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List of French television series
This is a list of Television Programs that have been produced by France. It includes series made by France alone as well as those produced in collaboration with various other Countries. Almost all of the series France has made are in the French language. Shows that are exceptions to this rule are also included in this list.
Most of the programs on this list are original French creations. However, many French Game Shows and Reality Shows are based on one or more series or television show franchises from other Countries, most commonly from the UK. These and other programs that have been remade in France are also included in another section, at the bottom of this article.
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Original French Programs
Action-Drama
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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Reporters[1][2][3] | N/A | 2007-2009 | 23x15px France 23x15px Belgium |
French | In the competitive field of journalism, television and newspaper reporters face diverse challenges and dangers while pursuing the truth and trying to keep the public's interest. |
Adult
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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X Femmes[4] | (lit. X Women) | 2008-2009 | 23x15px France | French | A series of erotic short films made by female directors on the topic of sex/love. |
Animated
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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Agrippine[5][6] | (lit. Agrippina) | 2001 | 23x15px France | French | A series of twenty-six episodes, each lasting twenty-six minutes, based on the comic book by French artist Claire Bretécher. Stories center around the exploits of the titular character, Agrippine, a spoiled teenage girl. Agrippine is the French version of the name Agrippina. |
Avez-vous déjà vu..?[7][8] | (lit. Have you ever seen..?) | 2006 | 23x15px France | French | One hundred and fifty episodes, each of about 45 seconds duration. The format consists of a narrator asking, "Have you ever seen..?" followed by various outlandish scenarios such as, "A chip in a G-string", "Houses who compete at who can spit the furthest" or "A horror movie for candy". Then there is a short, comical animation enacting the described situation. Each sketch ends with the narrator saying, "Maintenant, Oui" (English: "Now, Yes"). |
Babar | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 1989-1991 | 23x15px France 23x15px Canada |
French English |
Based on the books by Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff. The King of the elephants, Babar, tells stories of his adventurous youth to his children. |
Bibifoc | Seabert | 1984–1986 | 23x15px France 23x15px Belgium |
French English |
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Clémentine | Clementine's Enchanted Journey | 1985-1987 | 23x15px France | French | A ten-year-old girl who was rendered a paraplegic in an airplane crash travels the world with her family in search of a cure for her condition. At night she dreams that she can walk and travels through time and fantasy, with her flying cat, fighting demons. |
Code Lyoko | N/A | 2003-2007 | 23x15px France | French English Spanish |
A boy, Jeremie, and his friends must enter a supercomputer in order to fight a malevolent artificial intelligence named X.A.N.A. who is bent on conquering the world and all the humans in it. |
Code Lyoko: Evolution | N/A | 2013 | 23x15px France | French | A year after the events of Code Lyoko, Jeremie and his friends are again forced from their regular lives as X.A.N.A., inadvertently released by a mad scientist, returns to threaten humanity once more. |
Garfield et Cie | The Garfield Show | 2008 - present | 23x15px France 23x15px USA |
French English |
CGI animated series based on the American comic strip Garfield by cartoonist Jim Davis. |
Il était une fois… l'Espace | Once Upon a Time... Space | 1982 | 23x15px France Template:Country data Japan Japan |
French | |
Il était une fois... l'homme | Once Upon a Time... Man | 1978 | 23x15px France Template:Country data Japan Japan |
French | |
Il était une fois... la vie | Once Upon a Time... Life | 1987 | 23x15px France Template:Country data Japan Japan |
French Czech |
