Alex Hugo episode La vallée des oubliées on France 3, Digi Mart USA News: France 3 is broadcasting a special Alex Hugo primetime evening on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, starting at 9:10 p.m. Local time in France is referenced in the source; the program features a new episode titled « La vallée des oubliées ».
The new installment marks the return of Lionnel Astier and the directorial debut of Samuel Le Bihan behind the camera. A second episode, drawn from the series archives, follows immediately afterward.
The story begins with the disappearance of Angelo’s new partner, who vanishes without a trace. Local gendarmerie have made little progress, so Angelo asks his longtime friend Alex to help find her.
The team from the Rurale has no formal jurisdiction in the area, but the duo reunites anyway. The investigators soon learn that the disappearance is not isolated, as other people have vanished in the same valley without answers, raising fears of a possible serial killer.
The episode blends police suspense with human drama against spectacular mountain scenery. The cast includes Samuel Le Bihan as Alex Hugo, Lionnel Astier as Angelo, Mikaël Fitoussi as Renart and Fabien Baïardi as Tony Leblanc.
In the second episode, from season 4, Alex serves as best man at the wedding of Juliette and Martin in an isolated mountain chapel. A gunshot rings out during the ceremony, and the groom is seriously wounded.
The episode, directed by Muriel Aubin from a script by Gilles Cahoreau and Nathalie Hugon, stars Clémentine Baert, Harrison Arevalo, Lionnel Astier, Marilyne Canto and Samuel Le Bihan. The series, created by Nicolas Tackian and Franck Thilliez, was first broadcast on France 2 in 2014 and moved to France 3 in September 2021.
Both episodes are available on replay for free on france.tv after broadcast.
