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    French Drama TV Shows

    The 40 most popular french drama TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Wakfu
    TMDB4.1

    Wakfu

    2008 · FR

    Follow Yugo and his friends Amalia, Evangelyne, Tristepin, Ruel and Az as they try to rescue the world of Wakfu from destruction.

    Tomorrow Is Ours
    TMDB3.1

    Tomorrow Is Ours

    2017 · FR

    The story revolves around the people of Sète, France. Their lives are punctuated by family rivalries, romance and scenes from daily life, but also by plots involving police investigations, secrets and betrayals.

    Ici tout commence
    TMDB3.4

    Ici tout commence

    2020 · FR

    This television drama series is centered around the prestigious culinary school of renowned chef Auguste Armand. The show follows the lives of students and staff as they navigate the challenges and pressures of the culinary world—delving into their personal and professional lives, revealing secrets, rivalries, and complex relationships.

    Lupin
    TMDB3.8

    Lupin

    2021 · FR

    Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.

    Plus belle la vie
    TMDB2.2

    Plus belle la vie

    2004 · FR

    The daily lives of the inhabitants of "le Mistral", an imaginary neighbourhood in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, where wealthy families cross paths with the less than rich.

    Kaamelott
    TMDB4.2

    Kaamelott

    2005 · FR

    Kaamelott is a French comedy medieval fantasy television series created, directed, written, scored, and edited by Alexandre Astier, who also starred as the main character. The series, which originally ran for six seasons (referred to as 'books'), ran from January 3, 2005, to October 31, 2009, on M6. In this offbeat account of King Arthur's quest for the Grail, virtually every journey, battle or adventure is stopped dead in its tracks by the knights of the round table's most worldly traits: cowardice, greed, idiocy or misplaced chivalry. As a consequence, instead of epic adventures we are treated with the characters' pragmatic and anachronistic take on each and every event in the Grail legend, true to the purest sitcom tradition.

    Plus belle la vie, encore plus belle
    TMDB2.9

    Plus belle la vie, encore plus belle

    2024 · FR

    No overview available

    Les Mystères de l'amour
    TMDB3.0

    Les Mystères de l'amour

    2011 · FR

    Direct sequel to the cult French TV series “Hélène et les Garçons”.

    The Big Valley
    TMDB3.1

    The Big Valley

    1965 · FR

    The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.

    Doc Martin
    TMDB4.2

    Doc Martin

    2004 · UK

    Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film Saving Grace. The show is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, England, with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn. Five series aired between 2004 and 2011, together with a feature-length special that aired on Christmas Day 2006. Series 6 began airing on ITV on 2 September 2013.

    Murders in...
    TMDB3.6

    Murders in...

    2013 · FR

    Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.

    Find Me in Paris
    TMDB4.0

    Find Me in Paris

    2018 · FR

    When Lena Grisky, a Russian Princess and student at the Paris Opera Ballet School accidentally time travels to present day, she must quickly adapt if she hopes to keep her secret and hide from the dangerous Time Collectors.

    The Bureau
    TMDB4.1

    The Bureau

    2015 · FR

    Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their mission is to identify individuals who may be recruited as sources of information. Operating "under caption", that is to say in a fabricated identity from scratch, they live for many years in a permanent duplicity. Our hero just returned from a clandestine mission six years in Damascus. But contrary to what is required by safety rules, he does not abandon his legend and the identity under which he lived in Syria, thus putting in danger the whole system.

    Riviera
    TMDB2.5

    Riviera

    1991 · US

    No overview available

    Tootuff
    TMDB3.0

    Tootuff

    2001 · FR

    The boisterous teenager with the flamboyant blonde forelock is the megastar of the school playground. Surrounded by his loyal gang of friends—led by Manu—he never shies away from a bit of mischief, pulling out all the stops to catch the eye of the lovely Nadia.

    A Guy, a Girl
    TMDB3.3

    A Guy, a Girl

    1999 · FR

    This series tells the daily life of a couple : Jean and Alexandra. From easy cases: in bed, in the living room, in the kitchen, by phone... to rare ones: lost on an island or in the country, in Hong Kong, during a wedding... Jean and Alexandra's life is not exactly a long, quiet river.

    At Theatre Tonight
    TMDB3.5

    At Theatre Tonight

    1966 · FR

    At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard VII theater.

    Maigret
    TMDB3.9

    Maigret

    1991 · BE

    The pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.

    The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
    TMDB3.7

    The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

    2009 · FR

    French adaptations of the stories by Agatha Christie.

    Versailles
    TMDB3.9

    Versailles

    2015 · FR

    The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.

    War of the Worlds
    TMDB3.2

    War of the Worlds

    1988 · CA

    Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s. The fate of Earth may very well rest in the hands of a small yet courageous band: astrophysicist Harrison Blackwood, paraplegic computer wizard Norton Drake, microbiologist Suzanne McCullough and military man Paul Ironhorse.

    Hélène et les Garçons
    TMDB2.6

    Hélène et les Garçons

    1992 · FR

    The sitcom follows Hélène Girard and her friends in their life as students.