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Il était une fois... les Amériques | Once Upon a Time... The Americas | 1991 | 23x15px France | French | |
Il était une fois... les Découvreurs | Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers | 1994 | 23x15px France | French | |
Il était une fois... les Explorateurs | Once Upon a Time... The Explorers | 1996 | 23x15px France | French | |
Inspector Gadget | N/A | 1983-1986 | 23x15px France 23x15px Canada 23x15px USA Template:Country data Japan Japan 23x15px Taiwan |
French English |
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La Vie des animaux[9] | (lit. The Life of animals) | 1952-1966 | 23x15px France | French | Stylized drawings of animals animated to music. Created by Frédéric Rossif, with commentary by Claude Darget. |
Le Manège enchanté | 1964-1971 | 23x15px France | French | The original French program, later reworked for the UK series The Magic Roundabout which ran from 1965–1977. | |
Les Aventures de Colargol | Barnaby (UK), Jeremy the Bear (Canada) |
1967-1974 | 23x15px France 23x15px Poland |
French Polish |
Stop motion animated series about a bear named Colargol who wants to sing and travel the world. |
Les Aventures de Tintin | The Adventures of Tintin | 1991–1992 | 23x15px France 23x15px Canada |
French English |
Second television adaptation of Belgian artist Georges Remi's popular comic book series Les Aventures de Tintin (English: The Adventures of Tintin). |
Les Aventures de Tintin, d'après Hergé | Hergé's Adventures of Tintin | 1959–1964 | 23x15px France 23x15px Belgium |
French | First television adaptation of Belgian artist Georges Remi's popular comic book series Les Aventures de Tintin (English: The Adventures of Tintin). |
Les mondes engloutis | Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (lit. The Engulfed Worlds) |
1985–1987 | 23x15px France | French | |
Les Nouvelles Aventures de Lucky Luke | The New Adventures of Lucky Luke | 2001-2003 | 23x15px France | French | Based on the comic book series by Belgian artist Morris. Lucky Luke, the sharpshooting cowboy who draws faster than his own shadow, keeps desperadoes like The Daltons, Billy the Kid and Jesse James in check. |
Oggy et les Cafards | Oggy and the Cockroaches | 1998 – present | 23x15px France 23x15px Canada |
French English |
The slapstick style story of a lazy blue cat, Oggy, who's quiet life keeps being interrupted by three cockroaches named after members of the Ramones musical group. |
Potlach | 2006 | 23x15px France 23x15px Italy |
French | ||
Robo Story | N/A | 1985 | 23x15px France | French | |
Robotboy | 2005-2008 | 23x15px France 23x15px UK |
French English |
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The Legend of Calamity Jane | 1997-1998 | 23x15px France 23x15px USA |
French English |
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Titeuf | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 2001 and 2008[10] |
23x15px France | French | Based on the Swiss comic series created by Zep. |
Totally Spies! | N/A | 2001-2014 | 23x15px France 23x15px Canada |
French English |
A parody of spy films and teen television series inspired by the nineteen seventies series Charlie's Angels. Follows the adventures of three teenage girls who are in reality secret agents. |
Comedy
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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Blague à Part[11][12][13] | (lit. Joke Aside), meaning all kidding aside.[14] | 1998-2003 | 23x15px France | A sitcom depicting the daily lives of Psychiatrist Isabelle and Comedian Nicolas, a married couple and their friends. | |
Caméra Café | 2001-2004 | 23x15px France | Series consisting of seven minute episodes taking place in an office. All action is shot from the point of view of the coffee machine. | ||
Des soucis et des hommes | 2012 | ||||
Fais pas ci, Fais pas ça | |||||
H | 1998–2002 | 23x15px France | |||
Kaamelott | 2004-2009 | 23x15px France | Medieval fantasy, comedy about the legendary King Arthur and his quest for the Holy Grail. The episodes range in duration from three and a half minutes to forty-four minutes, getting longer as the series progresses. | ||
La Famille Guérin | |||||
Le Bébête Show | 1982-1995 | 23x15px France | |||
Le SAV des Emissions | |||||
Les années fac | 1995-1998 | ||||
Les Filles d'à côté | 1993-1995 | ||||
Les Guignols de l'info | (lit. The Puppets of info) | 1988 - present | 23x15px France | Satirical news show with puppets. | |
