The series was originally released in the United States by AMC Networks, which provided the following synopsis: The year is 1963, and the legendary Detective Sam Spade is enjoying his retirement in the South of France.

By contrast to his days as a private eye in San Francisco, Spade's life in Bozouls is peaceful and quiet.

The co-creators are Scott Frank and Tom Fontana, who also wrote the scripts and served as executive producers.

The website's critics consensus reads, "Commanding the camera's full attention amidst the French countryside, Clive Owen makes for a mesmerizingly craggy Sam Spade even as the series around him struggles to live up to its hallowed lineage.

"[8] On Metacritic, the series holds a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".