The Bureau (2016; Season 2)

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The Bureau (2016; Season 2) – E. Rochant

Season 1 closed with enough of a cliffhanger that I needed to move directly to Season 2.  Although the plot-thread involving Cyclone may have (mostly) concluded, a lot of balls were still in the air.  Most notably, we don’t know where Malotru/Debailly’s (Mathieu Kassovitz) loyalties lie and how much he will risk to try to rescue Nadia from the Syrian Secret Service. This second series focuses primarily on Marina Loiseau (Sara Giraudeau), undercover in Iran as a seismologist, trying to find out about the country’s nuclear ambitions. She buddies up with a rich young playboy whose father is involved but he is undoubtedly trouble. A new plot line sees Sisterone working to get close to a French terrorist now with ISIS and responsible for several beheadings. Dangerous stuff.  And of course, Malotru weaves his way through all of the episodes, even as his boss Henri Duflot (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) starts to suspect something is up. For tension and intrigue, this series can’t be beat. I guess I am on to Season 3, as we’ve closed off one or two of the plot threads but Episode 10 concluded with a heart-stopping shocker. You’ll have to start with Season 1, if you’ve just joined us, but Season 2 may be even better.