Les Nouvelles Filles d'à côté | 1995-1996 | ||||
Les Shadoks de sho | |||||
Mes Pires Potes[15][16][17] | 2000-2001 | 23x15px France | |||
Samantha Oups! | |||||
Scènes de ménages | |||||
Soda | |||||
Sous le soleil | 1996-2008 | ||||
Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez | 2013 - present | ||||
Totale impro | |||||
Un gars, une fille | |||||
Une famille formidable | |||||
Vous les femmes | WOMEN! (lit. You the women) | 2007-2011 | 23x15px France | Sketch comedy series written by and starring Judith Siboni and Olivia Côte. The two play various women from all walks of life in ordinary circumstances that often turn absurd. | |
WorkinGirls | 2012 - present |
Comedy-Drama
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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Clash[18][19][20] | N/A | 2012 | 23x15px France | Six episodes of 52 minutes length following a group of adolescent friends. Each episode focuses on a different member of the group and examines their relationship with their parents and family. | |
Hélène et les garçons | (lit. Hélène and the Boys) | 1992-1994 | 23x15px France | Hélène et les Garçons is a spin-off of Premiers Baisers. The romantic adventures begin when college student Hélène Girard, played by French singer Hélène Rollès, and her roommates Cathy and Johanna meet three male college roommates. | |
Le miracle de l'amour | (lit. The miracle of love) | 1995–1996 | 23x15px France | First spin-off series of Hélène et les Garçons. | |
Les mystères de l'amour | Love in Paris (lit. The mysteries of love) | 2011 - present | 23x15px France | A romantic drama and the third spin-off series derived from Hélène et les Garçons. | |
Les vacances de l'amour | (lit. The holidays of love) | 1996–2007 | 23x15px France | Second spin-off series of Hélène et les Garçons. | |
Premiers Baisers[21][22] | (lit. First Kisses) | 1991-1995 | 23x15px France | This story follows the romantic adventures of sixteen-year-old Justine and her friends. Also the character of Hélène Girard, Justine's older sister and the main character of Hélène et les garçons and it's sequels is first introduced in Premiers Baisers. | |
Victoire Bonnot[23][24][25] | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 2010-2012 | 23x15px France |
Documentary Series
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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Des racines et des ailes | 1997 - present | 23x15px France | Series that explores unique cultures and periods of history in France and other countries. | ||
Enquêtes Extraordinaires[26][27] | (lit. Extraordinary Investigations) | 2010- | 23x15px France | An investigative program that conducts scientific examinations of unexplained phenomena and experiences. | |
Faut pas rêver[28][29] | 1990 - present | 23x15px France | |||
Thalassa | 1975 – present | 23x15px France | Named for a Greek primordial goddess/personification of the sea whose name literally means "Sea", Thalassa is a documentary series focusing entirely on the sea from an ecological, geographical, sporting, transportation and historic point of view. | ||
Ushuaïa Nature[30][31] | 1998 - present | 23x15px France |
Drama
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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3 x Manon[32][33][34] | 2014 | 23x15px France | Fifteen-year-old Manon is sent to a rehabilitation center after stabbing her mother. She has six months to prove herself. | ||
Borgia | N/A | 2011 - present | 23x15px France 23x15px Germany 23x15px Czech Republic |
English | historical |
Clem | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 2010 - present | 23x15px France | Clémentine (Clem), a sixteen year old girl discovers she is fourteen weeks pregnant. It being too late for her to choose, she must carry her son to term. | |
Fabien Cosma[35][36][37] | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 2001-2007 | 23x15px France | Medical series staring Louis-Karim Nébati, named after the main character, Dr. Fabien Cosma. | |
Napoléon | historical |
Game Show
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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60 secondes chrono | |||||
Au pied du mur ! | |||||
Avec ou Sans Joker | |||||
Des chiffres et des lettres | |||||
Fort Boyard | 1990 – present | 23x15px France | The original version of the now international show. It has been remade in many countries, usually under the same title or one that is similar. | ||
