The Forest (TV series)

The Forest (La Forêt) is a French crime drama television series, created by Delinda Jacobs and directed by Julius Berg. It debuted 30 May 2017 on Belgian channel La Une and on 21 November on France 3. The series debuted on Netflix internationally in July 2018.

Synopsis
Police investigate after a teenaged girl, Jennifer Lenoir, disappears in a forest in the Ardennes, Belgium, and are assisted by her teacher, who had a traumatic experience in the same forest when she was young.

Cast

 * Samuel Labarthe as Gaspard Decker, a new-in-town detective heading the investigation into Jennifer's disappearance
 * Suzanne Clément as Virginie Musso, a locally raised law enforcement officer investigating Jennifer's disappearance; wife of Vincent and adoptive parent of Maya.
 * Alexia Barlier as Ève Mendel, an eccentric teacher concerned by Jennifer's disappearance; adopted daughter of Abraham
 * Frédéric Diefenthal as Vincent Musso, Virginie's husband and Maya's adoptive parent who's having a secret sexual affair with Jennifer
 * Patrick Ridremont as Thierry Rouget, an alcoholic ex-convict responsible for the arson of Mendel's home killing Abraham's wife, Marie, and son, Nathan; father of Ocèane
 * Nicolas Marié as Gilles Lopez, the principal at the highschool the girls attend
 * Martha Canga Antonio as Maya Musso, Virginie and Vincent's adopted daughter who had a feud with Jennifer before she disappeared
 * François Neycken as Julien
 * Gilles Vandeweerd as Philippe
 * Mélusine Loveniers as Lola Decker, Gaspard's daughter
 * Christian Crahay as Dr Abraham Mendel, Eve's adopted father
 * Inès Bally as Océane Rouget, Thierry's daughter who eventually also goes missing
 * Isis Guillaume as Jennifer Lenoir, a sixteen-year-old girl whose disappearance instigates an investigation
 * Gaëtan Lejeune as Manoa Willem, a wildman living in the forest; abused as a child
 * Anne-Pascale Clairembourg as Audrey Rinkert

Production
The Forest was shot mostly in the Belgian region of Wallonia around Brussels, as well as Dinant, Namur, Rixensart and Court-Saint-Étienne. Filming also took place in France in the Ardennes, particularly around the River Meuse and communes of Haybes and Fumay. The final sequence was shot in Bray-Dunes near Dunkirk.