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    French Mystery TV Shows

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

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    Lupin
    TMDB3.8

    Lupin

    2021

    country: France

    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.

    Murders in...
    TMDB3.6

    Murders in...

    2013

    country: France

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

    Spiral
    TMDB3.9

    Spiral

    2005

    country: France

    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.

    HIP - High Intellectual Potential
    TMDB3.8

    HIP - High Intellectual Potential

    2021

    country: France

    Morgane is 38-years old, has three children, two exes and an IQ of 160; her destiny as a cleaner is turned upside-down when her extraordinary abilities are spotted by the police who offer her a job as a consultant.

    Constellation
    TMDB3.5

    Constellation

    2024

    country: Germany

    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.

    Maigret
    TMDB4.0

    Maigret

    1991

    country: Belgium

    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

    country: France

    French adaptations of the stories by Agatha Christie.

    The Tunnel
    TMDB3.8

    The Tunnel

    2013

    country: France

    The plot follows detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman working together to find a serial killer who left the upper-half body of a French politician and the lower-half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. They later learn that the killer—who comes to be nicknamed the "Truth Terrorist"—is on a moral crusade to highlight many social problems, terrorising both countries in the process

    The Adventures of Tintin
    TMDB4.0

    The Adventures of Tintin

    1991

    country: France

    Travel with Tintin, the young and intrepid Belgian reporter, and his faithful dog Snowy as they take you from Tibet to the Moon, or from Egypt to the depths of the sea -- solving mysteries, pursuing truth and justice, and gambling with their lives.

    Lost Signs
    TMDB3.5

    Lost Signs

    2007

    country: France

    A strange geometric shape in a field becomes the key to a young woman's dark family past.

    Petits secrets en famille
    TMDB4.0

    Petits secrets en famille

    2016

    country: France

    No overview available

    The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret
    TMDB4.4

    The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret

    1967

    country: France

    No overview available

    The Hunt
    TMDB3.8

    The Hunt

    2026

    country: France

    When friends on a hunting trip get into a deadly clash with other hunters, they vow to keep it a secret. But as paranoia sets in—and a ruthless gang seeks revenge—the friends must confront their morality, families, and savage instincts.

    Cain
    TMDB3.1

    Cain

    2012

    country: France

    A cynical experienced homicide detective based in Marseilles, France is crippled in the line of duty and depends on a wheelchair to get around. He is accompanied by a young ,vivacious female detective who's been forced on him to train as a condition of his ability to continue to work as a field detective.

    The Crimson Rivers
    TMDB3.3

    The Crimson Rivers

    2018

    country: France

    Old-school police detective Pierre Niemans and his former student Camille Delaunay tackle complex, brutal murder cases.

    Eurocops
    TMDB3.3

    Eurocops

    1988

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    The Missing
    TMDB3.6

    The Missing

    2014

    country: Belgium

    A gripping anthological relationship thriller series exploring the emotional fallout of a child's abduction not only on the family but on the wider community, told over two time frames.

    The Forest
    TMDB3.5

    The Forest

    2017

    country: France

    In a small quiet village in the Ardennes, a sixteen-year-old girl disappears into the forest after calling her teacher in the middle of the night. Captain Gaspard Deker, a former soldier and newly arrived single father is conducting the investigation with Virginie Musso, the local cop. Also helping is the teacher, Eve Mendel, a solitary young woman with a mysterious past: she was found as a child by the villiage doctor wandering silently in the same forest.

    Parallels
    TMDB3.9

    Parallels

    2022

    country: France

    Four teenagers' lives are turned upside down when a mysterious event propels them into parallel dimensions.

    Martin Mystery
    TMDB3.4

    Martin Mystery

    2003

    country: France

    Martin Mystery has a passion for all things paranormal. When he's not at school, this teenage lover of supernatural ooze works undercover for a secret bureau specialising in mysterious phenomena. Together with his older stepsister Diana, Java (a massive caveman lost in time) and Billy (a small green hovering creature), he checks out weird wonders. Martin is always bursting with energy and seldom thinks before he leaps. Diana is his guardian angel – a straight-A student, she brings the brains to their missions. Seen a zombie, alien or ghost? Call Martin Mystery.

    Witnesses
    TMDB3.4

    Witnesses

    2015

    country: France

    Witnesses (French: Les Témoins) is a French police procedural television series, created by Marc Herpoux and Hervé Hadmar. In the first season, police detectives Sandra Winckler and Justin investigate when bodies of murder victims are unearthed and left for discovery in the show homes of a housing developer. Former chief-of-police, Paul Maisonneuve, is implicated. In the second season, Sandra and Justin find themselves on the trail of a serial killer whose modus operandi is to murder all former lovers of his kidnap victims.

    In Tandem
    TMDB3.4

    In Tandem

    2016

    country: France

    Commander Léa Soler and Captain Paul Marchal are divorced, but they'll have to team up. Not to mention their teenage children, Alice and Thomas, who are also forced to see each other outside of work.

    Le Mystère de la chambre jaune
    TMDB2.4

    Le Mystère de la chambre jaune

    2026

    country: France

    No overview available

    Navarro
    TMDB3.2

    Navarro

    1989

    country: France

    Out of the norm police officer Navarro and his team investigate the most troubling, serious and heart rendering cases in the city of Paris.

