Scripted series · Sky Atlantic
Riviera
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Julia Stiles
Georgina Marjorie Clios
28 eps
Lena Olin
Irina Atman Clios
21 eps
Rupert Graves
Gabriel Hirsch
8 eps
Adrian Lester
Robert Carver
11 eps
Juliet Stevenson
Cassandra Eltham
10 eps
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Ellen Swann
8 eps
Synnøve Macody Lund
Alex Harewood
8 eps
Iwan Rheon
Adam Clios
13 eps
Gabriel Corrado
Victor Alsina-Suarez
8 eps
Dimitri Leonidas
Christos Clios
21 eps
Roxane Duran
Adriana Clios
21 eps
Amr Waked
Karim Delormes
10 eps
Anthony LaPaglia
Constantine Clios
17 eps
Poppy Delevingne
Daphne Eltham
17 eps
Jack Fox
Nico Eltham
14 eps
Alex Lanipekun
Raafi Al-Qadar
10 eps
Chloé Jouannet
Sophie Lombardi
9 eps
Nicholas Rowe
Geoffrey Anderton
8 eps
Daniil Vorobyov
Grigory Litvinov
9 eps
Vincent Perez
Police Commissioner
9 eps
Nora Arnezeder
Nadia
8 eps
Phil Davis
Jukes
9 eps
Quentin Faure
Alain
3 eps
Igal Naor
Jakob Negrescu
15 eps
Kadence Kendall Roach
Young Georgina
4 eps
Peder Thomas Pedersen
Lucas Carlsson
3 eps
Olivia Popica
Fatima
5 eps
Olga Kent
Anna Litvinov
1 eps
Grégory Fitoussi
Noah Levy
5 eps
Franco Masini
Cesar Alsina-Suarez
7 eps
Will Arnett
Jeff Carter
10 eps
Eliseo Barrionuevo
Dario Alsina-Suarez
7 eps
Amira El Sayed
Salma
1 eps
Zineb Triki
Martin
1 eps
Morgan Kelly
Kurt Ryland
4 eps
Meera Syal
Sonya Roche
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Riviera actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Riviera reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After newlywed Georgina's billionaire husband Constantine is killed in a yacht explosion, she is shocked to discover the fortune and lifestyle he maintained was surrounded by violence, lies and murder. She soon must step out of her comfort zone to protect the family...and herself.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 28 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201710 episodes
5.4IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Episode 9
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201910 episodes
7.1IMDbPicking up immediately from the shocking ending of season one, with the Clios family still reeling from the devastation, Georgina must contend with new arrivals, the Eltham family, a dynasty who sail in to the shores of the Cote d'Azur, with secrets of their own.
Best episode · S02E10 Episode 10
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20208 episodes
7.2IMDbA year has passed since the explosive finale of season 2. Georgina has abandoned the cursed Riviera, leaving all its devastation and damage behind, and has started her life over again. Now a rising star in international art restitution, having reinvented herself as Georgina Ryland, she has partnered up with the charismatic and charming Gabriel Hirsch. Georgina and Gabriel share a passion for justice, and together they scour the world for stolen works of art. Cut to Venice, where Gabriel confiscates an apparently random artefact from a corrupt art dealer and throws them both headlong into a dark and dangerous conspiracy. From Venice, Georgina and Gabriel travel to Saint Tropez and then onto Argentina in pursuit of the truth.
Best episode · S03E01 Episode 1
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
After newlywed Georgina's billionaire husband Constantine is killed in a yacht explosion, she is shocked to discover the fortune and lifestyle he maintained was surrounded by violence, lies and murder. She soon must step out of her comfort zone to protect the family...and herself.
S01E02
Episode 2
Georgina is informed that Constantine's dealings are under investigation by Interpol, while Irina makes a deal with a prominent figure in the Riviera underworld.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Liz LewinExecutive Producer
Writing
- Matt EvansWriter
Direction
- Sarah HardingDirector
Where to watch
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