Meet the stars of Netflix’s French crime drama series Blood Coast

Have you checked out Netflix’s top 10 TV shows list lately? As of Dec. 8, a new crime drama series titled Blood Coast is sitting at the No. 8 spot, and there’s a lot of buzz around this show. If you’re looking forward to watching it, you must continue reading because we shared everything there is to know about the show right below.

Blood Coast is a French Netflix original series that was directed by Olivier Marchal from scripts he co-wrote with Kamel Guemra. Marchal is known for previously directing episodes of TV shows such as Braquo and Section Zéro. He also directed the movies 36th Precinct, Les Lyonnais and Rogue City. In addition, Guemra is known for co-writing the screenplay for the Netflix action thriller Lost Bullet.

The first season of Blood Coast consists of six episodes that are in the 40 to 50-minute range. It follows a rogue police captain, his new partner, and their fearless team as they embark on a dangerous mission to take down one of the world’s most notorious and vicious drug lords in Marseille, France.

Blood Coast cast and characters

Tewfik Jallab stars in the leading role of Captain Lyès Benamar, a police officer who is determined to track down the violent drug dealer Franck Murillo. He’s a French actor who was born on Jan. 9, 1982, making him 41 years old and his zodiac sign Capricorn.

You might recognize Jallab from his previous roles in the TV shows Trepalium, Spiral, Oussekine and Black Hearts. He also starred as Hicham in the action thriller flick Paradise Beach. We’ll see him next in a comedy film called Comme un prince. If you would like to follow Jallab on social media, you can find him on Instagram at the handle @tewfikjallab.

German-French actress Jeanne Goursaud plays the role of Captain Alice Vidal, a new officer with a clean record who winds up being Benamar’s new partner. She was born on April 4, 1996, making her 27 years old and her zodiac sign Aries. Additionally, she’s best known for her roles as Thusnelda in Netflix’s Barbarians, Jenny Krause in The Chemistry of Death and Lena Beck in Dear Child on Netflix. You can find her on Instagram @jeannegoursaud.

Here are the names of more cast members and who they play in the series:

• Nicolas Duvauchelle as Franck Murillo
• Samir Boitard as Ali Saïdi
• Moussa Maaskri as Tarek Hamadi
• Florence Thomassin as Commissioner Fabiani
• Lani Sogoyou as Audrey Ilunga
• Olivier Barthélémy as Arno Cabella
• Idir Azougli as Max “Tatoo” Russo
• Diouc Koma as Victor Miranda

The crime drama series is rated TV-MA, meaning it’s meant to be viewed by mature audiences only. It was given this maturity rating for strong language, nudity, smoking, and graphic violence. Given what the show is about, this maturity rating seems appropriate. Overall, we wouldn’t recommend watching this series with young kids around.

Be sure to check out Blood Coast, now streaming on Netflix.