Intervilles | |||||
Le 4ème duel | |||||
Le Cube | |||||
Les Douze Coups de Midi | |||||
Les Z'Amours | |||||
Money Drop | |||||
Mot de passe | |||||
Motus | |||||
N'oubliez pas les paroles! | |||||
Pékin Express | |||||
Questions pour un champion | |||||
Qui chante le plus juste ? | |||||
Tout le monde aime la France | |||||
Tout le monde veut prendre sa place | |||||
Une famille en or |
News
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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12/13[38][39] | N/A | 1990 - present | 23x15px France | A midday news report that lasts 50 minutes and plays all seven days of the week on France 3. Past names include 12H45 and 12/14. | |
19/20[40][41] | N/A | 1986 - present | 23x15px France | A France 3 program that begins at 7:25 p.m. and lasts thirty minutes on weeknights and twenty-five minutes on Saturday and Sunday nights. 19/20 covers national, European and international news stories. | |
66 minutes[42][43] | N/A | 2006 - present | 23x15px France | A Sunday night general news program, made by M6, that has a run-time of 66 minutes. | |
90' Enquêtes | |||||
Appels d'urgence | |||||
Au cœur de l'enquête | |||||
Au cœur du crime | |||||
Capital | |||||
Complément d'enquête | |||||
En quête d'actualité[44] | 2012 - present | 23x15px France | A ninety minute news series on France's channel D8. Originally a bi-weekly program alternating with En quête de solutions. As of September, 2013 En quête d'actualité airs weekly. | ||
En quête de solutions | |||||
Encore plus d'action | |||||
Enquête d'action | |||||
Enquête exclusive | |||||
Enquêtes criminelles : le magazine des faits divers | |||||
Enquêtes et révélations | |||||
Envoyé spécial | |||||
Faites entrer l'accusé | |||||
Harry Roselmack en immersion | |||||
Kiosque | |||||
Le Journal télévisé | |||||
Parole Directe | |||||
Pièces à Conviction | 2000 - present | 23x15px France | |||
Reportages | |||||
Sept à huit | |||||
Suspect n° 1 | |||||
Zone Interdite | (lit. Forbidden Zone) | 1993 - present | 23x15px France |
Police/Crime Drama
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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Alice Nevers: Le juge est une Femme[45][46][47] | The Judge Is a Woman | 1993 – present | 23x15px France | French | The investigations of the titular character who is a Juge d'instruction (Examining Magistrate). The 1993 pilot episode's title was Le juge est une femme (The judge is a woman). For the first seven seasons (1994-2002) the show was named Florence Larrieu, le juge est une femme after the main character Florence Larrieu, played by Florence Pernel. In 2002, when Pernel left the series, the name changed to match that of the new lead character, Alice Nevers, played by Marine Delterme. |
Antigone 34[48][49][50] | N/A (The title is the name of the police district where the story takes place.) | 2012 | 23x15px France | French | Set in Antigone, an area in the city of Montpellier. Police detective Léa Hippolyte solves crimes with the help of her two unconventional friends psychologist, Hélène de Soyère and doctor, Victor Carlier. |
Arsène Lupin | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 1971-1974 | 23x15px France 23x15px Canada 23x15px Netherlands 23x16px Switzerland 23x15px Italy 23x15px Germany 23x15px Austria |
French | Loosely based on the novels by Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin is a gentleman thief and master of disguise. |
Braquo | Slang for Braquage (armed robbery). | 2009 - present | 23x15px France | French | Max Rossi of the SDPJ of Hauts-de-Seine (a branch of the criminal investigation division of the Police Nationale) commits suicide after being wrongfully accused of criminal negligence. Devastated by the loss of their superior, Eddy, Walter, Roxane and Théo vow to do whatever it takes to right this wrong, even if they must step outside of the law to do it. |
Candice Renoir[51][52] | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 2013 - present | 23x15px France | French | After a decade spent raising her four children, Commandant Candice Renoir returns to the police force.[53] |
Commissaire Cordier[54][55][56] | (lit. Commissioner Cordier), though the position is not actually identical. See: Commissaire de police | 2005-2008 | 23x15px France | French | After his promotion to Commissaire Principal, Pierre Cordier continues his fight against crime without the aid of his children, who have both left home. This is a spin-off of the series Les Cordiers: Juge et Flic, which followed Pierre Cordier's adventures with his daughter and son who are an Investigative Journalist and an Examining Magistrate. |
