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Spiral (2005)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

This gritty crime drama set in the dark underbelly of Paris follows police officers and lawyers as they investigate and prosecute crimes. Throw any romantic notion of Paris out the window. Crime is dark. The legal system is darker. This is Spiral.

IMDb rating
8.5 (7,425 votes)
Episode average
8.1 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
8
Language
FR
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

7.63 avg 8 episodes 7.4 → 7.7 48 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 241 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 187 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 165 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 165 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 162 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 159 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 150 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 168 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #1.17.4241
2Episode #1.27.6187
3Episode #1.37.5165
4Episode #1.47.6165
5Episode #1.57.7162
6Episode #1.67.8159
7Episode #1.77.7150
8Episode #1.87.7168

Season 2 (2008)

7.95 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 52 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 144 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 128 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 126 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 124 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 117 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 121 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 120 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 125 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #2.17.7144
2Episode #2.27.8128
3Episode #2.37.9126
4Episode #2.47.9124
5Episode #2.57.9117
6Episode #2.68.0121
7Episode #2.78.1120
8Episode #2.88.3125

Season 3 (2010)

8.00 avg 12 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 54 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 125 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 103 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 101 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 98 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 100 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 99 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 102 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 98 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 98 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 98 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 99 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 111 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.17.9125
2Episode #3.27.9103
3Episode #3.37.9101
4Episode #3.47.898
5Episode #3.58.1100
6Episode #3.68.099
7Episode #3.78.1102
8Episode #3.88.098
9Episode #3.98.198
10Episode #3.108.098
11Episode #3.118.099
12Episode #3.128.2111

Season 4 (2012)

7.95 avg 12 episodes 7.6 → 8.5 54 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 118 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 102 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 90 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 94 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 91 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 93 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 93 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 91 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 92 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 93 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 93 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 118 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #4.17.6118
2Episode #4.27.8102
3Episode #4.37.890
4Episode #4.48.094
5Episode #4.57.991
6Episode #4.67.993
7Episode #4.77.993
8Episode #4.87.891
9Episode #4.98.192
10Episode #4.107.993
11Episode #4.118.293
12Episode #4.128.5118

Season 5 (2014)

8.23 avg 12 episodes 8.3 → 8.1 53 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 123 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 103 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 97 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 96 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 91 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 93 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 92 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 87 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 94 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 96 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 85 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 93 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #5.18.3123
2Episode #5.28.1103
3Episode #5.38.397
4Episode #5.48.296
5Episode #5.58.291
6Episode #5.68.493
7Episode #5.78.392
8Episode #5.88.187
9Episode #5.98.394
10Episode #5.108.396
11Episode #5.118.285
12Episode #5.128.193

Season 6 (2017)

8.21 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 59 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 101 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 91 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 89 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 91 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 86 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 89 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 83 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 83 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 80 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 84 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 81 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 90 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #6.18.0101
2Episode #6.28.191
3Nouvelle enquête8.289
4Episode #6.48.391
5Episode #6.58.286
6Episode #6.68.289
7Episode #6.78.283
8Episode #6.88.383
9Episode #6.98.180
10Episode #6.108.384
11Episode #6.118.281
12Episode #6.128.490

Season 7 (2019)

8.16 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.8 55 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 111 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 93 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 84 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 80 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 80 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 76 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 75 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 72 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 74 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 78 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 77 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 101 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #7.18.0111
2Episode #7.28.193
3Episode #7.38.184
4Episode #7.48.180
5Episode #7.58.080
6Episode #7.68.176
7Episode #7.78.175
8Episode #7.88.172
9Episode #7.98.174
10Episode #7.108.278
11Episode #7.118.277
12Episode #7.128.8101

Season 8 (2020)

8.16 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.6 57 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 87 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 75 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 74 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 72 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 71 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 71 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 69 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 70 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 66 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 96 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #8.18.187
2Episode #8.28.075
3Episode #8.38.074
4Episode #8.48.172
5Episode #8.58.271
6Episode #8.68.271
7Episode #8.78.069
8Episode #8.88.070
9Episode #8.98.466
10Episode #8.108.696

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