MOLOCH
Starring Olivia Gourmet, Marine Vacth, Marc Zinga, “Moloch” is a French crime thriller drama series that is set in an industrial seaside town, where strangers burst into flames for no reason. Suicides? Murders? Supernatural phenomena? To find out, Louise, a young journalist, and Gabriel, a psychiatrist, go to investigate, the first season of which was released on the 15th of October 2020 in France.
The series premiered on Thursday, June 10, 2021, on Sundance Now in the US.
Moloch, a French series on AMC+, is a psychological drama about a troubled young journalist and a grieving psychologist brought together to solve the mystery of why local citizens are catching fire and burning to death.
The series opens with a man walking into a downtown building, clearly on his way to work, when he suddenly bursts into flames. When the cops arrive, Louise (Marine Vacth), a pretty young woman, claims to be an insurance student but is actually an aspiring journalist. The cops kick her out, but not before we realize how easily and boldly she lies.
Meanwhile, a late-middle-aged man runs on the world’s most desolate beach. Later we find out he is Gabriel (Olivier Gourmet) a psychologist whose patient was the burning man. Louise finds Gabriel when doing research on the first victim, and after a bumpy start, they go to hell and back to figure out who is causing this phenomenon, and why.
Where can I watch “Moloch”?
Exclusively available for streaming on AMC+ and Sundance Now. You can also watch the show on YouTube (Free Trial).