Marianne (Season 1)

Marianne (2019) is Samuel Bodin's French horror series, ready to watch online on iFILM. Bestselling author Emma Larsimon has spent years scaring readers with novels about a witch named Marianne. Then she learns the creature she invented is walking around very real.

Emma (Victoire Du Bois) wants out, planning to retire the whole series. But her childhood friend Caroline turns up begging her to keep writing, then hangs herself right in front of the author. That drags Emma back to her seaside hometown of Elden, where Caroline's mother greets her speaking in a stranger's voice. The witch lays down terms: keep writing, or everyone you love dies. The more people read about Marianne, the deeper she sinks her claws into our world.

Eight episodes, one season. Netflix pulled the plug, even though critics ranked it among the scariest things in the service's catalog. Bodin builds dread from rotting familiar faces and a sound design that sets your teeth on edge, not cheap jump scares. Aimed at fans of unflinching European horror. Stream Marianne online on iFILM.