with a murder victim’s father holding a courtroom hostage when the perpetrator isn’t dealt with severely enough by “the system”. In the next, a murder occurs that seemingly relates to one years before, occurring weeks after the guy convicted for the first comes back from prison. Guess who the prime suspect is? That premise is similar to the Belgian Public Enemy series (also reviewed on this site).

In the third, corporate crime and personal affairs make a juggling act of motive and perpetrator options. This one has the most action and blood of the season, but still less than our typical prime-time crime fare. The fourth begins with a monastery tour group finding a dead baker at the bottom of a well, where there shoulda oughta been water.

Cassandre’s appeal as a protagonist continues to grow. The actress playing her, Gwendoline Hamon, looks like a cross between Renee Russo and Michelle Pfeiffer, varying with the camera angle. No need to binge, since each 90-minute episode is a stand-alone plot. But watch them in order for the relationship progressions. And it’s worthwhile getting to know these likable characters, since four more seasons have already aired abroad, and they ain’t done yet.

(Cassandre: Season 4, in French with subtitles, streams on MHz Choice as of 10/7/25)