TV5MONDE Program Highlights – February 2026
Throughout February, 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
César Awards Ceremony 2026— February 27 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
The 51st edition of the César Awards is scheduled for February 27, 2026, at the Olympia in Paris. The ceremony will be presided over by actress Camille Cottin and hosted by actor Benjamin Lavernhe. An Honorary César will be presented to Jim Carrey in recognition of his career. Delayed broadcast.
Host: Benjamin Lavernhe (France, 2021)
Genre: Awards show
Films
Le monde après nous— February 1 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Berlin International Film Festival
(English ST)
In Paris, Labidi shares a small single-room apartment and survives thanks to scamming and part-time jobs. He dreams of being a writer, but when he meets Élisa he is forced to reconsider his lifestyle.
Director: Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas (France, 2021)
Cast: Aurélien Gabrielli, Louise Chevillotte, Saadia Bentaïeb
Genre: Drama
Awards: Nominations (Berlinale 2021, Premiers Plans d’Angers 2022)
Victoria— February 3 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the César Awards
(English ST)
Victoria Spick is a lawyer and stressed-out single mum whose love life is a disaster. At a wedding she bumps into Vincent, a friend, and Sam, an ex-dealer she once defended. The next day, she agrees to defend Vincent, accused of attempted murder, and hires Sam as au pair.
Director: Justine Triet (France, 2016)
Cast: Virginie Efira, Vincent Lacoste, Melvil Poupaud, Laurent Poitrenaux
Genre: Romantic Comedy-Drama
Awards: Magritte for Best Actress (Virginie Efira) (Belgium, 2017); César nominations – Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Virginie Efira), Best Supporting Actor (Vincent Lacoste, Melvil Poupaud) (France, 2017); Prix Lumières nomination for Best Actress (Virginie Efira) (France, 2017); Opening film of Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival (France, 2016)
Les amants de Brasmort— February 10 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of Valentine’s Day
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)
Brasmort is a barge cemetery. This is where Jean, a down-and-out sailor, and Monique, the daughter of a very rich shipowner, declare their love for each other. But they will need courage to face up to all that separates them.
Director: Marcello Pagliero (France, 1950)
Cast: Nicole Courcel, Franck Villard, Henri Génès, Margo Lion
Genre: Drama
Le premier venu— February 13 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of Valentine’s Day
(English ST)
Gina and her fiancé have been engaged for ages, but just before their wedding he breaks off without warning, leaving her inconsolable. Her best friend advises her to turn the page with the first man she meets. Will Félicien, the opposite of Gina in every respect, manage to surprise her?
Director: Michel Leclerc (France, 2023)
Cast: Claire Keim, Makita Samba, Pierre Arditi, Laurent Capelluto
Genre: Drama, TV-Movie
La menace— February 17 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the César Awards
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)
With his mistress, Dominique, Henry runs a transport company which she owns. In love with the beautiful Julie, Henry is about to leave her. Furious, Dominique violently confronts her rival then commits suicide. The police conclude that it’s murder. Julie, accused by everyone, is arrested…
Director: Alain Corneau (France, Canada, 1977)
Cast: Yves Montand, Carole Laure, Marie Dubois, Jean-François Balmer
Genre: Thriller
Awards: 1978 César Award for Best Supporting Actress (Marie Dubois)
Chien de la casse— February 22 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the César Awards
(English ST)
Childhood friends Dog, the quiet one, and Mirales, the flamboyant one, ward off boredom by roaming the streets in their little village in the south of France. One day, Elsa moves into the village. Dog falls in love and Mirales can’t stand it.
