Baptiste season 3 is a dramatic series that follows Baptiste, an expert in linguistics who speaks multiple languages and can solve almost any crime. Baptiste finds himself up against powerful interests as he digs deeper into the case and uncovers dark secrets about those closest to him.
Release date:
18 July 2021
Cast and characters:
– Baptiste: An expert in linguistics who speaks multiple languages and can solve almost any crime. Baptiste’s unique skills are called upon by his former boss to investigate the murder of a high-profile businessman. Baptiste finds himself up against powerful interests as he digs deeper into the case and uncovers dark secrets about those closest to him. Baptiste is played by Tomer Kapon.
– Jenny: Baptiste’s wife, who has a successful career in marketing and enjoys her work very much. She doesn’t always understand Baptiste’s need to solve crimes which often leads them into conflict with each other. The couple are also raising their two children together – the eldest Baptiste Jr. (BJ) and Mimi, Baptiste’s daughter with his first wife
– Baptiste Sr.: Baptiste’s father; an ex-police officer who had been killed by a drug dealer when Baptiste was just a boy before he knew the truth about it
– Nicole: Baptiste’s first wife; Baptiste had married her when Baptiste was still a police officer and Nicole is the mother of Baptiste Jr.
– Alain Tisserand: Baptiste’s boss who seems to have his own agenda in many situations
– Baptiste Jr.: Jenny’s son from an earlier marriage; he resents Baptiste for all his father does and how Baptiste Jr. has to live his life with Baptiste as the father
Plot details:
Baptiste Jr. has been taken hostage and Baptiste Sr. must find him before it is too late. He is trying to find Baptiste Jr., he does not know where he is and thinks that Baptiste Sr. knows something. He finds Mimi’s niece, Frankie (Baptiste Jr.’s girlfriend), and tracks down the kidnapper with her help. Baptiste decides not to kill the last remaining hostage-taker and instead arrests them for kidnapping Baptiste Jr.
Baptiste season three was filming last summer in France and Belgium, with a return to the original cast of Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo), his colleague Camille Bordey (Caroline Proust) who is an expert on terrorism cases, Catherine Richardet (Judith El Zein) Baptistes’ ex-girlfriend and Miki, Baptiste’s son (Ivan Franta).