Commissaire Moulin | (lit. Commissioner Moulin), though the position is not actually identical. See: Commissaire de police | 1976-1982 and 1989-2008 | 23x15px France | French | A long running police series following the adventures of Jean-Paul Moulin, a lighthearted police Commissaire, and his team as they solve crimes. |
Engrenages | Spiral (lit. Gears) |
2005 - present | 23x15px France | French | Most seasons begin with a gruesomely realistic corpse or two being found. Then Capitaine Laure Berthaud aggressively investigates these crimes along with Lieutenants "Gilou" and "Tintin" and the rest of her team. Meanwhile, at the Palais de Justice, François Roban a Juge d'instruction (Examining Magistrate) and Pierre Clément a Substitut du Procureur (Assistant Prosecutor) deal with other crimes and corrupt politics in the community. Often on the other side of the law, Joséphine Karlsson a young lawyer will defend anyone and resort to anything in an effort to become wealthy and powerful. |
Femmes de loi[57][58][59] | (lit. Women of law) | 2000-2009 | 23x15px France | French | Elisabeth Brochène, a Substitut du Procureur (Assistant Prosecutor), and Police Lieutenant Marie Balaguère team up to solve criminal cases. |
Julie Lescaut | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 1992-2014 | 23x15px France | French | A twenty-two season series about the adventures of Commissaire Julie Lescaut. Commissaire Lescaut (played by Véronique Genest) is the single mother of two girls, Sarah and Élisabeth ("Babou"), and runs a Commissariat de Police staffed with about thirty officers, who are under her command. |
Léa Parker[60][61][62] | Lea Parker | 2004-2006 | 23x15px France | French | Léa Parker is an elite agent for the D.O.S. (Division des Opérations Spéciales, lit. Division of Special Operations), a secret section of the Police Nationale. However, this life and it's adventures are kept hidden from her friends and family, all of whom believe her to be a simple police archivist. |
Les Beaux Mecs[63][64][65] | (lit. The Handsome Guys) In this case the title is referring to gangsters and means something closer to The Wise Guys. | 2011 | 23x15px France | French | |
Les Bleus: premiers pas dans la police | (lit. The Rookies: first steps in the police) | 2006-2010 | 23x15px France | French | A group of young cops participate in their first investigations ranging from dog napping to murder. In addition to these challenges Laura suspects that the Commissaire is her father, Lyès tries to keep his siblings in line, Kévin has nowhere to live, Nadia is having an affair with the boss and Alex's friends are all petty criminals. Mostly humorous, but sometimes tragic, as when Laura's refusal to believe a victim ends in suicide. The show is popular for the same-sex romance between Kévin and Capitaine Yann Berthier. |
Les Cordiers: Juge et Flic[66][67] | (lit. The Cordiers: Judge and Cop) | 1992-2005 | 23x15px France | French | Depicts the crime fighting adventures of the Cordier family. Pierre Cordier is a police Commissaire in Nanterre, a region of Paris. His son, Bruno, is a Juge d'instruction (Examining Magistrate) and his daughter, Myriam, is an Investigative Journalist. This series is followed by a spin-off, Commissaire Cordier, which continues Commissaire Pierre Cordier's career after both his children have left. |
Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie | (lit.Agatha Christie's Little Murders) | 2009 - present | 23x15px France 23x16px Switzerland |
French | French adaptations of some of Agatha Christie's mysteries. |
Les Témoins | Witnesses | 2014 | 23x15px France 23x15px Belgium 23x15px USA 23x15px Canada |
French | Bodies of murder victims are pulled from graves, and the former police chief is implicated. |
Marie Pervenche[68][69] | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 1984-1991 | 23x15px France 23x16px Switzerland |
French | While working at a Paris Commissariat, Marie Lorieux gets tired of her limited assignment of handing out parking tickets. She begins to conduct her own investigations into the city's crimes. |
Navarro[70][71][72] | N/A (Title is main character's name.) | 1989–2006 | 23x15px France 23x16px Switzerland |
