Throughout July, the international French-language network TV5MONDE offers a rich lineup of entertaining films, series, specials, and variety programming.

Discover our roundup of the must-see programs this month below.

TV5 Monde

Special

Tour de France 2026— July 4 to July 26 at 2:30pm ET/11:30am PT

The 2026 Tour de France Men’s race will take place from July 4 to 26, starting in Barcelona, then returning to France until the final stage in Paris. In its 113th edition, it will be the 27th Grand Départ taking place abroad, and the 3rd in Spain. There will be 21 stages: 7 flat stages, 4 hilly stages, 8 mountain stages including 5 summit finishes at Gavarnie-Gèdre, at Plateau de Solaison, Orcières-Merlette and Alpe d’Huez (twice), 1 team time trial, and 1 individual time trial. There will be 2 rest days.

Bastille Day Parade 2026 LIVE— July 14 at 4:00am ET/1:00am PT

Celebrate Bastille Day with a broadcast of the military parade.

Défilé Militaire et Civil du 21 Juillet— July 21 at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT

The Belgian National Day is celebrated with a military and civil parade.

Films

Le voyage de Fanny— July 14 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In commemoration of the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup of July 16, 1942
(English ST)

At the height of the Second World War, 12-year-old Fanny looks after her younger sisters in a home, far from their parents. Forced to flee suddenly, she finds herself leading a group of eight children on a dangerous journey across occupied France to reach the Swiss border.

Director: Lola Doillon (France/Belgium, 2016)
Cast: Cécile de France, Stéphane de Groodt, Léonie Souchaud, Fantine Harduin
Genre: Drama

Normale— July 12 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)

Lucie, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, lives alone with her father. Because he has multiple sclerosis, she takes care of all day-to-day tasks. A visit from a social worker threatens their equilibrium, and they must step up their efforts to give the illusion of a normal life.

Director: Olivier Babinet (Belgium/France, 2022)
Cast: Benoît Peolvoorde, Justine Lacroix, Joseph Rozé, Sofian Khammes
Genre: Dramedy

Pour le maillot jaune…— July 21 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of this year’s Tour de France
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+ beginning July 1
(English ST)

The romantic relationship between a sports journalist and a cyclist during the 1939 Tour de France.

Director: Jean Stelli (France, 1939)
Cast: Albert Préjean, Meg Lemonnier, René Génin, Robert Arnoux
Genre: Comedy

Colocs de choc— July 26 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
(English ST)

Manon, a teenager, lives with her grandmother Yvonne, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Gradually, Yvonne begins to mistake Manon for her own daughter. Manon accepts this role and slips into the skin of a woman she never knew, in order to discover her little by little.

Director: Élodie Lélu (Belgium/France/Canada, 2022)
Cast: Hélène Vincent, Olivier Gourmet, Fantine Harduin, Rita Benmannana
Genre: Comedy

Series

Fragments— Fridays, beginning July 3 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
Season premiere
(French ST)

Ep. 1: It’s purely by chance that Marlène, Paul-André and François happen to meet up again. A meeting that offers the three former friends an opportunity to catch up with what everyone has been doing and discover everything that’s been happening in their lives since they lost touch.

Ep. 2: Marlène isn’t particularly enthusiastic about reconnecting with François, whilst Paul-André feels a need to get close to his former friend again. In addition, Marlène seems uneasy whenever anyone talks about Sylvie. Tomas’s leaving hospital has everyone worried: Céleste becomes closer to him.

Director: Claude Desrosiers (Canada, 2022)
Cast: Céline Bonnier, René Richard Cyr, James Hyndman, Luc Guérin, Schelby Jean-Baptiste
Genre: Drama

Les siffleurs— Tuesdays, beginning July 19 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
Season premiere
(English ST)

Ep. 1: Lila has disappeared. On her social media page @lessiffleurs, she posted photos of men who harassed her. Appointed to head the investigation Marianne, finds herself up against an unexpected problem: the father of Solène, friend of the victim, turns out to be the man who raped her twenty years ago.

