Throughout July, 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

Tour de France 2025—July 5 to July 27 at 2:30pm ET/11:30am PT
The Tour de France 2025 will take place from July 5 to 27, starting in Lille, France, and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, marking a return to tradition after the 2024 finish in Nice. Unlike previous editions, the entire race will remain within French borders, covering approximately 3,320 kilometers across 21 stages, including 7 flat stages, 6 hilly, 6 mountain, and 2 individual time trials. The route features five summit finishes—Hautacam, Luchon-Superbagnères, Mont Ventoux, Courchevel/Col de la Loze, and La Plagne Tarentaise—and includes two rest days. For the first time, 23 teams will take part, totaling 176 riders.

Tour de France Femmes 2025—July 26 at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT; July 27 to August 3 at 2:30pm ET/11:30am PT
The Tour de France Femmes 2025 will take place from July 26 to August 3, covering 1,165 km over nine stages — its longest and toughest edition yet. Starting in Brittany and ending in the Alps, the race features a mix of flat, hilly, and mountainous stages, including two major summit finishes on Col de la Madeleine and Col de Joux Plane. With no time trial and over 17,000 meters of climbing, the race is designed to favor climbers and general classification contenders. Top riders like Anna van der Breggen and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are expected to make strong returns in what promises to be a landmark year for women’s cycling.

Bastille Day Parade 2025 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

L’air de la mer rend libre—July 6 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
US premiere
(English ST)

Saïd and Hadjira, of Algerian origin, live in Rennes. While Saïd has a secret relationship with Vincent, Hadjira has just come out of a complicated affair tinged with legal problems. Their families offer them an arranged marriage. To buy their peace and freedom, they agree to unite under the illusion of respecting tradition.

Director: Nadir Moknèche (France, 2022)
Cast: Youssouf Abi-Ayad, Kenza Fortas, Saadia Bentaïeb, Zinedine Soualem, Lubna Azabal
Genre: Drama
Awards: Selected for the Florence French Film Festival (Italy, 2023), Vienna French Film Festival (Austria, 2024) and Angoulême French Film Festival (France, 2025)

L’amour du monde—July 11 at 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/drame/l-amour-du-monde
(English ST)

Margaux, 15 years old, is spending her holidays with her father and his new partner. During an internship at a home for children in difficulty, she befriends Juliette, 7 years old, and Joel, a thirty-something fisherman returning from Indonesia. A meeting that will upend her summer…

Director: Jenna Hasse (Switzerland, 2023)
Cast: Clarisse Moussa, Esin Demircan, Marc Oosterhoff, Pierre Mifsud
Genre: Drama
Awards: Prix du cinéma Suisse Best Film Nominee (2024), Berlinale Best Film Winner (2023)

I love Greece — July 13 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/comedie/i-love-greece
(English ST)

Jean and Marina, a Franco-Greek couple, go to Athens for the summer vacation. There they find Marina’s exuberant family and a Greece in crisis. While they plan to spend a few romantic days on a small island in the Cyclades, the whole family decides to accompany them.

Director: Nafsika Guerry-Karamaounas (France, 2021)
Cast: Nafsika Guerry-Karamaounas, Stacy Martin, Vincent Dedienne, Maria Apostolakea, Panagos Ioakeim
Genre: Comedy

Drancy Avenir— July 15 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In commemoration of the Vélodrome d’Hiver Roundup of July 16, 1942
Also streaming on TV5MONDplus beginning July 2
(English ST)

A Holocaust survivor, a young historian, and a text by Conrad evoke the barbarity of the Nazis and its constantly potential resurgence.

Director: Arnaud des Pallières (France, 1997)
Cast: Aude Amiot, Thierry Bosc, Anne-Lisa Nathan
Genre: Drama, history

Les rayons gamma—July 22 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
(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)

L’amour d’une femme—July 24 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/drame/l-amour-d-une-femme
(English ST)

Marie Prieur, a young doctor, takes up a post on Ouessant Island. Quickly adopted by the inhabitants, she becomes friends with the schoolteacher. When she falls in love with a young engineer, André Lorenzi, he quickly makes it clear that she must choose between marriage and her profession.

Director: Jean Grémillon (France, Italy, 1953)
Cast: Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti, Gaby Morlay, Paolo Stoppa
Genre: Drama

La cordonnière—July 25 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/drame/la-cordonniere
(English ST)

Victoire Du Sault, a bold and visionary shoemaker, founded the company that made the fortune of the Dufresne family. But to achieve the success she sought, she had to abandon her first great love. A secret that, whatever happened, she needed to keep secret from her husband.

