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Elite Force
After an unprecedented attack on the GIGN, veteran commander David is forced back into the field to hunt an enemy connected to his past while trying to protect his newly recruited godson Max.
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After an unprecedented attack on the GIGN, a veteran commander is pulled back into field operations and must stop an enemy tied to his past while protecting his newly recruited godson.
Series Details
Series Overview
- Premise
- A veteran GIGN commander preparing to leave field duty is forced back into action after an unprecedented attack targets the elite unit itself.
- Setting
- Modern-day France, centered on the GIGN and high-risk counterterrorism, hostage-rescue, and tactical operations.
- Format
- Six-episode French action-thriller released as a complete Netflix season.
David and Max
- David
- A highly experienced GIGN section leader whose plans to leave active operations collapse when an attack on the unit exposes unfinished business from his past.
- Max
- David's 25-year-old godson and newly qualified GIGN recruit, whose arrival in the unit raises the personal stakes of the investigation.
- Central conflict
- David must stop a hidden enemy armed with stolen military explosives while protecting Max and confronting secrets tied to an earlier operation.
Release
- Premiere
- Elite Force premiered globally on Netflix on July 22, 2026.
- Episode count
- Netflix lists six episodes in Season 1.
- Current availability
- All six episodes are available to stream on Netflix.
Current Interest
- Fresh release
- The complete season launched on Netflix on July 22, 2026.
- High-interest hook
- The series combines authentic GIGN-backed tactical action with a personal revenge mystery from the creators behind French crime thrillers.
- Search hooks
- David's past, Max's father, ending explained, assassin identity, Episode 6, GIGN accuracy, cast, filming locations, and Season 2.
Episodes
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S01E02
S01E03
S01E04
S01E05
S01E06
Episode 1
Veteran GIGN commander David is preparing to step away from field operations when a new recruit grad... · 55 min · Jul 22, 2026
Episode 2
Still reeling from the attack and facing fresh scrutiny, the team hunts a suspect while Max ignores... · 52 min · Jul 22, 2026
Episode 3
After a violent forest confrontation, David secretly keeps a crucial piece of evidence. Max continue... · 42 min · Jul 22, 2026
Episode 4
David connects the person behind the attacks to an old operation and goes off-book to pursue the tru... · 44 min · Jul 22, 2026
Episode 5
David faces the fallout from his choices. While being questioned, he tries to protect Max and finall... · 51 min · Jul 22, 2026
Episode 6
A hostage crisis sends the squad into a final rescue operation against a highly trained assassin who... · 48 min · Jul 22, 2026
Cast & Characters
Tomer Sisley
David
Tristan Zanchi
Max
Guillaume Gouix
Cédric
Géraldine Pailhas
Melanie
Thierry Neuvic
Judith El Zein
Grégori Derangère
Kévin Azaïs
Marley Duboscq
Nelly Lawson
Leanna Chea
David
Character
Max
Character
Cédric
Character
Melanie
Character
Crew
Julien Leclercq
Co-Creator / Director / Writer / Producer
Sylvain Caron
Co-Creator / Writer
Elsa Vasseur
Writer
Victor Lockwood
Writer
Léa Raud
Writer
Julien Madon
Producer
Pierre-Yves Bastard
Director of Photography
Laurent Perez del Mar
Composer
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