Ep. 2: Lenoir discovers photographs of Solène on porn websites. The next day, she disappears. A connection is rapidly made between Lila’s case and that of Solène. Meanwhile, Marianne continues to suspect Solène’s father.

Director: Nathalie Marchak (France, 2022)
Cast: Nadia Farès, Stéphane Monpetit, Marion Delage, Louise Massin, Charles Berling
Genre: Drama

Tandem— Tuesdays, beginning July 21 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
Season 7 premiere
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+ beginning July 1
(English ST)

Ep. 1: The body of a stripper, dressed as a fire fighter, is found during a party. But who could have had it in for the fire-fighting hero? The consequences of fire brigade intervention that ended badly, or the settling of a personal score?

Ep. 2: When a man is adamant about have escaped a murder attempt and accuses his partner’s ex-husband, the police pay little attention. After all the former couple are in a no-holds barred battle over custody of their son. But tragedy strikes when the man’s body is found, murdered that same evening.

Director: Octave Raspail, Lionel Chatton, Denis Thybaud, Jason Roffé (France, 2022)
Cast: Astrid Veillon, Stéphane Blancafort, Piérick Tournier, Tatiana Gousseff, Alban Casterman
Genre: Thriller

Documentaries

La (très) grande évasion— July 5 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)

Faced with tax evasion by multinational companies, political inaction increases suspicions of collusion among a population hit hard by the crisis. Increasingly taxed and victims of major inequalities, citizens have only one recourse and faint hope left: the ballot box.

Director: Yannick Kergoat (France, 2021)
Genre: Documentary

La fièvre des festivals— Mondays, beginning July 6 at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)

Ep. 1: The final preparations before the start of a festival are always hectic. The teams may be a bit rusty but everyone eventually gets into high gear. Despite years of experience, organizers often feel that they won’t be ready for the kick-off.

Ep. 2: Everyone should leave with good memories of their time at a festival and, above all, the desire to come back. Organizers need to create an environment conducive to happiness, balancing everyone’s wishes with the constraints inherent in hosting a large-scale event.

Director: Charles Gervais (Canada, 2025)
Genre: Documentary series

Jeunesses !— July 15 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)

Ep. 1: In the canton of Vaud, the new year is starting nosily in the streets of Chavornay. The works for the next Giron festival are starting and important elections are being held in the surrounding area. Youths start rehearsing a new play not without difficulty.

Ep. 2: Spring is taking root in the Vaud countryside. Tension is rising in Grandvaux and the theatre contest is finally starting. In Moulins, a youth shoot-out is being organised; in Corcelles, we learn how to waltz; in Chavornay, the Giron festival is starting to take shape.

Director: Céline Pernet, Daniel Wiss (Switzerland, 2023)
Genre: Documentary series

L’affaire Jeanne d’Arc— July 16 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
(English ST)

1456. Twenty-five years after Joan of Arc’s death at the stake, a rehabilitation trial is opened by Jean Bréhal. The Grand Inquisitor of France reconstructs Joan’s life, relying on the testimonies of her companions-in-arms and judges. Domrémy, Rouen, Orléans, Reims: he investigates.

Director: Antoine de Meaux, Sarry Long (France, 2023)
Genre: Documentary, history, animation

Pingouin et Goéland et leurs 500 petits— July 19 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In commemoration of the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup of July 16, 1942
(English ST)

The story of an extraordinary couple. Daughter of deportees, the mother of director Michel Leclerc is taken in at the Sèvres children’s home in Hauts-de-Seine, an institution run by Roger and Yvonne Hagnauer, a couple of anti-Nazi pacifists whom everyone nicknamed “Penguin” and “Seagull.”