French | Single father, Antoine Navarro, raises his daughter (Yolande) and works as a Parisian Commissaire de Police. |
No Limit | N/A | 2012 - present | 23x15px France | French | |
P.J.[73][74][75] | C.I.D. Not to be confused with C.I.D., the 1998-present Indian police drama series. |
1997–2009 | 23x15px France | French | A window into the daily lives of the officers of a Paris Commissariat de Police. P.J. is also known in France as P.J.: Police judiciaire (lit. P.J.: judicial Police). |
Profilage[76][77][78] | (lit. Profiling) | 2009 – present | 23x15px France | French | Created by Sophie Lebarbier and Fanny Robert. Criminal Psychologist, Chloé Saint-Laurent, puts herself in the shoes of victims and criminals alike to assist the police in solving crimes. |
Section de Recherches[79][80][81] | (lit. Research Section) | 2006 – present | 23x15px France | French | The Section de recherches (SR) is a research unit of the Gendarmerie nationale. They regularly handle difficult cases such as disappearances, child abductions and sex crimes and are empowered to extend their investigations beyond French borders. |
Trois femmes flics[82][83] | (lit. Three women cops) | 2005 | 23x15px France | French | Three friends and roommates (Lisa, Manu and Justine) kickoff their careers in the police. |
Reality Show
Soap Opera
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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Plus belle la vie | 2004 - present | 23x15px France | Popular show that plays five days a week. It already has over two thousand episodes and five million regular viewers. |
Supernatural/Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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Éternelle | 2009 | 23x15px France | |||
Hero Corp | 2008 - present | 23x15px France | |||
Joséphine Ange Gardien | (lit. Joséphine Guardian Angel) | 1997 - present | 23x15px France 23x15px Belgium 23x16px Switzerland |
For the first season known as Joséphine, profession ange gardien (lit. Joséphine, profession guardian angel). A Comedy-Drama about a guardian angel who solves people's problems with her insight and magical powers. | |
Les Revenants | The Returned | 2012 - present | 23x15px France | Long dead citizens of a small town return and try to pick up where they left off with their living friends and relatives. Based on Les Revenants the 2004 French film. | |
Mystère | Lost Signs | 2007 | 23x15px France 23x15px Belgium 23x16px Switzerland |
A mini-series about alien abductions. | |
Une Fille D'Enfer[87][88][89] | (lit. A Girl from Hell) | 2004-2005 | 23x15px France | A demon in the form of a young girl tries to trick a teenage boy into selling his soul. |
Talk Show
Original Title | English Title (or Literal Meaning) |
Year | Country | Original Language | Summary |
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Apostrophes | 1975–1990 | 23x15px France | Features discussions on literature with one or more well known author per episode. | ||
Bienvenue chez Cauet | |||||
Bouillon de Culture | 1991–2001 | 23x15px France | Created by Bernard Pivot as a replacement for his earlier show, Apostrophes. Like it's predecessor, Bouillon de Culture consists mainly of literary discussions but also covers many other cultural topics. | ||
C à vous | |||||
Ce soir avec Arthur | |||||
Courbet sans aucun doute | |||||
Jusqu'ici tout va bien | |||||
Le Grand 8 | |||||
Le Grand Journal | |||||
Le Petit Journal | |||||
Les Feux de la Rampe[90][91] | 2001-2003 | 23x15px France | Bernard Rapp interviews famous actors from French theater and cinema, one on one. | ||
On n'est pas couché | |||||
Touche pas à mon poste ! | |||||
Tout le monde en a parlé | |||||
Zemmour et Naulleau |
French Versions of Programs from Other Countries
Comedy
Title | Year | Country | Country of Original Program | Summary |
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Le Bureau | 2006 | 23x15px France | 23x15px United Kingdom | French version of the popular British television series The Office. |
Game Show
Title | Year | Country | Country of Original Program | Summary |
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Le Juste Prix | 1987-2002 &2009-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px USA | French version of the American game show The Price Is Right. From December 31, 2001 to January 19, 2002 the show was aired under the title Le Juste Euro. |
