# Netflix’s New French Thriller ‘Clean’ Just Started Filming

URL: https://technosports.co.in/netflixs-new-french-thriller-clean/  
Published: 2026-02-19  
Updated: 2026-02-19  
Author: Reetam Bodhak

If Netflix’s *Class Act* (*Tapie*) proved that French originals can win BAFTAs and Emmy nominations, then *Clean* is already looking like the next big thing to come out of Paris. Cameras have been rolling since mid-February 2026, and the cast list alone is enough to get excited about.

## Netflix French Movie ‘Clean’: Everything We Know

| **Detail** | **Info** |
| --- | --- |
| **Working Title** | Clean |
| **Genre** | Legal Thriller |
| **Language** | French |
| **Director** | Tristan Séguéla |
| **Lead Actor** | Laurent Lafitte as Léonard Landry |
| **Production Company** | Iconoclast |
| **Filming Started** | Mid-February 2026 |
| **Expected Release** | 2027 (Netflix Original) |
| **Filming Location** | Paris, France |

## What Is ‘Clean’ About?

*Clean* is not your average courtroom drama. Laurent Lafitte plays Léonard Landry — a razor-sharp criminal defense lawyer with a serious cocaine addiction. His double life spirals completely out of control when he collapses from an overdose mid-argument in a courtroom. That’s one way to make an entrance.

After a stint in rehab, Landry is thrown into the fire almost immediately. With just one week to prepare, he must defend a powerful industrial conglomerate accused of ties to a terrorist network operating in Africa — a geopolitical minefield for someone barely keeping themselves together. At the same time, Landry is facing his own personal trial, with only a determined rookie lawyer (played by César Award winner Anthony Bajon) in his corner.

![Clean](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1198-1024x576.png)

It’s a high-pressure, morally complex story about a man trying to stay clean in the dirtiest profession imaginable. Think *The Lincoln Lawyer* meets European prestige cinema.

## A Cast Built to Win Awards

The talent assembled here is genuinely impressive. [Laurent Lafitte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Lafitte) — a former member of the legendary Comédie-Française and the Cannes Film Festival 2025 host — is riding an extraordinary career high after *The Count of Monte Cristo* pulled in 9 million admissions. Director Tristan Séguéla already earned BAFTA International recognition for *Class Act*, making this reunion feel like a genuine big-ticket collaboration.

Joining them are Mélanie Laurent (*Inglourious Basterds*), Anthony Bajon (César Award winner for *The Prayer*), and the legendary Carole Bouquet — Bond girl, French cinema icon, and a woman who elevates every project she touches.

Production company Iconoclast — the same team behind the acclaimed French Netflix satire *Banger* — is producing, adding even more credibility to what already looks like a prestige package.

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## FAQs

### **Q: When will Netflix’s ‘Clean’ be released?**

 *Clean* (working title) began filming in mid-February 2026 in Paris and is expected to premiere on Netflix sometime in 2027, though Netflix has not yet officially confirmed a release date.

### **Q: Who is directing and starring in Netflix’s French thriller ‘Clean’?**

The film is directed by Tristan Séguéla (*Class Act/Tapie*) and stars Laurent Lafitte as a cocaine-addicted criminal defense lawyer, alongside Mélanie Laurent, Carole Bouquet, and Anthony Bajon.