Throughout April, 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

Films

Bécassine !—April 10 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT (English ST)

A Podalydès Brothers’ Film

Candid but ingenious, Bécassine leaves her native Brittany and her parents to live her life. On her way to Paris, she meets the Marchioness of Grand-Air, who hires her to look after her baby, Loulotte. At the castle, Bécassine blossoms. But the arrival of a strange puppeteer with less than laudable intentions causes trouble.

Director: Bruno Podalydès (France, 2018)
Cast: Émeline Bayart, Karin Viard, Denis Podalydès, Michel Vuillermoz, and Bruno Podalydès
Genre: Comedy
Awards: Selected at Tübingen International French Film Festival (Germany, 2020), Vienna French Film Festival (Austria, 2019), and Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris (France, 2019)

Sur la dalle—April 15 and 22 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT (English ST)

US Premiere

Part 1: Inspector Adamsberg worked with Franck Mathieu in the past on a complex case involving a serial killer. When Mathieu contacted him about a strange murder in Louviec, Brittany, Adamsberg didn’t hesitate to act. In the name of their friendship, he sets off with his team to help Mathieu.

Part 2: Adamsberg and Mathieu are sure a serial killer is on the loose. They need to identify his motive to catch him before he can do any more harm. The key to the enigma is closely linked to regional folklore. Lying on a dolmen, Adamsberg uses his imagination to find the solution.

Director: Josée Dayan (France, 2024)
Cast: Yvan Attal, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Sylvie Testud, Virginie Ledoyen, and Corinne Masiero
Genre: Thriller, TV-Movie (2-part)

Comme un avion—April 17 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT (English ST)

A Podalydès Brothers’ Film

Michel is a computer graphics designer and an avid fan of airmail. One day, he discovers a new passion for kayaking. He decides to buy a kit boat and, encouraged by his wife, Rachelle, heads off on a solo trip. He is soon meeting more and more people along the river.

Director: Bruno Podalydès (France, 2015)
Cast: Bruno Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Agnès Jaoui, and Vimala Pons
Genre: Comedy
Awards: Selected at the Cesar Awards – Best Supporting Actress (Agnès Jaoui) (France, 2016), Hong Kong French Film Festival (Hong Kong, 2015), Cinémania (Canada, 2015), BIFF (South Korea, 2015)

Tant que le soleil frappe—April 22 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT (English ST)

In Celebration of Earth Day

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus

Max, a committed and persistent landscaper, has been working on a wild garden project in an impoverished district in Marseille. After years of refusal, his proposal reaches the finals of an architecture contest.

Director: Philippe Petit (France, 2022)
Cast: Swann Arlaud, Sarah Adler, Grégoire Oestermann, Pascal Rénéric, Lee Fortuné-Petit, and Djibril Cissé
Genre: Drama
Awards: Selected at Venice International Critics’ Week (Italy, 2022)

Adieu Berthe – L’enterrement de Mémé—April 24 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT (English ST)

A Podalydès Brothers’ Film

Armand is kept on his toes by his pharmacy and his passion for magic. Sentimentally, he is torn between his wife, Hélène, and his mistress, Alix, and also has to juggle with his father who has Alzheimer’s and his busybody mother-in-law. When his grandmother passes away, he is rapidly overwhelmed.

Director: Bruno Podalydès (France, 2011)
Cast: Denis Podalydès, Valérie Lemercier, and Isabelle Candelier
Genre: Dramedy
Awards: Nominated at the Cesar Awards – Best Original Screenplay (France, 2013), the French Film Festival in Cuba (Cuba, 2014), the Hong Kong French Film Festival (Hong Kong, 2012), and the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival (France, 2012)

Louloute—April 27 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT (English ST)

In Celebration of Earth Day

Normandy, in the 1980s. Between the cows, Club Dorothée and chunky woolen jumpers, life for 10-year-old Louloute is one of dreams, love and family squabbles. But as the family farm falls further into debt, that life is about the change forever…

Director: Hubert Viel (France, 2019)
Cast: Alice Henri, Laure Calamy, and Bruno Clairefond
Genre: Drama

Series

Neumatt—Sundays starting April 6 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT

Season Premiere

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus

Michi leads a frenzied life in the city. When his father Kurt dies, he returns to Neumatt and discovers a farm in chaos: his brother is overwhelmed by everything, his sister couldn’t care less. Their mother, Katharina, tries to hide the real cause of her husband’s death: suicide.

Director: Sabine Boss and Pierre Monnard (Switzerland, 2021)
Cast: Julian Koechlin, Rachel Braunschweig, Sophie Hutter, and Jérôme Humm
Genre: Drama

Doute raisonnable— Wednesdays starting April 23 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT (French ST)

Season Premiere

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus

Hoping to be heard by a mainly female team, 19-year-old Simona comes to report a sexual assault that occurred a month earlier. Receiving her with sensitivity, Alice does her best to help her remember exactly what happened. The team begins the investigation by trying to corroborate her story.

