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This French series is set in the West African nation of Senegal. A Belgian woman is found dead on a small island that is considered sacred by local fishermen; they are more concerned about a missing totem, fearing it will mean they will no longer catch fish. Senior investigator Sakho is given a new partner; Mangane, a member of the drug squad who, as somebody originally from the fishing village is allowed onto the island. The pair initially don't get along as Sakho believes Mangane is corrupt. This case takes up the first two episodes. As the series progresses we get more cases; often involving the possibility of supernatural involvement.

I enjoyed this series; it might not be among the best I've seen but I always like to watch things set somewhere different and films and series set in Africa with African leads are fairly thin on the ground. The stories are interesting and the supernatural twist to the detective genre works better than I expected. The leads; Issaka Sawadogo and Yann Gael as Sakho & Mangane respectively, do fine jobs. The rest of the cast are solid enough. The story is mostly serious but there are some laughs; many provided by the French pathologist. The settings are good; especially when the action is outside. Overall an interesting series that I'd recommend to anybody wanting something rather different.

These comments are based on watching the series in French with English subtitles.

The first couple of episodes only hint at was is to come as the series builds it becomes more and more bizarre. Love the slightly surreal setup and characters. Incubus was the most unexpected. I really hope for at least one more series to see the paraN team go full blown X files.