Excellent series. Cannot wait for the second season. The only minus points are that the dialogue is sometimes very hard to understand as they almost whisper, and sometimes it is too dark to see what is going on. Perhaps they need less backlit scenes and more front lighting. Zone Blanche does not exactly translate. It means an area where there is no mobile phone signals or even radio signals. In UK this would be a dead zone, I suppose. Black Spot in UK usually refers to a road where there have been many fatal accidents. so is not really a good translation. However Villefranche is a town where there there have been a high number of unnatural deaths, so it could be appropriate.

Dark and beautiful settings. Plots inside of the major plot line. I love that! Great job fleshing out the main characters. I had no idea whodunit!

Firstly, how they translated "Black Spot" from "White Zone" in French is beyond me.It's a crime show like none other you have seen. A police station in a remote French town in a dense forrest in the middle of nowhere France. Apparently, lots of crime there due to the remoteness, so they say in the show. French film noire. Scenary is gorgeous, unspoiled etc., and, magical. Each show is completely different other than a murder (of the Mayors daughter) that is trying to be solved throughout the episodes.No point in trying to describe this show other than it is weird but in a great way. The cast is just lovely in this, they really match well with the location. You best just watch it and after an episode or two, you will be completely hooked as I was.Some of the other reviews do a decent job trying to explain this show but fall short, as this review does. JUST WATCH IT and you will thank me.

(Review based on viewing the whole of season 1 ; there seems to be a second season in the making.)Interesting series, part "polar" part fantasy, with an eerie, discombobulating atmosphere ; somewhat similar, in look and feel, to Tasmania's "The Kettering Incident". The scare potential of the woods is exploited to the maximum and there are clever references to ancient legends and beliefs. Another asset : a strong but slippery and ambiguous female lead, ably played by an excellent actress.However, there was something about the relentless darkness of the series that diminished my viewing pleasure. Here you've got a village filled to the brink with people who are involved in crime, know dangerous secrets and/or suffer from trauma. The stories and storylines drip with grief and alienation : it's nothing but fear, angst, desperation, duplicity, silence and misery. At times it's like visiting the suicide prevention section of a psychiatric institution specialised in clinical depression. Still, the series bears watching and the underlying themes of predatory disregard for the environment are more relevant than ever. Aaaah, homo sapiens, the only creature on the face of the planet that is fully capable of destroying the planet for a quick buck.