Director: Michel Leclerc (France, 2020)
Genre: Documentary
Awards: Critics’ Prize at the Valenciennes Festival (France, 2020); selected at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, at the La Rochelle Festival (France, 2020)

Ne me libérez pas, je m’en charge— July 28 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of director Fabienne Godet
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)

A former hold-up man, Michel Vaujour has spent 27 years behind bars, 17 of them in solitary confinement. Longing for freedom, he has made five spectacular escapes. While this tumultuous lifestyle has often exposed him to the worst situations, it has also put him face to face with himself…

Director: Fabienne Godet (France, 2009)
Genre: Documentary
Awards: One nomination (César, best documentary category 2010), shortlisted (Berlin, 2009)

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Films

Courage fuyons— Streaming beginning July 1
(English ST)

A middle-aged man leaves his wife, children, and daily life behind to follow a cabaret singer to Amsterdam.

Director: Yves Robert (France, 1979)
Cast: Jean Rochefort, Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Leroy
Genre: Romantic comedy
Awards: 1980 César Awards Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress Nominees

Documentaries

Le match dans le match— Now streaming: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/sport/magazines-et-reportages-sportifs/le-match-dans-le-match
(English ST)

A key figure from the world of sport looks back at a particular competition, a career, an outstanding moment.

Host: Pierre Classen (Monaco, 2026)
Genre: Documentary series, sports

TV5Monde+ Cinéma

Theme: Vacation and comedy films

Et la tendresse ?… Bordel !— available beginning July 3
(English ST)

An exploration of tenderness in love among three couples.

Director: Patrick Schulmann (1979)
Cast: Jean-Luc Bideau, Evelyne Dress, Bernard Giraudeau
Genre: Comedy

Zig-Zag Story— available beginning July 3
(English ST)

In this cult classic, the lives of three Parisians, a color-blind painter, a radio show host, and an erotic photographer, intertwine.

Director: Patrick Schulmann (1983)
Cast: Diane Bellego, Christian François, Fabrice Luchini
Genre: Comedy

Pour le maillot jaune— available beginning July 10
(English ST)

A champion cyclist competes in the 1939 Tour de France and wins the heart of a young sports journalist.

Director: Jean Stelli (1940)
Cast: Albert Préjean, Meg Lemonnier, René Génin, Robert Arnoux
Genre: Comedy

Paradis Paris— available beginning July 10

In a series of interconnected stories, the lives of several Parisians are dramatically changed when confronted with the reality of death.

Director: Marjane Satrapi (2024)
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Ben Aldridge, André Dussollier
Genre: Comedy

Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse— available beginning July 17
(English ST)

A storyteller tells three stories from three different times: Ancient Egypt, the French Middle Ages, and 18th-century Turkey.

Director: Michel Ocelot (2022)
Genre: Animation
Awards: 2023 Lumiere Awards Best Animated Film Nominee

À l’ancienne— available beginning July 17
(English ST)

Two lifelong friends from Brittany find out one of their fellow villagers has won millions in the lottery.

Director: Hervé Mimran (2024)
Cast: Didier Bourdon, Gérard Darmon, Chantal Lauby
Genre: Comedy

Aimons-nous vivants— available beginning July 24
(English ST)

A disillusioned 70-year-old crooner on a train to Geneva, where he plans to end his life, meets an eccentric fan.

Director: Jean-Pierre Améris (2025)
Cast: Valérie Lemercier, Gérard Darmon, Patrick Timsit
Genre: Comedy

Sexygénaires— available beginning July 24
(English ST)

At the age of sixty, two close friends experience financial difficulties after investing in a brewery together.

Director: Robin Sykes (2023)
Cast: Thierry Lhermitte, Patrick Timsit, Marie Bunel
Genre: Comedy

Tire-au-flanc— available beginning July 31
(English ST)

A young dandy cannot escape military service despite all the string-pulling his dear aunt tried to do for him.

Director: Fernand Rivers (1950)
Cast: Maurice Baquet, Francis Blanche, Pierre Bertin
Genre: Comedy

Le fil— available beginning July 31
(English ST)

Based on a true story, a disillusioned lawyer decides to defend a man accused of murdering his wife.

Director: Daniel Auteuil (2024)
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Grégory Gadebois, Sidse Babett Knudsen
Genre: Drama

Please note: Programs may change due to last-minute scheduling