Marianne is a French horror television series created and directed by Samuel Bodin, written by Bodin and Quoc Dang Tran and starring Victoire Du Bois, Lucie Boujenah, and Tiphaine Daviot. The plot revolves around the young novelist Emma who realizes that the characters she writes in her horror novels have appeared in the real world. The series was released on 13 September 2019 on Netflix. It was canceled after one season in January 2020.
The story tells of powerful witchcraft in the countryside of France, starting with a woman hanging herself in front of her childhood friend, Emma. Afterwards Emma returns to her village seeking answers about her friend's death.
The series holds a 100% score -- indicating "Fresh" -- on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Smart and scary with the most unsettling pair of eyes since Nicolas Cage in Vampire's Kiss, Marianne is pure nightmare fuel."