‘Un Bon Avocat’ A Drug-Addicted Lawyer, a Terror Case, and One Week to Save It All — Netflix’s Next French Thriller Is Intense

A courtroom drama rarely gets a Venice Film Festival premiere. Netflix’s “Un Bon Avocat” (A Good Lawyer), formerly titled Clean, just did — and it’s setting up to be one of the streamer’s most gripping French releases this fall.

What Un Bon Avocat Is About

The story follows Léonard Landry, a brilliant but cocaine-addicted criminal defense lawyer whose double life collapses when he overdoses mid-argument in open court. After a stint in rehab, he’s thrown back into the deep end with only a week to prepare for the trial of a lifetime: defending a powerful industrial group accused of complicity with a terrorist network operating in Africa. All while navigating his own personal reckoning, with only a novice lawyer by his side for support.

Netflix’s Cast Behind the Drama

The Team Behind the Project

Director Tristan Séguéla, whose Class Act (Tapie) earned a BAFTA International Award and an International Emmy nomination, reunites with his former leading man Laurent Lafitte for this project. The film is produced by Iconoclast, the studio also behind Netflix’s EDM satire Banger.

Release Details

• Festival Premiere: Out of competition at the 2026 Venice Film Festival
• Netflix Release: Fall 2026 (exact date TBA)
• Production Wrapped: February 2026

Getting an out-of-competition Venice slot is a rare showcase for a Netflix French original, signaling real confidence in the film’s craft and awards potential heading into the fall season.

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The Bottom Line

With a stacked cast, a Venice premiere, and a high-stakes legal thriller plot, “Un Bon Avocat” is shaping up to be one of Netflix’s standout French releases this year. Keep an eye out for the official fall release date.

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