Qui veut gagner des millions ? | 2000-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px United Kingdom | French version of the international game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? which is of UK origin. |
Police/Crime Drama
Title | Year | Country | Country of Original Program | Summary |
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Falco[92][93][94] | 2013-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px Germany | French adaptation of the German police drama Der letzte Bulle (lit. The Last Cop). Lieutenant Alexandre Falco is shot in the head in the year 1991. Twenty-two years later he awakes from his coma and, refusing retirement, returns to active duty. |
R.I.S, police scientifique | 2006-2014 | 23x15px France | 23x15px Italy | (lit. R.I.S, scientific police) French remake of the Italian original, RIS Delitti Imperfetti, which concentrates on the scientific side of crime investagation. |
Reality Show
Title | Year | Country | Country of Original Program | Summary |
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Bachelor, le gentleman célibataire | 2003-2005, 2013-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px USA | French version of the original American series, The Bachelor. |
Baby Boom | 2011-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px United Kingdom | Based on the original British series One Born Every Minute. |
Danse avec les stars | 2011-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px United Kingdom | The French version of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. |
Ice Show[95] | 2013 | 23x15px France | 23x15px United Kingdom | Adapted from the UK's Dancing on Ice.[96] Four of the biggest names in French figure-skating, Philippe Candeloro, Surya Bonaly, Gwendal Peizerat and Sarah Abitbol each head a team of two celebrities and their professional figure-skating partners as they compete before judges. |
Koh-Lanta | 2001-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px United Kingdom | French version of the Survivor series. Although the Swedish version of the show was the first to air on television, Survivor was created in the UK. |
La France a un incroyable talent | 2006-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px United Kingdom | (lit. France has incredible talent) French adaptation of the UK series Britain's Got Talent. The show airs weekly on M6. |
Loft Story | 2001-2002 | 23x15px France | 23x15px Netherlands | A French reworking of the original Dutch series Big Brother. Inspired the French Canadian series of the same name. |
MasterChef | 2010-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px United Kingdom | The French version of the UK original series MasterChef which premiered in 1990. |
Nouvelle Star | 2003-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px United Kingdom | France's version of the original 2001-2003 British series Pop Idol, which spawned the Idols TV series international franchise. |
Popstars | 2001-2013 | 23x15px France | 23x15px New Zealand | Musical reality series based on the New Zealand original Popstars. |
Rising Star | 2014-present | 23x15px France | Template:Country data Israel Israel | Not to be confused with the American series of the same name which started the same year, Rising Star. Both series were based on the Israeli series, HaKokhav HaBa, which began a year earlier. |
Secret Story | 2007-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px Netherlands | Another adaptation of the original Dutch series Big Brother. |
Star Academy | 2002–2009 | 23x15px France | 23x15px Spain | French adaptation of the original Spanish Star Academy show, named Operación Triunfo (lit. Operation Triumph). |
The Voice: la plus belle voix | 2012-present | 23x15px France | 23x15px Netherlands | (lit. The Voice: the most beautiful voice) French adaptation of the original Dutch series The Voice of Holland and is part of the The Voice TV series franchise. |
Top Chef | 2010-present | 23x15px France 23x15px Belgium |
23x15px USA | Franco-Belgian adaptation of the American reality show of the same name. |
Un air de star[97] | 2013 | 23x15px France | 23x15px Spain | French adaptation of the Spanish show Tu cara me suena. |
See also
- Cinema of France
- Culture of France
- List of French-language Canadian television series
- List of French-language films
- Lists of French films
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