Director: Jean-Baptiste Durand (France, 2023)
Cast: Anthony Bajon, Raphaël Quenard, Galatéa Bellugi
Genre: Dramedy
Awards: César for Best First Film, César for Best New Actor (Raphaël Quenard) (France, 2024), Lumière for Best New Actor (Raphaël Quenard) at the Foreign Press Lumières (France, 2024)
En avoir (ou pas)— February 24 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the César Awards
(English ST)
With his mistress, Dominique, Henry runs a transport company which she owns. In love with the beautiful Julie, Henry is about to leave her. Furious, Dominique violently confronts her rival then commits suicide. The police conclude that it’s murder. Julie, accused by everyone, is arrested…
Director: Alain Corneau (France, Canada 1977)
Cast: Yves Montand, Carole Laure, Marie Dubois, Jean-François Balmer
Genre: Dramedy
Awards: 1978 César Award for Best Supporting Actress (Marie Dubois)
Series
Invisible— Sundays starting February 15 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
Season 1 premiere
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)
During a cataract operation, Victor, renowned ophthalmologist in Creux, mysteriously becomes blind. His daughter Laurence led the operation. Already consumed by guilt, she also must bear the accusations of those around her, both professional and personal. Laurence knows that something strange happened during the operation, but no-one believes her…
Director: Geoffrey Enthoven (Belgium, 2020)
Cast: Myriem Akheddiou, Fabio Zenoni, Luc Van Grunderbeeck, Roda Fawaz, Jacqueline Bollen, Elisa Echevarria…
Genre: Thriller
À propos d’Antoine— Sundays starting February 6 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
Season 1 premiere
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)
Julie arrives at Marc’s, the new love of her life, to meet his family. The young woman has just ended an easy-going relationship to find herself thrown into a joyous chaos centered on Antoine, a child with multiple disabilities.
Director: Podz (Canada, 2022)
Cast: Cathleen Rouleau, Claude Legault, Antoine Parent-Bédard
Genre: Dramedy
Documentaries
Or de vie— February 8 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Berlin International Film Festival
In Burkina Faso, at the Bantara gold mining site and risking his life, 16-year-old Rasmané descends to a depth of over 100 metres to extract gold. Worried about accidents and torn by his parents’ doubts, he is driven by the hope of a better life.
Director: Boubacar Sangaré (France, Burkina Faso, 2022)
Genre: Documentary
Awards: Forum – World premiere at the Berlinale (Germany, 2023), selected for FESPACO (Burkina Faso, 2023), Festival Cinémas d’Afrique – Panorama (Switzerland, 2023), Montreal International Documentary Festival (Canada, 2023)
Amour et différence— February 11 at 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT
In celebration of Valentine’s Day
(English ST)
Director Helgi Piccinin explores love and sexuality with inspiring individuals living with disabilities. He meets Marie Lee, Élisanne, and François, who speak candidly about their unconventional intimacy. A chance for them to spark social reflection and challenge a taboo subject.
Director: Helgi Piccinin (Canada, 2023)
Genre: Documentary
Une famille— February 15 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Berlin International Film Festival
Also streaming on TV5MONDE+
(English ST)
The author Christine Angot returns to Strasbourg, the city where she met her father at the age of 13 and where he raped her for the first time. Interviewing family and friends, she reopens wounds, forces open doors, and examines the mechanisms of incest. A powerful, urgent, and important film.
Director: Christine Angot (France, 2023)
Genre: Documentary
Awards: ”Tagesspiegel” Readers’ Jury Prize at the Berlinale (Germany, 2024)
TV5Monde+
Films
Panique au village— Streaming beginning February 4
In celebration of the César Awards
(English ST)
The very likeable Cowboy and Native American are professionals of disaster. To celebrate their friend Horse’s birthday, they buy a few bricks on the internet to build him a barbecue. Unfortunately, they make a mistake and receive an order for a billion bricks.
Director: Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier (Belgium/Luxembourg/France, 2007)
Cast: Voices of Benoît Poelvoorde, Bouli Lanners, Jeanne Balibar, Frédéric Jannin, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier, Bruce Ellison
Genre: Comedy, Stop-Motion Animation
Awards: Selected at the Helvetia French Film Festival (Switzerland, 2009), at the César Awards for Best Foreign Film (France, 2010), at the Vienna Francophone Film Festival (Austria, 2010), and at the Stockholm French Film Festival (Sweden, 2011)
Enorme— Streaming beginning February 4
In celebration of the César Awards
(English ST)
Married to Claire, a world-renowned pianist, Frédéric is his wife’s lover, coach, and personal assistant all rolled into one. But if there is one thing both agree on it’s that neither wants a child, under any circumstances! But at 40, Frédéric suddenly finds he really wants to become a father…
Director: Sophie Letourneur (France, 2020)
Cast: Marina Foïs, Jonathan Cohen, Jacqueline Kakou, Ayala Cousteau
Genre: Comedy
Awards: César Awards nomination for Best Actor (France, 2021)
Series
Ils vécurent heureux— Streaming beginning February 12
TV5MONDE original series
(English ST)
What if Tarzan and Jane, Ulysses and Penelope, or even Romeo and Juliet went into therapy to save their relationship? For Valentine’s Day, TV5MONDE offers an offbeat look at the great love stories that have shaped our collective imagination. In Ils vécurent heureux, eight iconic couples—Tarzan and Jane; Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot; Emma and Charles Bovary; Adam and Eve; Carmen and Don José; Romeo and Juliet; Ulysses and Penelope; and Snow White and the Prince—take a seat on a therapist’s couch to explore, with humor and irreverence, what it means to love today.
