Netflix’s new French series ‘Black Butterflies’ is a psychological thriller.
The French show ‘Black Butterflies’, also known as ‘Les papillons noirs’ is a story about a novelist who is hired to ghostwrite for an older man named.
Plot
Black Butterflies focuses on a married novelist who agrees to write an elderly man’s memoir. When Adrien listens to a fantastical story about love and death, he rejects the business proposal despite needing the money. The narrative jumps back and forth in time as the interview subject admits to a series of murders.
Cast
Nicolas Duvauchell as Adrien
Niels Arestrup as Albert
Axel Granberger as Young Albert
Alyzée Costes as Solange
Brigitte Catillon as Catherine
Lola Créton as Young Catherine
Henny Reents as Nastya
Marie Denarnaud as Mathilde
Alice Belaïdi as Nora
Sami Bouajila as Carrel
Is Black Butterflies based on a true story?
No, the events depicted in Black Butterflies are fictional. Olivier Abbou and Bruno Merle created the series and its storylines.
Episodes
The series has six episodes in total, and the episodes are long.Episode 1 – 1 hour
Episode 2 – 55 minutes
Episode 3 – 49 minutes
Episode 4 – 57 minutes
Episode 5 – 44 minutes
Episode 6 – 1 hour 4 minutes
Black Butterflies cast
Stream or Skip?
STREAM IT. The format of the series adds to both of its main storylines which are parrelel to past and present. Moreover, the series is a psychological thriller, an unusual and unique content streaming on Netflix.
