Magellan (2009)

Name: Magellan
Genre: Crime
Rating: 7
Cast: Bernard Alane, Nathalie Besançon, Jacques Spiesser

Crime

A French police inspector solves crimes and mysteries while also raising two teenage daughters.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (191 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 9
Language: FR
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.13 avg 4 episodes 7.1 → 6.8 90 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Roman noir	7.1	33
2	Théâtre de sang	7.2	28
3	Noces funèbres	7.4	28
10	Room service	6.8	16

Season 2 (2011)

7.05 avg 4 episodes 6.9 → 7.1 90 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pur Sang	6.9	17
2	Mort Subite	7.0	23
3	Un instant d'égarement	7.2	21
4	La miss aux deux visages	7.1	20

Season 4 (2013)

7.13 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 7.0 93 min avg

U-shaped

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Room service	7.7	7
2	Le Maître des Illusions	6.9	18
3	Les Étoiles de Saignac	6.9	13
4	Chaud devant	7.0	17

Season 5 (2014)

6.93 avg 4 episodes 6.9 → 6.9 94 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Reflets de cristal	6.9	14
2	Régime mortel	7.2	16
3	À l'épreuve du feu	6.7	12
4	Mort aux enchères	6.9	17

Season 6 (2015)

6.50 avg 3 episodes 6.5 → 6.4 92 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Radio Saignac	6.5	14
2	Grand Large, English: Out To Sea	6.6	10
3	Jeu, set et meurtres	6.4	11

Season 8 (2017)

6.43 avg 3 episodes 6.3 → 6.0 89 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pour ma fille	6.3	10
2	Première ballerine	7.0	11
3	Saignac Circus	6.0	9

Season 9 (2018)

6.50 avg 3 episodes 6.6 → 6.6 90 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	La chorale de Saignac	6.6	12
2	Le bassin des grands	6.3	12
3	Rose Sanglante	6.6	11

Season 10 (2018)

6.75 avg 4 episodes 6.7 → 7.1 93 min avg

Big finale

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	La belle équipe	6.7	12
2	Rêve Brisé	6.7	11
3	Mise en bière	6.5	9
4	Espèces protégées	7.1	8

Season 11 (2019)

6.95 avg 4 episodes 7.1 → 7.1 94 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	La nébuleuse d'Orion	7.1	8
2	Du sang sur la glace	6.4	9
3	Sang d'encre	7.2	6
4	Le bonheur des autres	7.1	9