Alice and Frédéric are working hard to investigate Simona’s case. The latter also has to deal with a very difficult family situation. Police Chief Alario is concerned about a public figure being involved in the investigation. But Alice stands her ground.

Director: Claude Desrosiers (Canada, 2022)
Cast: Julie Perreault, David Boutin, Kathleen Fortin, Nadia Essadiqi, and Marc-André Grondin
Genre: Thriller

Documentaries

Apocalypse, le crépuscule d’Hitler—April 1 and 8 at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT (English ST)

Part 1: Summer 1943. Hitler is determined to change the course of the war. The greatest tank battle in history begins in Kursk, on the Ukrainian border: despite the slaughter the Germans are unable to break though. A setback accompanied by the opening of a second front in Sicily. Germany is bombed.

Part 2: January 1944. On all fronts, the German army is no longer able to stop its inexorable retreat. The fleeing soldiers destroy evidence of their unspeakable crimes. The noose continues to tighten around the Fuhrer. Holed up in his Berlin bunker, he continues to lead his country to ruin.

Director: Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle (France, 2023)
Genre: Documentary (second part), History

Le Luron en campagne—April 6 and 13 at 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT (English ST)

Part 1: Thierry Le Luron died in 1986, aged 34, after a seventeen-year career. 1974, 1981: The French vote to elect their president. Le Luron is also on the campaign trail, in his own inimitable way. The humorist taunts, imitates and caricatures to perfection Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac…

Part 2: 1970-1986. The humorist Thierry Le Luron observes the spirit of the times and sings tunes made famous by others: Dalida, Julien Clerc, Charles Aznavour, Line Renaud… he performs them with the voice of the original artist but using his own, often damming, words inspired by the news of the moment.

Director: Jacques Pessis (France, 2022)
Genre: Documentary (second part)

Atiku, gardien du territoire—April 17 at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT (English ST)

In Celebration of Earth Day

Wherever Jean-Luc Kanapé, Innu de Pessamit, leads us on the tracks of the last herds of woodland caribou in the vast Pipmuacan territory. This former hunter is committed to protecting the species, which is threatened with extinction if no changes are made.

Director: Guillaume Langlois and Nicolas Lévesque (Canada, 2024)
Genre: Documentary

Corbeaux & Corneilles : La nature nous observe !—April 23 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT (English ST)

In Celebration of Earth Day

Premiere

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus

Wherever man is found, members of the crow family are nearby, watching. Since time immemorial, they have followed the hunters, farmers, soldiers, and persecutors, scratching the soil in gardens, ploughed fields, battlefields… Crows and their cousins study us, passing on the knowledge gleaned to their offspring.

Director: Martin Schilt (Switzerland, 2022)
Genre: Documentary

Maurice Chevalier, un canotier à Hollywood—April 29 at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT (English ST)

Legendary French singer, actor, dancer, and comedian Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972) became a Hollywood star through the films of Ernst Lubitsch, Billy Wilder, and Vincente Minnelli. His distinctive Ménilmontant accent and iconic straw hat perfectly captured the essence of French irreverence.

Director: Bertrand Tessier (France, 2022)
Genre: Documentary

Wine Calling—April 29 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT

In Celebration of Earth Day

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus

There is a small revolution happening in the world of wine. Throughout France, notably in Occitanie, joyous rebels are taking over the countryside to invent the wine they like: natural and unpretentious. The documentary heads off to meet these new winemakers, who are reinventing our relationship with the living world.

Director: Bruno Sauvard (France, 2018)
Genre: Documentary

TV5 Monde Plus

Films

Habib, la grande aventure—Streaming beginning April 2 (English ST)

Habib, who struggles to make a living through small acting roles, aspires to secure more prominent parts in films. His Moroccan, immigrant family has little faith in his passion, until he gets the chance to act alongside a renowned French actress, Catherine Deneuve.

Director: Benoît Mariage (Belgium, France, Switzerland, 2022)
Cast: Bastien Ughetto, Sofia Lesaffre, Sofia Elabassi, Thomas Solivérès, and Catherine Deneuve
Genre: Comedy
Awards: Selected at the Festival d’Angoulême (France, 2022) and at the Festival d’Albi Les Oeillades (France, 2022)

Series

Mégantic— Streaming beginning March 2 (English ST)

Season 1 Premiere

In 2013, a train carrying a large load of oil derailed while passing through the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. The multiple explosions and fires caused forty-seven deaths; two thousand people were evacuated. Inspired by true events, this fiction follows the fates of the residents of Lac-Mégantic devastated by the train disaster.

Director: Alexis Durand-Brault (Canada, 2023)
Cast: Lauren Hartley, Julie Ringuette, and Isabelle Giroux
Genre: Drama
Awards: Gémeaux Awards Best Dramatic Series, Best Direction – Dramatic Series, Best Writing – Dramatic Series, Best Editing – Fiction, and Best Set Design Nominees (Canada, 2023)

Là-haut sur la montagne— Streaming beginning April 2 (English ST)

Season 1 Premiere

TV5MONDE coproduction

In Celebration of Earth Day

A short comedy series, imagining a future where snow has disappeared, and winter tourism is disrupted. January 2080. François, Guenièvre, Vincent and other mountain enthusiasts meet at the resort. Alpine skiing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing: everything seems to be combined for a sporty and rejuvenating holiday, except… the snow. Faced with the effects of climate change, these irrepressible winter sports nostalgic show a flawless optimism… or almost.

