

The Section de recherches is a special unit of the Gendarmerie nationale, responsible for the most complex cases. In Bordeaux (from 2006 to 2013) and then in Nice (since 2014), child abductions, disappearances, heinous or sexual crimes are the daily lot of the investigators in this research unit. In the search for witnesses, the team is authorised to extend its investigations beyond France's borders.
The original title is "Section de recherches" (FR).
The series spans 16 seasons with 171 episodes in total (avg. 11 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 60 minutes.
The show is currently in production with new episodes still being made.
Originally aired on TF1.
It was a co-production between: Belgium, France.

1997
As a gendarmerie chief warrant officer, Isabelle Florent and her team are faced with the most diverse investigations. As a mother, she tries to protect and educate her son, Nicolas.

1968

2025

2024
Adem turns his life upside down with a surprise he makes for his son, Arda. What seems like an innocent gesture leads to an irreversible downfall in Adem’s life, bringing him to the brink of losing his job, his wife Canan, and even his son. Things take a further turn for the worse with the arrival of his charismatic yet cunning brother, Kartal, during this difficult period. As the two brothers challenge the law, the only person who can bring about their downfall is Police Officer Ayşe. Kartal’s unexpected encounter with Ayşe and his subsequent love for her will shift the balance entirely.

1986
An anthology of seven psychological dramas, each with a different cast and crew, exploring deaths in unusual circumstances.

1994
This is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor and magistrate's clerk who lived in the small Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. In 1921 he was arrested and charged with poisoning his domineering wife, Catherine, and later attempting to poison a business rival, Oswald Martin, by administering arsenic to them. At his trial, Armstrong claimed that he had bought the arsenic simply to kill the dandelions on his lawn. However he was convicted of murder and executed in 1922.

1961
Special Agent Lex Rogers of the Florida Sheriff's Bureau travels the state to assist local police departments fight crime in their jurisdiction.

1997
A compelling, innovative true crime series focused on the role of forensic science in solving some of the most perplexing crimes of our time. Looking at how examination of DNA, teeth, and insects, among other things, can be used to solve crimes.

2024
In a department known as “Okura” where misfits assemble, a pair of detectives with a generational gap work together, using the slightest clues to get closer to the truth behind each case.
Great
14 votes
Section de recherches
Returning Series
Yes
16
Français
Belgium, France
5/11/2006
10/23/2025


