ThecelebratedFrenchpoliceseriesreturnsforathirdseason,darkerandsharperthanever,inSpiral:TheButcherofLaVillette.WhenthemutilatedbodyofayoungwomanisfoundonadisusedrailwaytrackintheNorthofParis,PoliceCaptainLaureBerthaudseizestheopportunitytorestoreatarnishedreputationandleadshersquadonthehuntforwhatshebelievestobeaderangedserialkiller.Delvingintothemysteriousrecessesofadisturbedmindwhileinvestigatingtheharshworldofaprostitutionring,withherpersonallifeintattersandapotentialriftemergingfromwithinherownranks,Berthaud'sworldisonthevergeofdisintegration.Meanwhile,JudgeFrançoisRobandoesn'tknowhowtowinfriendsandinfluencepeoplewhenheinvestigatesabriberyscandalinvolvingaprominentpoliticalfigure.TheimpeccablecareerofPublicProsecutorPierreClément'sfallsintodisreputewhenhisinsistenceonintegritymakeshimapariahinthecorridorsofjusticeandambitiousbarristerJoséphineKarlssonattemptstountangleherselffromsomedubiousassociations-withdangerousconsequences.Asrealityspiralsoutofcontrolforeachcharacter,thepacequickens,thenarrativesoverlapandtheboundariesbetweenprivateandprofessionallivesbecomeincreasinglyblurredinthissuperblytautthriller.