SINGAPURA

North American Premiere | Series | France | 2026 | Thriller | 6 x 52 min | Episodes 1 & 2 | In French with English subtitles, and in English

Directed by: Danielle Arbid, Lucie Borleteau
Created by: Elsa Marpeau
Written by: Elsa Marpeau
Based on the Book by: Elsa Marpeau
Produced by: Soraya Alami & Christophe Carmona (Carma Films)
Cinematography: Noé Bach
Original Score: Bravinsan, Thylacine
Film Editing: Benjamin Favreul, Thomas Marchand, Clémence Diard, Julie Picouleau, Clémence Diard
Cast: Nailia Harzoune (Justine Lacanal), Soji Arai (Adam Wong), India Hair (Clémence Sanilas), Ariane Labed (Élisa Delestre), Cédric Kahn (Bertrand Delestre), Pierre-Yves Cardinal (Aurélien Decroix), Florence Loiret Caille (Chloé Ferrier), Clarijoy (Jany), Dany Verissimo Petit (Destiny), Tom Yang (Police Chief), Hippolyte Girardot (Louis Antelme)
International Sales: StudioCanal
Original Broadcasting: Canal+ (TBA)

Synopsis

Investigative reporter Justine lands a plum job in Singapore and moves her family across the globe, in the hopes of giving her marriage a fresh start. She becomes fast friends with her neighbor, Élisa, and seems to be off to a thrilling start. However, her life is turned upside-down when a murder takes place in her luxury expat condo community. She soon discovers that all is not as it seems in this complex web of secrets and betrayals — among both the French expats and their Filipino servants. Her only choice is to team up with Detective Wong, who’s investigating the murder.

Creator bios

Series creator Elsa Marpeau began her career writing 180 episodes of the soap opera Second Chance (2008-2009). She’s gone on to write episodes for numerous TV movies and series, including The Coroner (2018-2025), Captain Marleau (2014-2025), and Master Crimes (2023-2026), as well as scripts for the feature films Murder Party (2022) and The Nightman (2023).
Co-director Danielle Arbid‘s first two features, In the Battlefields (2004) and A Lost Man (2007) both premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes. She went on to direct Parisienne (2015) and the film adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s Simple Passion (COLCOA 2021), which also bowed in Cannes.
Co-director Lucie Borleteau‘s first feature, Fidelio: Alice’s Odyssey (2014), premiered in Locarno and was nominated for a César Award for Best First Film. She went on to direct the features Perfect Nanny (2019) and My Sole Desire (TAFFF 2023), as well as numerous series and shorts.