The eight-episode series is a thriller set in a totalitarian state, and The Employee of the title catches and interrogates lawbreakers by any means necessary. The Employee is played by Raphaël Personnaz, The Superior is played by Virginie Ledoyen, and the rest of the cast includes Jonathan Zaccaï, Thibault de Montalembert, Garance Marillier, and Alix Poisson.