Throughout August, the international French-language network TV5 Monde offers a rich lineup of entertaining films, series, and variety shows.

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

TV5 Monde

Special

Football : Ligue 1 McDonald’s—August 16, 23 & 30 at 12:00pm ET/3:00pm PT
LIVE
The first three Ligue 1 matches will be broadcast live on TV5MONDE for the 2025/2026 season. Match 1: Nice vs. Toulouse; Match 2: Lyon vs. Metz; Match 3: Toulouse vs. Paris SG.
Hosts: Manuel Tissier, Éric Rabesandratana

Films

Arrête avec tes mensonges— August 5 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, taking place August 25-30
(English ST)

The novelist Stéphane Belcourt returns for the first time to the town where he grew up. While there he meets Lucas, the son of his first love, Thomas. The memories come flooding back: the unstoppable desire, a passion that had to be kept quiet…

Director: Olivier Peyon (France, 2022)
Cast: Guillaume de Tonquédec, Jérémy Gillet, Victor Belmondo
Genre: Drama
Awards: Selected for Cinémania (Canada, 2022), French Cinema Festival of Israel (Israel, 2023), Tapis Rouge, French Film Festival (Netherlands, 2023), Angoulême Francophone Film Festival Official Selection (2022)

Les survivants— August 10 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, taking place August 25-30
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/drame/les-survivants
(English ST)

Samuel needs to take a step back from his life and goes to isolate in his chalet in the Italian Alps. One night, Chehreh, a young Afghan migrant, takes refuge in his house. She wants to cross the border to Briançon. Moved by her story, Samuel decides to help her.

Director: Guilaume Renusson (France, 2022)
Cast: Denis Ménochet, Zahra Amir, Victoire du Bois, Oscar Copp
Genre: Drama
Awards: Best Feature Film at RIFF (Italy, 2023); selected at Angoulême French Film Festival (France, 2022), Cinémania (Canada, 2022), Unifrance Rendez-vous in Paris (France, 2023) and Hong Kong International Film (2023)

Pauline grandeur nature— August 12 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/comedie/pauline-grandeur-nature
(English ST)

Pauline, separated, tries to balance motherhood and work as a landscape designer. Her life becomes even more complicated when her mother announces she’s moving abroad and won’t be able to help any more. So when she’s finally given a major project to manage, a total burnout is on the horizon…

Director: Nadège de Benoit-Luthy (Switzerland, Belgium, 2023)
Cast: Déborah François, Thibaut Evrard, Jo Deseure
Genre: Comedy

Cigare au miel— August 19 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, taking place August 25-30
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/drame/cigare-au-miel
(English ST)

1993. Selma, 17, lives in a Berber, bourgeois and secular family. When she meets Julien, she becomes aware of the family patriarchy that surrounds her and prevents her from flourishing. While at the same time radical Islamism rages in Algeria and her family collapses, Selma discovers the power of her own desire…

Director: Kamir Aïnouz (France, 2020)
Cast: Zoé Adjani, Amira Casar, Lyes Salem
Genre: Drama
Awards: Venice Film Festival Giornate degli Autori Award Nominee (2020), Angoulême Francophone Film Festival Official Selection (2021)

De grandes espérances— August 24 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, taking place August 25-30
(English ST)

Madeleine and Antoine are an ambitious, politically committed couple. They are waiting for their ENA admission results. But on an isolated road in Corsica, a tragedy occurs that binds them together forever. Their relationship and their professional futures are turned upside down, hampered by this heavy secret.
Director: Sylvain Desclous (France, 2021)

Cast: Rebecca Marder, Benjamin Lavernhe, Emmanuelle Bercot, Marc Barbé Genre: Drama
Awards: Audience Award for Best Supporting Actor (Marc Barbé) at the Festival Jean-Carmet (France, 2022); selected for the Festival du film francophone d’Angoulême (France, 2022), Festival des Arcs (France, 2022), Cinémania (Canada, 2023) and Rendez-vous d’Unifrance in Paris (France, 2023)

Le sixième enfant— August 26 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, taking place August 25-30
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/policier-et-suspense/le-sixieme-enfant
(English ST)

Franck, a scrap metal merchant, and Meriem have five children, a sixth on the way, and serious financial problems. Julien and Anna, lawyers, are unable to have children. The two couples come to an unthinkable arrangement.

Director: Léopold Legrand (France, 2021)
Cast: Sara Giraudeau, Benjamin Lavernhe, Damien Bonnard, Judith Chemla
Genre: Drama
Awards: Audience Prize, joint Best Actress (Sara Giraudeau, Judith Chemla), Best Music, Best First Film at the Lumières de la Presse Internationale festival (France, 2023), Angoulême Francophone Film Festival Official Selection (2022)

Tempête— August 31 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, taking place August 25-30
(English ST)

Zoé grows up on a stud farm and her only dream is to become a jockey. Her mare Tempête is her best friend. But they have an accident one stormy evening. Zoé is left paraplegic. She clings on for years and tries to achieve the impossible of fulfilling her destiny.