    Brigade anonyme
    TMDB3.4

    Brigade anonyme

    2024

    country: France

    No overview available

    Menace imminente
    TMDB4.1

    Menace imminente

    2025

    country: France

    A legend of Israeli intelligence, Zeev Abadi, is urgently called back to track down the traitor who stole extremely dangerous software developed in the utmost secrecy by Unit 8200, a branch of the Israeli Army, and used for the first time in Paris. This mission leads him to collaborate with a French anti-terrorism cop, Fleur Giroud, who is tasked with solving a strange disappearance that occurred in broad daylight at Charles de Gaulle Airport...

    The Count of Monte Cristo
    TMDB3.7

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    1998

    country: France

    A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego.

    The Trigger
    TMDB3.4

    The Trigger

    2024

    country: France

    The stars of French football are celebrating the end of the season with a high-profile party full of glitz and glamour. But a scandal erupts when star player Fodé Thiam violently headbutts his coach and uses a racist slur against him, inciting angry demands to exclude Fodé from the team. The club hires Sam, a brilliant but emotionally unstable PR fixer, to diffuse the crisis and save the team's future.

    Privileges
    TMDB2.6

    Privileges

    2026

    country: France

    Hoping for a last chance at redemption, a young inmate takes a job inside a luxury Parisian hotel rife with ruthless ambition and betrayal.

    Unclaimed
    TMDB4.0

    Unclaimed

    2021

    country: France

    Darius and his teams of atypical agents, the young and wealthy Duchesse, the experienced Marie-Jo and the former boxer Ben constitute the "Invisible" Brigade, a police taskforce specialized in cases with unidentified bodies. Every investigation is a race against the clock to discover not only what happened to the victims but mostly who they are.

    La Cible
    TMDB3.3

    La Cible

    2026

    country: France

    Hugo, a police officer, is going through a painful divorce. Still in love with his ex-wife, he tries to maintain a bond with his children. Then, a crisis strikes: his ex-wife and their young children are abducted. The police investigation quickly turns toward Hugo, who is considered the prime suspect. Overwhelmed by the evidence and facing imprisonment, he decides to go on the run to find his family. While fleeing, he conducts his own investigation and uncovers disturbing truths about the woman he thought he knew. This psychological family thriller follows Hugo on a desperate quest where every step counts.

    XIII: The Series
    TMDB3.1

    XIII: The Series

    2011

    country: France

    After a plot to kill the president of the USA an agent with lost memories tries to recover his life and memories. Others use him to cover up some dirty business involving high ranking officials from the CIA and the White House.

    Chillers
    TMDB3.4

    Chillers

    1990

    country: France

    A 1990 horror anthology series, with host Anthony Perkins presenting and screening tales based on Patricia Highsmith's short stories that display a sinister atmosphere, and delve into the darkest depths of human nature.

    Nestor Burma
    TMDB2.9

    Nestor Burma

    1991

    country: France

    Cynical private detective Nestor Burma investigating murders, missing persons, kidnapping and extortion cases in every arrondissement of Paris.

    Mystery Lane
    TMDB3.9

    Mystery Lane

    2022

    country: France

    Strange things are going on in London. Clever – a young hamster with extraordinary analysis capacities – and her little brother Bro lead investigations. Will they be able to resolve the most unusual cases, ones that baffle even Scotland Yard?

    Le Collège Noir
    TMDB4.1

    Le Collège Noir

    2023

    country: France

    In a small boarding school lost in the middle of the Cantal mountains, five teenagers spend the Autumn holidays with their jaded supervisor, Lena. But when they accidentally get cursed by a terrible witch, all hell breaks loose and the terrifying creatures of French folklore come after them…

    The Returned
    TMDB3.7

    The Returned

    2012

    country: France

    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.

    The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog
    TMDB4.0

    The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog

    2010

    country: Canada

    Sudden disappearances, strange natural phenomena, curious animal behavior, and even muddy footprints all call for Alfred's investigative and deductive reasoning skills. With a keen interest in technology, Alfred always carries a high-tech pocket device that stores clues and collects fingerprints. He isn't alone in his quest; his friends Camille and Milo are always by his side, helping him solve the mysteries of Gnarly Woods.

    Anthracite
    TMDB3.1

    Anthracite

    2024

    country: France

    An old case is wrenched open when a reporter goes missing, leading his web sleuth daughter to a small mountain town haunted by a sect, secrecy and death.

    The Reunion
    TMDB3.1

    The Reunion

    2022

    country: France

    The story opens in the present day, at a high school reunion in the south of France where three former friends reconnect. They grew apart and lost touch, but they are still bound by a tragic secret tied to the disappearance of a high school girl who went missing 25 years ago in the region.

    About French Mystery 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.

    Mystery

    Mystery series stretch a central question across a season, which lets them develop suspects and setting far past what a film allows. The form's risk is the ending, and its reward is the slow build.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1967–2026
    Best reviewed
    The Adventures of Tintin (7.9)
    Often also
    Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
    Longest run
    19 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best French mystery TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Lupin, Murders in..., and Spiral. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    French mystery 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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