Director: Laura Ghazal (France, 2025)
Cast: Antonia de Rendinger, Étiénne Diallo, Guenievere Busto, and Morgane Berling
Genre: Comedy, Web Series

C’est la vie – Nouvelle génération— Streaming beginning April 2 (English ST)

Exclusive Season 1 Premiere

TV5MONDE coproduction

In Ratanga, while a group of students begin their final year of high school, a suspicious death shakes the hospital staff. Between initiation, police, and romantic intrigue, destinies cross…

Director: Éric Berges (Senegal, 2021)
Cast: Aminata Diop, Awa Djiga Kane, Ndiaye Ciré Bâ, Peter Ayivor, Mohamed Keïta, and Ndeye Makhouredia Ndao
Genre: Dramedy, Web Series

Documentaries

Bouquinistes, le charme de Paris— Now streaming (English ST)

TV5MONDE coproduction

Immersion in the beating heart of the authentic Paris of its second-hand booksellers. As water and the words flow, we discover these enigmatic Parisians, guardians of the banks of the Seine, privileged observers of Ile Saint-Louis and Notre Dame, driven by their love of books and the beauty around them.

Director: Clemence Rochefort and Vincent Le Gal (France, 2024)
Genre: Documentary, Culture and Lifestyle

TV5 Monde Cinema

Theme: Historical Dramas & Multiple Genres

L’esprit coubertin— available beginning April 4 (English ST)

Ten days into the competition and still no gold medal, France’s hopes now rest on a young shooting champion, though he is somewhat immature and not particularly clever.

Director: Jérémie Sein (2024)
Cast: Benjamin Voisin, Emmanuelle Bercot, and Rivaldo Pawawi
Genre: Comedy

Bunker palace hôtel— available beginning April 4 (English ST)

In an imaginary dictatorship in a futuristic world, rebellion has broken out. The men in power scramble to the Bunker Palace Hotel, a bunker built long ago for just such a contingency.

Director: Enki Bilal (1989)
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Carole Bouquet, and Maria Schneider
Genre: Sci-Fi

Tykho Moon— available beginning April 4 (English ST)

In a strange moon colony resembling Paris, assassins roam the streets, hunting for an organ donor.

Director: Enki Bilal (1997)
Cast: Julie Delpy, Johan Leysen, and Michel Piccoli
Genre: Sci-Fi

Le Molière imaginaire— available beginning April 11 (English ST)

February 17, 1673, Paris. Molière is performing The Imaginary Invalid when he suddenly begins spitting blood.

Director: Olivier Py (2024)
Cast: Laurent Lafitte, Stacy Martin, and Bertrand de Roffignac
Genre: Historical Drama

En attendant la nuit— available beginning April 11 (English ST)

A family moves into a new neighborhood, planning to appear as normal and friendly as possible. But the son’s thirst for blood becomes impossible to hide.

Director: Céline Rouzet (2024)
Cast: Mathias Legoût Hammond, Élodie Bouchez, and Céleste Brunnquell
Genre: Fantasy-Horror

Mutants— available beginning April 18 (English ST)

In a world where a terrible virus has infected the population, a couple on the run tries to find a zone where they can take refuge.

Director: David Morley (2009)
Cast: Hélène De Fougerolles, Francis Renaud, and Dida Diafat
Genre: Horror

Cyrano et d’Artagnan— available beginning April 18 (English ST)

The duelist and poet Cyrano de Bergerac teams up with the musketeer d’Artagnan to thwart a conspiracy against King Louis XIII of France.

Director: Abel Gance (1964)
Cast: José Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Sylva Koscina
Genre: Adventure

Liberté— available beginning April 18 (English ST)

A mayor in a village located in France’s occupied zone during World War II takes in a nine-year-old boy whose parents have been missing since the war began.

Director: Tony Gatlif (2009)
Cast: Marc Lavoine, Marie-Josée Croze, and James Thiérrée
Genre: Historical Drama

Nos amis les terriens— available beginning April 25 (English ST)

What if aliens created a documentary on humans?

Director: Bernard Werber (2006)
Cast: Audrey Dana, Boris Ventura-Diaz, and Thomas Le Douarec
Genre: Sci-Fi

Première mi-temps— available beginning April 25 (English ST)

A professional football team arrives at their rival’s stadium, only to find a zombie apocalypse has turned the hostile fans into frenzied undead hooligans.

Director: Thierry Poiraud,Benjamin Rocher (2014)
Cast: Alban Lenoir, Charlie Bruneau, and Ahmed Sylla
Genre: Horror comedy