    Spiral
    TMDB4.0

    Spiral

    2005 · FR

    This gritty crime drama set in the dark underbelly of Paris follows police officers and lawyers as they investigate and prosecute crimes. Throw any romantic notion of Paris out the window. Crime is dark. The legal system is darker. This is Spiral.

    Profiling Paris
    TMDB3.5

    Profiling Paris

    2009 · FR

    Chloé Saint-Laurent is a profiler and works with a police team to solve murders in Paris. She's very sweet, she wears very colored clothes and a huge yellow bag. She looks like a little girl who need a doll, but she's very smart and a very good profiler. Step by step, she fit in the team and her colleagues, very reserved at first, became her best friends.

    SKAM France
    TMDB4.1

    SKAM France

    2018 · FR

    Skam France follows five french girls and their friends as they go to high-school.

    War of the Worlds
    TMDB3.6

    War of the Worlds

    2019 · FR

    When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction?

    A French Village
    TMDB3.8

    A French Village

    2009 · FR

    The stories of the people of Villeneuve, a fictional subprefecture, in the Jura, in German–occupied France during the Second World War.

    Seconde Chance
    TMDB3.0

    Seconde Chance

    2008 · FR

    No overview available

    Alice Nevers, le juge est une femme
    TMDB2.5

    Alice Nevers, le juge est une femme

    2002 · FR

    No overview available

    The Traveller
    TMDB3.5

    The Traveller

    2019 · FR

    Hunting down killers to help bereaved families get justice is more than just a job; it’s a duty for Thomas Bareski, a retired, hotshot police detective eager to reopen unsolved murder cases in a mission to find the culprits.

    Constellation
    TMDB3.5

    Constellation

    2024 · DE

    When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed.

    Largo Winch
    TMDB3.0

    Largo Winch

    2001 · US

    Largo Winch is a television program based on the Belgian comic book series of the same name by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme that first aired on January 26, 2001 in France on M6, and May 3, 2001 in Germany on ProSieben. The show lasted two seasons. Guest stars included Kim Poirier, Vernon Dobtcheff, Elisha Cuthbert and David Carradine.

    The Cage
    TMDB3.4

    The Cage

    2024 · FR

    Dreaming of going pro, a young fighter struggles to be seen until an unexpected face-off lands him a shot at the big time — and a ruthless rivalry.

    Crossbow
    TMDB3.1

    Crossbow

    1987 · FR

    Crossbow follows the adventures of William Tell and takes place in the 14th-century in Switzerland. William Tell and his son are imprisoned by the tyrannical Gessler. As Governor of Austria, Gessler plans to stop the Swiss uprising. Having split the apple on his son's head with his crossbow, much to Gessler's chagrin, there is no stopping William Tell's legendary strength and skill.

    Cassandre
    TMDB3.4

    Cassandre

    2015 · FR

    No overview available

    Drops of God
    TMDB3.8

    Drops of God

    2023 · FR

    While the world of wine mourns the death of Alexandre Léger, his estranged daughter, Camille, learns his extraordinary collection is now hers. But before she can claim her inheritance, Camille must best Alexandre's protégé, Issei, in a test of their senses.

    The Returned
    TMDB3.7

    The Returned

    2012 · FR

    In the shadow of an enormous hydraulic dam, the lives of the residents of a small French town are changed to their core when hundreds of previously dead relatives all return home on the same day.

    Paolo
    TMDB2.5

    Paolo

    2026 · FR

    Follow working-class Paolo's unsettling intrusion into the life of Téophane Tolbiac, a young and up-and-coming politician.

    The Art of Crime
    TMDB3.4

    The Art of Crime

    2017 · FR

    Fired for insubordination, PJ Antoine Verlay, good cop but a blood strand and having difficulty working as a team, is attached to the OCBC (Central Office for the fight against Traffic in Cultural Goods) thanks to the intervention of the commander Pardo, his friend who becomes, therefore, his new superior. A clever investigator, but a stranger to everything related to culture, Antoine will have to work with Florence Chassagne, renowned art historian, who lives, speaks and breathes culture, to the point that - fruit of her great imagination - it happens to her in the midst of daydreams, to see and talk to the great artists who have disappeared as if they were familiar to her.

    Bref
    TMDB4.1

    Bref

    2011 · FR

    A lost thirty-something shares his struggles, from failed relationships to boring jobs and pointless nights out. Stuck in his routine at first, he slowly evolves, searching for meaning in his life. In short, he's just trying to live.

    About French Drama TV Shows

    French television

    French television has moved from a broadcast-dominated tradition into a strong export position, particularly in crime and spy drama. The results tend to be shorter-run and more cinematic than Anglo-American equivalents.

    Drama

    Television drama is where the medium made its case as film's equal, from the cable era's antihero epics to the current streaming wave. Long-form gives character change room to actually happen.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1965–2026
    Best reviewed
    Kaamelott (8.5)
    Often also
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    Longest run
    37 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best French drama TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Wakfu, Tomorrow Is Ours, and Ici tout commence. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    French drama TV shows are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these TV shows?
    Every show page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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