‘Monsieur Spade’ Series Preview: Cast, Photos, Plot, and Trailer

SAG and BAFTA Award-winner Clive Owen (Children of Men, Closer) stars in AMC’s Monsieur Spade, a limited series centering on the detective from Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon. The six-episode series will premiere on Sunday, January 14, 2024 on AMC, AMC+, and Acorn TV.

In addition to Clive Owen as Sam Spade, the neo-noir crime drama stars Cara Bossom (Radioactive) as Teresa, Denis Ménochet (Inglourious Basterds) as Chief of Police Patrice Michaud, Louise Bourgoin (The Romanoffs) as Marguerite Devereaux, and Chiara Mastroianni (On a Magical Night) as Gabrielle. Stanley Weber (Outlander) is Jean-Pierre Devereaux, Matthew Beard (The Imitation Game) is George Fitzsimmons, Jonathan Zaccaï (Robin Hood) is Philippe Saint-Andre, and Rebecca Root (The Queen’s Gambit) is Cynthia Fitzsimmons.

Emmy and SAG Award-winner Alfre Woodard (Salem’s Lot, The Book of Clarence) guest stars as Virginia Dell and Dean Winters (Lost Girls) guest stars as Father Matthew.

Monsieur Spade was shot in France, with series creators Scott Frank and Tom Fontana writing and executive producing. Frank also directs. Additional executive producers include Clive Owen, Barry Levinson, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Caroline Benjo, Barbara Letellier, Simon Arnal, Carole Scotta, Carlo Martinelli, and David Helpern.

“The year is 1963, and the legendary Detective Sam Spade (Owen) is enjoying his retirement in the South of France. By contrast to his days as a private eye in San Francisco, Spade’s life in Bozouls is peaceful and quiet,” reads AMC’s official synopsis. “But the rumored return of his old adversary will change everything. Six beloved nuns have been brutally murdered at the local convent. As the town grieves, secrets emerge, and new leads are established. Spade learns that the murders are somehow connected to a mysterious child who is believed to possess great powers.”