Director: François Bouvier (Canada/Quebec, 2023)
Cast: Rose-Marie Perreault, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Madeleine Péloquin, Jeff Boudreault, Anick Lemay
Genre: Drama
Awards: Le Gala Quebec Cinema Best Hairstyling Winner, Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design Nominees (2023)

Ils sont vivants— July 27 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
(English ST)

Recently widowed, Béatrice lives with her son and her mother. Her meeting with Mokhtar, an Iranian teacher who arrived in Europe illegally, turns her life and her beliefs upside-down. Her love for him will drive her to defy the prejudice of those around her and the laws of her country.

Director: Jérémie Elkaïm (France, 2022)
Cast: Marina Foïs, Seear Kohi, Laetitia Dosch, Igor Van Dessel
Genre: Dramedy

Series

Wilder—Tuesdays starting July 1 at 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT
Season 2
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 home town 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: Following a triple murder in a small village in the Swiss Jura, Inspector Rosa Wilder finds herself facing a population in a state of shock. With the only witness to the tragedy in danger, Rosa’s father, recently released from prison, seeks to get in touch with his daughter and grandson.

Director: Pierre Monnard, Jan-Eric Mack (Switzerland, 2019)
Cast: Sarah Spale, Marcus Signer, Andreas Matti, Ruth Schwegler, Manuela Biedermann, Ueli Jäggi, Edon Rizvanolli
Genre: Thriller

Documentaries

Mon village à l’heure du tour— July 3 at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT
In celebration of the Tour de France, from July 5 to 27
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/culture-et-art-de-vivre/sports-et-loisirs/mon-village-a-l-heure-du-tour
(English ST)

Évaux-les-Bains in the Creuse, 10 July 2024. For the first time this little town, population 1,300, will host a sporting event of global renown: the Tour de France. The mayor and his team spend a year finalising the flamboyant preparations for this 11th stage. An immersive visit behind the scenes.

Director: Camille Monin (France 2024)
Genre: Documentary, sports

La course en tête— July 8 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Tour de France, from July 5 to 27
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus beginning July 2
(English ST)

Belgian racing cyclist Eddy Merckx won everything between 1966 and 1976. A total of six hundred and twenty-five victories. In 1974, Joël Santoni made a film about the professional and private life of this great champion, nicknamed ”the Cannibal”.

Director: Joël Santoni (France, Belgium 1974)
Genre: Documentary, sports
Awards: Perspectives on French cinema – Cannes (France, 1974)

Le Tour de France : une passion française— July 9 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
In celebration of the Tour de France, from July 5 to 27
(English ST)

Since its creation in 1903, the Tour de France has shaped the French collective memory, establishing itself as one of the country’s most unifying sports events. How did it become such an intrinsic part of French life? We look back over 120 years of personal accounts and archive footage.

Director: Jean-Louis Perez (France 2023)
Genre: Documentary, sports

Les joueuses #paslàpourdanser— July 20 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/cinema/documentaire/les-joueuses-paslapourdanser-1
(English ST)

The Olympique Lyonnais players are among the best having gone from victory to victory and won the French championship thirteen times. A glimpse into their daily lives, asking us to change the way we look at the place of women in sport, where the values of respect and openness are essential to move towards equality.

Director: Stéphanie Gillard (France, 2019)
Genre: Documentary, sports
Awards: Selected at Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (Denmark, 2021); Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia, 2020); Dublin IFI French Film Festival (Ireland, 2020) and Hof International Film Festival (Germany, 2020)

TV5 Monde Plus

Films

C’est mon homme— Streaming beginning July 2
(English ST)

Julien Delaunay disappeared on a battlefield during the Great War. When the press publishes a portrait of a man with amnesia, Julie is sure she recognizes her husband. So they meet up again and learn to love each other all over again. However, another woman wants him…

Director: Guillaume Bureau (France, Belgium, 2022)
Cast: Leïla Bekhti, Karim Leklou, Louise Bourgoin, Jean-Charles Clichet
Genre: Drama
Awards: selected for the Munich Film Festival – Spotlight section (Germany, 2023), Festival du film francophone d’Angoulême (France, 2022), Tapis Rouge, Festival du film français – Romance section (Netherlands, 2022)

Et la fête continue !— Streaming beginning July 2
(English ST)

In Marseille, sixty-year-old Rosa juggles the demands of her tight-knit family, her career as a nurse, and her deep involvement in politics. But as retirement nears, she begins to question the ideals that once guided her. A chance encounter with Henri inspires her to believe that it’s never too late to pursue the life she truly wants.

Director: Robert Guédiguian (France, 2023)
Cast: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Lola Naymark
Genre: Dramedy
Awards: selected at Cinémania (Canada/Quebec, 2023), French Language Film Festival of Greece (Greece, 2024)

Series

Mea Culpa— Now streaming Seasons 1 & 2: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/series-et-films-tv/policier-et-suspense/mea-culpa
(English ST)

Lieutenant Serge N’Da, criminologist, interviews prisoners to find out what darkness lies within them. With each interview, he delves into the intricacies of their tortured minds to understand what drove them to commit the irreparable. A fascinating and terrifying journey into the human psyche, inspired by true events.