Director: Christian Duguay (France, Canada, 2021)
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Pio Marmaï, Kacey Mottet, Carmen Kassovitz
Genre: Dramedy
Awards: Out of competition at Angoulême Festival (France, 2022); selected at Namur French Language International Film Festival (Belgium, 2022), Swiss French Language Film Festival (Switzerland, 2022), Cinémania (Canada, 2022) and Unifrance Rendez-vous in Paris (France, 2022)

Series

L’oeil du cyclone— Wednesdays beginning August 20 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
Season 2
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/series-et-films-tv/comedie-dramatique/l-oeil-du-cyclone-1
(English ST)

At 39, Isabelle is a single mother with three children. In addition, she also must keep an eye on her newly retired mother, an energetic sister determined to find her a new man, and an ex-husband incapable of organizing anything by himself!
Ep. 1: Despite Jade leaving for the Gaspé Peninsula, Isabelle’s mental load isn’t any lighter. She has to cope with Jules’ existential questions.

Director: Alain Chicoine, Julie Hogue (Canada/Quebec, 2023)
Cast: Christine Beaulieu, Joey Bélanger, Lilou Roy-Lanouette, Emi Chicoine
Genre: Dramedy

Wilder—Tuesdays beginning August 19 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
Season 3
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/series-et-films-tv/policier-et-suspense/wilder
(English ST)

The investigations of Rosa Wilder, a police inspector from Berne. Now back in her small hometown in the Swiss Alps, she faces a succession of particularly dark crimes. The series weaves close ties between the setting, the investigations and Rosa Wilder’s private life.
Ep. 1: Rosa Wilder is back in Oberwies. She’s left the police force but temporarily returns to active service to investigate a policeman’s murder. Apparently, the victim was policing an argument in the village bar. Did this cost him his life? During her investigations, Rosa encounters someone familiar: Manfred Kägi…

Director: Claudio Fäh, Mauro Mueller (Switzerland, 2022)
Cast: Sarah Spale, Marcus Signer, Andreas Matti, Jonathan Loosli
Genre: Thriller

Documentaries

Au pays du bonheur— Wednesdays beginning August 6 at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT
Season 1
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/decouverte/mode-de-vie/au-pays-du-bonheur
(English ST)

What makes people happy? Marc-André Carignan is in the heart of a city or region of the world and asks the question of some of those who embody the culture of their nation.

Director: Mathieu Baer (Quebec/Canada, 2020)
Genre: Documentary series, travel

Loto-Méno— Fridays beginning August 15 at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT
Season 1
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/memoire-et-societe/enquetes-et-reportages/loto-meno-3
(English ST)

An immersion in the private life of Véronique Cloutier: where the first signs of the menopause arrived very early. She discusses her story and investigates.
Ep. 1: Why are we given so little information? For Véronique the perimenopause rhymes with lottery! Sylvie Demers and Lyne Désautels are convinced that medicine doesn’t do enough to help women after the age of 40. As her investigation advances, Véronique discovers that the subject remains little-known and taboo.

Director: Marisol Aubé (Quebec/Canada, 2022)
Genre: Documentary series, female health
 

TV5 Monde Plus

Films

Les rayons gamma—Streaming beginning August 6
(English ST)

Three teenagers kill time in the Montréal suburbs. Fatima is angry and longs for a more stable existence. Abdel’s quiet life is turned upside down by the arrival of his cousin, while Toussaint catches a bottle containing a mysterious message. Their stories intertwine under the powerful rays of the summer sun.

Director: Henry Bernadet (Canada/Quebec, 2023)
Cast: Chaïmaa Zineddine Elidrissi, Chris Kanyembuga, Yassine Jabrane, Hani Laroum
Genre: Dramedy
Awards: Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Festival (United States, 2025)

Les rayons gamma—Streaming beginning August 6
(English ST)

Three teenagers kill time in the Montréal suburbs. Fatima is angry and longs for a more stable existence. Abdel’s quiet life is turned upside down by the arrival of his cousin, while Toussaint catches a bottle containing a mysterious message. Their stories intertwine under the powerful rays of the summer sun.

Director: Henry Bernadet (Canada/Quebec, 2023)
Cast: Chaïmaa Zineddine Elidrissi, Chris Kanyembuga, Yassine Jabrane, Hani Laroum
Genre: Dramedy
Awards: Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Festival (United States, 2025)

Series

Pandore— Now streaming: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/series-et-films-tv/drame/pandore
(English ST)

A corruption scandal erupts in the middle of an election campaign in Brussels. On learning that her father was involved, Claire Delval, the examining magistrate, withdrew from the investigation. She was then confronted with a case of rape of an activist, also linked to the world of politics.
Ep. 1: While Claire, an examining magistrate, is celebrating her father Simon Delval’s birthday, she discovers that he is involved in the corruption case she has been investigating for years. Mark Van Dyck, a discreet and competent politician, is hoping to fill the vacancy left by Simon…

Director: Caroline Taillet (Belgium, 2021)
Cast: Anne Coesens, Yoann Blanc, Myriem Akheddiou
Genre: Drama, crime

Documentaries

Burning man, enflammer le désert— Now streaming: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/memoire-et-societe/enquetes-et-reportages/burning-man-enflammer-le-desert
Read Director’s Q&A here: https://usa.tv5monde.com/en/blog/burning-man-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-utopia-1383765
(English ST)

The Nevada Desert, in the middle of nowhere. Welcome to Black Rock City, the most famous of all ephemeral towns, and the greatest festive gathering on Earth, Burning Man!

