The Chalet

I Watched all the six episode in one go, loved the story and the end did justice to the plot. Highly recommended

I really loved this series and ended up binging it in one day. It probably took me longer than it should that there were two stories going on, but to be fair, you get introduced to basically character in the first episode. By the second, I realised that part of the story was 20 years earlier and it got easier to follow. Whilst I figured out most of it by the end, the whole thing was creepy, suspenseful and really well acted. By the last couple of episodes, I was really getting behind the killers as most of the victims were far from innocent. I'm kind of hoping there won't be a second series, simply because this is so go as a stand alone and I'm not sure where they would go from here. I would really recommend watching this.

I do not usually leave reviews because there are so many other reviewers that can do a much better job than I. However, there is one aspect of this series that I feel deserves credit. I am sure that everyone has watched shows that feature the same characters over different time periods or parents and siblings. It seems as if filmmakers give no thought to the natural aging of people when it comes to portraying the passage of time. They give even less thought to casting actors that resemble each other as family members. Do they think that we do not notice that the actor portraying the child at age 10 has curly hair, while the actor portraying the same character at age 20 has straight hair and a widow's peak? These types of things can distract from the narrative. I have watched a lot of movies. A few years ago I started keeping a list of movies that I have seen. The current count is 1,362. This series takes place between two periods of time, 20 or so years apart. When they cast the actors to play the children in the earlier years and the same characters as young adults, they chose actors with striking resemblances to each other. Even more amazing, was the way they dealt with the adults from both time periods played by the same actors. I have no idea how they did it, but they aged them flawlessly. In all of the movies and television shows that I have watched, I have never observed such seamless attention to detail regarding the aging of characters. This show is quite good, but the technical achievements are fantastic. I do not understand the other reviews speaking of the "slow burn" pacing. The series is only six episodes long with each episode running about 50 minutes. That is nothing.

A perfect example of films made outside Hollywood. The director has done a great job, a lot of fine acting and a very special plot, that makes you think - twice. French filmmaking is on its way back thanks to Netflix.

I binged the whole 6 episodes which were all completely captivating. It was both sinister, emotional, mysterious and intriguing. The acting from everyone was first class. Extremely well written with an exceptional plot. I have no idea why there are bad reviews on here. I found the whole 6 episode completely compelling and I recommend this to everybody. 10/10 loved it.