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French Thriller 'Traqués' Debuts on Apple TV After Rights Fix

Its credits now acknowledge Douglas Fairbairn’s novel Shoot following a last‑minute December delay that prompted a rights review.

Overview

  • Apple TV launched the series on March 4 with two episodes, with new installments scheduled weekly on Wednesdays.
  • Gaumont said it identified the rights-holders and obtained authorizations, updating the credit to “a series by Cédric Anger based on the novel Shoot by Douglas Fairbairn,” which was previously adapted for film in 1976.
  • The story follows four friends whose Alpine hunting trip spirals into a concealed shooting and a mounting sense of being stalked, keeping specifics under wraps.
  • Benoît Magimel and Mélanie Laurent lead the cast, with Damien Bonnard, Manuel Guillot, Cédric Appietto and others in supporting roles.
  • Early reaction varies, with Le Parisien rating it 3/5 for pacing and coherence issues, while Le Nouvel Obs hails it as a confident rural thriller driven by tense performances.