Director: Sarah Fortin, Pascal Brouard (Canada, 2024)
Genre: Documentary, 4-part series

La folle histoire du Club Med— Now streaming: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/memoire-et-societe/archives/la-folle-histoire-du-club-med
Read Director’s Q&A here: https://usa.tv5monde.com/en/blog/club-med-75-years-of-french-style-vacations-1402543
(English ST)

“My job involves bringing people from all over the world to the most beautiful places in the world and giving them a little happiness.” This is how Gilbert Trigano described his life’s work: Club Med. We look back at a utopian idea that became a reality.

Director: Éric Bitoun (France, 2023)
Genre: Documentary, 2-part series

Antibes, cap sur l’azur— Now streaming: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/decouverte/voyage-et-evasion/antibes-cap-sur-l-azur
(English ST)

Through an exploration of Antibes and its ambition for a more sustainable future we meet fishermen and sailors along with the athletes preparing for the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Between local traditions and gastronomy, Antibes reveals the wealth of its heritage and its cultural diversity…

Director: Olivier Théron, Louis Dubois, Thomas Gautheir (Monaco, 2022)
Genre: Documentary, travel

TV5 Monde Cinema

Theme: Films by Danny Boon

Le marquis— available beginning August 1
(English ST)

A man serving time for a minor offense claims to be The Marquis, a brilliant thief whose identity has remained a mystery. An armed robber thinking he is the real The Marquis helps him escape and hires him for a job.

Director: Dominique Farrugia (2011)
Cast: Franck Dubosc, Richard Berry, Jean-Hugues Anglade
Genre: Comedy

Hors du temps— available beginning August 1
(English ST)

Two married couples quarantine together in a remote house, and as tensions rise, hidden issues and unresolved emotions begin to surface, challenging their relationships.

Director: Olivier Assayas (2024)
Cast: Vincent Macaigne, Micha Lescot, Nine D’Urso, Nora Hamzawi
Genre: Dramedy

La maison du bonheur— available beginning August 8
(English ST)

A miser husband finally decides to be generous and buys a country house for his wife.

Director: Dany Boon (2006)
Cast: Dany Boon, Michèle Laroque, Daniel Prévost
Genre: Comedy

Bienvenue chez les cht’tis— available beginning August 15
(English ST)

Hoping to please his wife, the director of the Salon-de-Provence post office schemes to get transferred to the Côte d’Azur. But his plan backfires, and he ends up reassigned to Bergues, a small town in northern France.

Director: Dany Boon (2008)
Cast: Kad Merad, Dany Boon, Zoé Félix
Genre: Comedy
Awards: César Awards Best Original Screenplay Nomination (2009)

Rien à déclarer— available beginning August 15
(English ST)

During the abolition of the Franco-Belgian border in the 1990s, a Francophobic Belgian customs officer is forced to team up with a Frenchman.

Director: Dany Boon (2011)
Cast: Benoît Poelvoorde, Dany Boon, Bouli Lanners
Genre: Comedy

La ch’tite famille— available beginning August 22
(English ST)

A fashionable architect suffers an accident and loses his memory, revealing the working-class origins he had been hiding.

Director: Dany Boon (2018)
Cast: Dany Boon, Valérie Bonneton, Line Renaud
Genre: Comedy

Serial Lover— available beginning August 22
(English ST)

A beautiful woman about to turn 35 invites all the men she’s dating to her birthday dinner in order to choose the one who’s right for her.

Director: James Huth (1998)
Cast: Michèle Laroque, Albert Dupontel, Zinedine Soualem
Genre: Comedy

Acide— available beginning August 22
(English ST)

During a heatwave, strange clouds start pouring down acid rain, wreaking devastation and panic throughout France.

Director: Just Philippot (2023)
Cast: Guillaume Canet, Laetitia Dosch, Patience Munchenbach
Genre: Sci-Fi
Awards: Festival de Cannes Out of Competition Official Selection (2023)

Chili con carne— available beginning August 29
(English ST)

A Chilean woman has built a peaceful life in France, where she lives with her grandmother, three ex-boyfriends, and the children she had with them. Until the unexpected arrival of Claude.

Director: Thomas Gilou (1999)
Cast: Antoine De Caunes, Valentina Vargas, Gilbert Melki
Genre: Comedy

Sur les chemins noirs— available beginning August 29
(English ST)

A celebrated writer with a penchant for extreme experiences climbs the facade of a building and falls several stories while drunk.

Director: Denis Imbert (2023)
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Joséphine Japy, Izia Higelin
Genre: Drama