{"id":2035772,"date":"2026-07-09T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2035772"},"modified":"2026-07-09T07:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:41:00","slug":"the-ending-of-summer-36-explained-is-the-killer-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2035772","title":{"rendered":"The ending of\u00a0\u2018Summer \u201936\u2019\u00a0explained: is the killer found?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/summer36_netflix.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The ending of\u00a0\u2018Summer \u201936\u2019\u00a0explained: is the killer found?\u00a0<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The buzzy French mystery series is streaming on Netflix now<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-09T08:41:00+01:00\">9th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/summer36_netflix-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"summer36_netflix\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;Summer &#8217;36&#8217;. CREDIT: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>Summer \u201936\u00a0<\/i>has arrived on\u00a0Netflix, but\u00a0is the killer found by\u00a0the end of the French mystery series? Find out\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<p>Originally titled\u00a0<i>L\u2019\u00c9t\u00e9\u00a036<\/i>, the period drama\u00a0was created by Marie Deshaires and\u00a0Catherine Touzet, and\u00a0directed by Fred Garson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Set in Nice in 1936, the series follows four women from\u00a0different backgrounds\u00a0who become entangled in a murder investigation at the luxurious Riviera Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The victim is Adrien Jacquart, a powerful prosecutor whose death exposes long-buried secrets involving the hotel\u2019s guests,\u00a0staff\u00a0and the wider class tensions of the era.<\/p>\n<p>The cast includes Julie de Bona as Blanche, Sofia Essa\u00efdi as Eug\u00e9nie, Nolwenn Leroy as Giulia, Constance Gay as L\u00e9onie, Miou-Miou as Marthe, Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Demaison as Raven, Pascal Elb\u00e9 as Raoul and Arnaud Binard as Adrien.<\/p>\n<p><i>Summer \u201936\u00a0<\/i>arrived on Netflix on July 1, with all\u00a0six\u00a0episodes available to stream now.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the trailer below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Summer '36 \u2013 Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eDyJ0E8QQ5k?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>The ending of\u00a0<i>Summer \u201936\u00a0<\/i>explained: is the killer found?<\/h2>\n<p>At the end of\u00a0<i>Summer \u201936<\/i>, Raoul Delaunay is arrested for the murders of Adrien Jacquart and Edgar Girault \u2013 but he is not the real killer in either case.<\/p>\n<p>The finale reveals that Adrien was\u00a0actually killed\u00a0by Anne-Marie Meunier-Dauphin, whose connection to him dates back years. She had once had a child who was later killed in a road accident caused by Adrien.<\/p>\n<p>Adrien left the boy to die in order to protect his own reputation. When Anne-Marie confronts him at the hotel, he shows no real remorse and instead tries to buy her silence. Overcome by grief and anger, she stabs him with a letter opener.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Edgar, the manager of the Riviera Hotel, is killed because he knows the truth. After witnessing Anne-Marie kill Adrien, he tries to use the information against her. Anne-Marie\u2019s sister Marthe then poisons him with arsenic to protect her.<\/p>\n<p>Although Anne-Marie later\u00a0attempts\u00a0to confess, Raven does not accept her version of events. He\u00a0realises\u00a0the truth is bigger than one person and that several women have worked together to redirect the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche, Eug\u00e9nie, Giulia and L\u00e9onie\u00a0ultimately help\u00a0frame Raoul for the murders, with the character\u00a0taking the fall for crimes he did not commit, while Anne-Marie and Marthe avoid arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The series ends with the four central women watching fireworks together, leaving the question of justice unresolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Explainer<\/li>\n<li>Netflix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Trueno\u2019s politically charged rap is putting him on the path to global success<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">\u2018Evil Dead Burn\u2019 review: hotly anticipated horror sequel never quite catches fire<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Step right up! 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Find out\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<p>Originally titled\u00a0<i>L\u2019\u00c9t\u00e9\u00a036<\/i>, the period drama\u00a0was created by Marie Deshaires and\u00a0Catherine Touzet, and\u00a0directed by Fred Garson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Set in Nice in 1936, the series follows four women from\u00a0different backgrounds\u00a0who become entangled in a murder investigation at the luxurious Riviera Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The victim is Adrien Jacquart, a powerful prosecutor whose death exposes long-buried secrets involving the hotel\u2019s guests,\u00a0staff\u00a0and the wider class tensions of the era.<\/p>\n<p>The cast includes Julie de Bona as Blanche, Sofia Essa\u00efdi as Eug\u00e9nie, Nolwenn Leroy as Giulia, Constance Gay as L\u00e9onie, Miou-Miou as Marthe, Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Demaison as Raven, Pascal Elb\u00e9 as Raoul and Arnaud Binard as Adrien.<\/p>\n<p><i>Summer \u201936\u00a0<\/i>arrived on Netflix on July 1, with all\u00a0six\u00a0episodes available to stream now.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the trailer below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Summer '36 \u2013 Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eDyJ0E8QQ5k?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>The ending of\u00a0<i>Summer \u201936\u00a0<\/i>explained: is the killer found?<\/h2>\n<p>At the end of\u00a0<i>Summer \u201936<\/i>, Raoul Delaunay is arrested for the murders of Adrien Jacquart and Edgar Girault \u2013 but he is not the real killer in either case.<\/p>\n<p>The finale reveals that Adrien was\u00a0actually killed\u00a0by Anne-Marie Meunier-Dauphin, whose connection to him dates back years. She had once had a child who was later killed in a road accident caused by Adrien.<\/p>\n<p>Adrien left the boy to die in order to protect his own reputation. When Anne-Marie confronts him at the hotel, he shows no real remorse and instead tries to buy her silence. Overcome by grief and anger, she stabs him with a letter opener.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Edgar, the manager of the Riviera Hotel, is killed because he knows the truth. After witnessing Anne-Marie kill Adrien, he tries to use the information against her. Anne-Marie\u2019s sister Marthe then poisons him with arsenic to protect her.<\/p>\n<p>Although Anne-Marie later\u00a0attempts\u00a0to confess, Raven does not accept her version of events. He\u00a0realises\u00a0the truth is bigger than one person and that several women have worked together to redirect the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche, Eug\u00e9nie, Giulia and L\u00e9onie\u00a0ultimately help\u00a0frame Raoul for the murders, with the character\u00a0taking the fall for crimes he did not commit, while Anne-Marie and Marthe avoid arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The series ends with the four central women watching fireworks together, leaving the question of justice unresolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/the-ending-of-summer-36-explained-is-the-killer-found-3955866&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/summer36_netflix.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News The ending of\u00a0\u2018Summer \u201936\u2019\u00a0explained: is the killer found?\u00a0 The buzzy French mystery series is streaming on Netflix now By Max Pilley 9th July 2026 &#8216;Summer &#8217;36&#8217;. CREDIT: Netflix Summer \u201936\u00a0has arrived on\u00a0Netflix, but\u00a0is the killer found by\u00a0the end of the French mystery series? Find out\u00a0below. 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