Maigret and the Dead Lover
5.9
Commissioner Maigret rushes to the Quai d’Orsay with Lieutenant Janvier. There, they find Mademoiselle Larrieu in a state of shock. That very morning, she discovered the bullet-riddled body of Mr. Berthier-Lagès, a renowned former ambassador whom she had served as a housekeeper for 46 years. While searching the victim's apartment, Maigret and Janvier uncover hundreds of letters. The diplomat had maintained a fifty-year-long love correspondence with a certain Princess of Vuynes, whose husband - by a strange coincidence - had died just a few days earlier. As he confronts the various members of the two families and the suspicious silence of Mademoiselle Larrieu, Maigret finds himself faced with surprise after surprise, watching his certainties crumble - until the solution to the mystery finally hits him in the face at the very last moment...
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Cast
31 people
Denis Podalydès
Commissioner Jules Maigret
Known for
Neuilly Yo Mama!
The Teacher
Olivier Rabourdin
Judge
Known for
Taken
Rosemary's Baby
Micha Lescot
Mazeron
Known for
Ares
Godard Mon Amour
Laurent Poitrenaux
Philippe
Known for
In Bed with Victoria
UFOs
Irène Jacob
Louise Maigret
Known for
Three Colors: Red
The Double Life of Véronique
Manuel Guillot
Janvier
Known for
The Second Act
Anne Alvaro
Jacotte Larrieu
Known for
The Taste of Others
The Clink of Ice
Julia Faure
Juliette
Known for
Love Me If You Dare
Camille Rewinds
Arcadi Radeff
Julien de Vuynes
Known for
Passages
Auction
Dominique Reymond
Princess
Known for
Irma Vep
Just the Two of Us
Noël Simsolo
Priest
Known for
The Color of Lies
In the Name of My Daughter
Stéphane Mercoyrol
Moers
Known for
Diary of a Fleeting Affair
Pascal Bonitzer Director · Georges Simenon Author Alexei Aigui Composer
First release February 18, 2026 · Produced in France, Belgium · Production Versus Production, Proximus
Production
SBS Productions
Production
Versus Production
Production
Proximus
Production
BeTV
Production
Orange
Production
France · Belgium
Produced in
Maigret et le crime de la rue de Bellechasse
Working title
Languages
Original title
Maigret et le mort amoureux
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 18, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
March 5, 2026 · Premiere · Alliance Française French Film Festival
September 3, 2026 · Theatrical
France
September 15, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
September 15, 2026 · TV · Canal+
Germany
September 17, 2026 · Digital
Greece
July 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Israel
March 27, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Italy
September 24, 2026 · Theatrical
Russia
August 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
March 27, 2026 · Theatrical
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