Director: Hervé Achi (Ivory Coast, 2022)
Cast: Arthur Longville
Genre: Drama, detective, thriller

Chef d’orchestre— Now streaming Season 1: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/series-et-films-tv/comedie-dramatique/chef-d-orchestre
(English ST)

Joseph has been a musician for 20 years and dreams of releasing his first album. Unfortunately, his creativity is at a low ebb due to heartbreak. Ariane, his ambitious agent, becomes his flatmate for a while. She is going to do everything in her power to help him overcome his break-up and rediscover his talent.

Director: Stéphane Lafleur (Canada/Quebec, 2025)
Cast: Joseph Marchand, Julianne Côté, Guillaume Cyr
Genre: Dramedy

Documentaries

Hôtel du temps: Jean Gabin—Now streaming: https://www.tv5mondeplus.com/en/memoire-et-societe/portraits/hotel-du-temps-jean-gabin

With the help of cutting-edge technology, enabling actors to have the faces and voices of celebrities who are no longer with us, host Thierry Ardisson brings Jean Gabin (1904-1976) back to life through interviews, film extracts and family archives. A close-up look at the wild child from the banks of the Oise River, who became the king of music-hall, part of iconic duets with the biggest stars and starred in unforgettable masterpieces of French cinema…

Director: Serge Khalfon (France, 2021)
Host: Thierry Ardisson
Genre: Documentary series, biopic

TV5 Monde Cinema

Theme: Family and vacation films

Cookie— available beginning July 4
(English ST)

After losing her husband and child, a flight attendant unexpectedly finds herself caring for a young boy who doesn’t speak a word of French.

Director: Léa Fazer (2013)
Cast: Alice Taglioni, Virginie Efira, Mehdi Nebbou
Genre: Drama

King Guillaume— available beginning July 4
(English ST)

Life becomes complicated for a loving couple when the husband is contacted by his estranged father.

Director: Pierre-François Martin-Laval (2009)
Cast: Florence Foresti, Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Pierre Richard
Genre: Comedy

Tout nous sépare— available beginning July 4
(English ST)

Entangled with the drug dealer who feeds her addiction, the daughter of a powerful businesswoman spirals out of control and falls victim to dangerous blackmail.

Director: Thierry Klifa (2017)
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Diane Kruger, Nicolas Duvauchelle
Genre: Thriller

Veuillez nous excuser pour la gêne occasionnée— available beginning July 11
(English ST)

A train ticket inspector embarks on a frantic race through multiple carriages in a desperate attempt to pass a performance evaluation.

Director: Olivier Van Hoofstadt (2023)
Cast: Artus, Elsa Zylberstein, Benjamin Tranié
Genre: Comedy

L’île aux trésors— available beginning July 11
(English ST)

A young Jim Hawkins embarks on a treasure hunt led by a map from the one-legged pirate, Long John Silver.

Director: Alain Berbérian (2007)
Cast: Gérard Jugnot, Alice Taglioni, Jean-Paul Rouve
Genre: Adventure

Paris Willouby— available beginning July 18
(English ST)

Between the father, stepmother, little sister, brother, half-sister, and even a half-uncle, it’s sometimes hard for this family to keep track of who’s who.

Director: Arthur Delaire, Quentin Reynaud (2015)
Cast: Isabelle Carré, Stéphane De Groodt, Alex Lutz
Genre: Dramedy

Perdrix— available beginning July 18
(English ST)

When the mysterious woman enters their lives, a police officer and his family are thrown into turmoil.

Director: Erwan Le Duc (2019)
Cast: Swann Arlaud, Maud Wyler, Fanny Ardant
Genre: Dramedy

Bronzés 3, amis pour la vie— available beginning July 18
(English ST)

After 20 years, a group of friends meet up again.

Director: Patrice Leconte (2006)
Cast: Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel
Genre: Comedy

Parents d’élèves— available beginning July 25
(English ST)

A 30-year-old makes a living babysitting both animals and children. His latest job is looking after 9-year-old Bart, who just moved into the building with his overworked, single mother.

Director: Noémie Saglio (2020)
Cast: Vincent Dedienne, Camélia Jordana, Samir Guesmi
Genre: Dramedy

Belle fille— available beginning July 25
(English ST)

After discovering her husband’s infidelity, Louise escapes to Corsica for the weekend. There, she meets a charming stranger. But after a night together, she’s unable to wake him the next morning.

Director: Méliane Marcaggi (2020)
Cast: Alexandra Lamy, Miou-Miou, Jonathan Zaccaï
Genre: Comedy