Director: Juliette Fayet (France, 2026)
Cast: Roxane Bret, Johann Cuny, Juliette Fayet, Bertrand Goncalves, Sidi Mejai, Inès Melab, Fanny Ruwet, Noam Sinseau, and voice of Anne-Clotilde Rampon
Genre: Comedy, Webseries
Documentaries
Hôtel du Cap Eden Roc, un paradis sur terre— Now streaming
TV5MONDE original
(English ST)
At the tip of Cap d’Antibes, perched on the rocks, stands one of the world’s most sought-after palaces and one of the most luxurious on the French Riviera. For 150 years, the prestigious Eden Roc has attracted actors, artists, and politicians in search of privacy. Watch stunning views, a magnificent park, and a guided tour.
Director: Mei-Chen Chalais (France, 2025)
Genre: Documentary
TV5Monde Cinéma
Theme: Love
Les toits de Paris— available beginning February 6
(English ST)
Under the rooftops of Paris, an elderly lonely man struggles with solitude and illness.
Director: Hiner Saleem (2007)
Cast: Michel Piccoli, Mylène Demongeot, Maurice Bénichou
Genre: Drama
Paris la blanche— available beginning February 6
(English ST)
A 70-year-old woman travels from her Algerian village to Paris to bring her husband home.
Director: Lidia Terki (2017)
Cast: Tassadit Mandi, Zahir Bouzerar, Karole Rocher
Genre: Drama
Guermantes— available beginning February 6
(English ST)
In Paris, in the summer of 2020, actors from the Comédie-Française, France’s most prestigious theater, rehearse a new play, an adaptation of Marcel Proust’s The Guermantes Way.
Director: Christophe Honoré (2021)
Cast: Claude Mathieu, Anne Kessler, Éric Génovèse
Genre: Dramedy
Ami-ami— available beginning February 13
(English ST)
A heartbroken man vows to never fall in love again.
Director: Victor Saint Macary (2018)
Cast: William Lebghil, Margot Bancilhon, Camille Razat
Genre: Rom-com
Les fausses confidences— available beginning February 13
(English ST)
In his final film, director Luc Bondy brings a Marivaux classic into present-day Paris.
Director: Luc Bondy (2017)
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Bulle Ogier
Genre: Dramedy
Romantique— available beginning February 20
(English ST)
A notorious liar and failing artist discovers he is the father of a little girl.
Director: Thibault Segouin (2022)
Cast: Alex Lutz, Golshifteh Farahani, Olivier Chantreau
Genre: Dramedy
Des plans sur la comète— available beginning February 20
(English ST)
Two small-time crook brothers land a renovation job, quickly leading to comedic chaos.
Director: Guilhem Amesland (2017)
Cast: Vincent Macaigne, Philippe Rebbot, Hafsia Herzi
Genre: Comedy
L’amour c’est surcoté— available beginning February 27
(English ST)
Three years after the loss of his best friend and mentor, a single man finally decides to get out and meet people again.
Director: Mourad Winter (2025)
Cast: Hakim Jemili, Laura Felpin, Benjamin Tranié
Genre: Romantic comedy
Un hiver en été— available beginning February 27
(English ST)
France is hit by polar cold in the middle of summer, and ten lonely, lost souls find one another.
Director: Laetitia Masson (2022)
Cast: Benjamin Biolay, Élodie Bouchez, Judith Chemla
Genre: Drama
Marche ou crève— available beginning February 27
(English ST)
An enthusiastic and hotheaded teenager hopes to enjoy her last summer at home before moving away and striking out on her own.
Director: Margaux Bonhomme (2018)
Cast: Diane Rouxel, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Cohendy
Genre: Drama
**Please note: Programs may change due to last-minute scheduling**