France Culture fills October with new thrillers, espionage dramas and literary adaptations

France Culture has set an October slate of fiction focused on crime stories, espionage, horror and suspense, with original audio series, literary adaptations and immersive works. Radio France announced the programme on October 8 as a month-long invitation to listeners looking for seasonal thrillers.

Among the highlights is the third season of Projet Orloff, available on the Radio France app from October 9 and scheduled for broadcast from October 19. Its story follows an intelligence official drawn into political surveillance and a secret technology project.

The programme also includes Parasite(s), a three-part horror fiction series, alongside adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe and George Sand. A set of four crime dramas by women writers and directors is scheduled for October 27–30.

Radio France says the current Debout les morts adaptation is already available, while its historical family saga Le Grand Monde has attracted nearly 800,000 listens. The schedule combines new releases with established literary works across broadcast and app formats.