Anthracite (TV series)

Anthracite
Promotional release poster
Also known asAnthracite: Le mystère de la secte des Écrins
GenreThriller
Created by
  • Fanny Robert
  • Maxime Berthemy
Directed byJulius Berg
Starring
Music by
  • Judson Crane
  • David Quattrini
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time46–53 minutes
Production companies
  • Anthracite Productions
  • White Lions Film
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release10 April 2024 (2024-04-10)

Anthracite (French: Anthracite: Le mystère de la secte des Écrins) is a six part French television series, created by Fanny Robert and Maxime Berthemy and released on 10 April 2024, on Netflix. Included in its cast are the rapper Hatik, Noémie Schmidt, and Camille Lou. It is loosely based on the Order of the Solar Temple, a group which was tied to several mass suicides. It is not a direct recreation of the Solar Temple story, as the group and people depicted are all wholly fictional.

The series received mixed reviews, with praise for the scenic appeal of its settings and mystery, but criticism over its plot and storytelling. Anthracite was Netflix's first "ecologically sensitive" production, with the production involving an "eco-referrent" who measured the climate impact of the series, and with a portion of the carbon cost being donated by Netflix.