Throughout April, the international French-language network TV5 Monde offers a rich lineup of entertaining films, series, and variety shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Discover our round-up of the must-see programs this month below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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B\u00e9cassine !<\/strong>\u2014April 10 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Podalyd\u00e8s Brothers’ Film<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Candid but ingenious, B\u00e9cassine 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, B\u00e9cassine blossoms. But the arrival of a strange puppeteer with less than laudable intentions causes trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Bruno Podalyd\u00e8s (France, 2018) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sur la dalle<\/strong>\u2014April 15 and 22 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n US Premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Jos\u00e9e Dayan (France, 2024) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Comme un avion<\/strong>\u2014April 17 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Podalyd\u00e8s Brothers’ Film<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Bruno Podalyd\u00e8s (France, 2015) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tant que le soleil frappe<\/strong>\u2014April 22 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Celebration of Earth Day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Philippe Petit (France, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Adieu Berthe – L’enterrement de M\u00e9m\u00e9<\/strong>\u2014April 24 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Podalyd\u00e8s Brothers’ Film<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Armand is kept on his toes by his pharmacy and his passion for magic. Sentimentally, he is torn between his wife, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Bruno Podalyd\u00e8s (France, 2011) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Louloute<\/strong>\u2014April 27 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Celebration of Earth Day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Normandy, in the 1980s. Between the cows, Club Doroth\u00e9e 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…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Hubert Viel (France, 2019) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Neumatt<\/strong>\u2014Sundays starting April 6 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n Season Premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Sabine Boss and Pierre Monnard (Switzerland, 2021) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Doute raisonnable<\/strong>\u2014 Wednesdays starting April 23 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT (French ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Season Premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alice and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Claude Desrosiers (Canada, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Apocalypse, le cr\u00e9puscule d’Hitler<\/strong>\u2014April 1 and 8 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle (France, 2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Le Luron en campagne<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014April 6 and 13 at 4:00pm ET\/1:00pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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 Val\u00e9ry Giscard d’Estaing, Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac…<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Jacques Pessis (France, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Atiku, gardien du territoire<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014April 17 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Celebration of Earth Day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wherever Jean-Luc Kanap\u00e9, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Guillaume Langlois and Nicolas L\u00e9vesque (Canada, 2024) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Corbeaux & Corneilles : La nature nous observe !<\/strong>\u2014April 23 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Celebration of Earth Day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Martin Schilt (Switzerland, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Maurice Chevalier, un canotier \u00e0 Hollywood<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014April 29 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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 M\u00e9nilmontant accent and iconic straw hat perfectly captured the essence of French irreverence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Bertrand Tessier (France, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wine Calling<\/strong>\u2014April 29 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Celebration of Earth Day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Bruno Sauvard (France, 2018) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Habib, la grande aventure<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014Streaming beginning April 2 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Beno\u00eet Mariage (Belgium, France, Switzerland, 2022) <\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00e9gantic<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 Streaming beginning March 2 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Season 1 Premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2013, a train carrying a large load of oil derailed while passing through the town of Lac-M\u00e9gantic, 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-M\u00e9gantic devastated by the train disaster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Alexis Durand-Brault (Canada, 2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n L\u00e0-haut sur la montagne<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 Streaming beginning April 2 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Season 1 Premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n TV5MONDE coproduction<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Celebration of Earth Day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A short comedy series, imagining a future where snow has disappeared, and winter tourism is disrupted. January 2080. Fran\u00e7ois, Gueni\u00e8vre, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Laura Ghazal (France, 2025) <\/p>\n\n\n\n C’est la vie – Nouvelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ration<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 Streaming beginning April 2 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exclusive Season 1 Premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n TV5MONDE coproduction<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: \u00c9ric Berges (Senegal, 2021) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bouquinistes, le charme de Paris<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 Now streaming (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n TV5MONDE coproduction<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Clemence Rochefort and Vincent Le Gal <\/strong>(France, 2024) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Theme: Historical Dramas & Multiple Genres<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n L’esprit coubertin<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 available beginning April 4 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Sein (2024) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bunker palace h\u00f4tel<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 available beginning April 4 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Enki Bilal (1989) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tykho Moon<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 available beginning April 4 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a strange moon colony resembling Paris, assassins roam the streets, hunting for an organ donor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Enki Bilal (1997) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Le Moli\u00e8re imaginaire<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 available beginning April 11 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n February 17, 1673, Paris. Moli\u00e8re is performing The Imaginary Invalid<\/em> when he suddenly begins spitting blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Olivier Py (2024) <\/p>\n\n\n\n En attendant la nuit<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 available beginning April 11 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: C\u00e9line Rouzet (2024) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mutants<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 available beginning April 18 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: David Morley (2009) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cyrano et d’Artagnan<\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 available beginning April 18 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The duelist and poet Cyrano de Bergerac teams up with the musketeer d’Artagnan to thwart a conspiracy against King Louis XIII of France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Abel Gance (1964) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Libert\u00e9<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u2014 available beginning April 18 (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director<\/strong>: Tony Gatlif (2009)
Cast<\/strong>: \u00c9meline Bayart, Karin Viard, Denis Podalyd\u00e8s, Michel Vuillermoz, and Bruno Podalyd\u00e8s
Genre<\/strong>: Comedy
Awards<\/strong>: Selected at T\u00fcbingen International French Film Festival (Germany, 2020), Vienna French Film Festival (Austria, 2019), and Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris (France, 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Yvan Attal, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Sylvie Testud, Virginie Ledoyen, and Corinne Masiero
Genre<\/strong>: Thriller, TV-Movie (2-part)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Bruno Podalyd\u00e8s, Sandrine Kiberlain, Agn\u00e8s Jaoui, and Vimala Pons
Genre<\/strong>: Comedy
Awards<\/strong>: Selected at the Cesar Awards – Best Supporting Actress (Agn\u00e8s Jaoui) (France, 2016), Hong Kong French Film Festival (Hong Kong, 2015), Cin\u00e9mania (Canada, 2015), BIFF (South Korea, 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Swann Arlaud, Sarah Adler, Gr\u00e9goire Oestermann, Pascal R\u00e9n\u00e9ric, Lee Fortun\u00e9-Petit, and Djibril Ciss\u00e9
Genre<\/strong>: Drama
Awards<\/strong>: Selected at Venice International Critics’ Week (Italy, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Denis Podalyd\u00e8s, Val\u00e9rie Lemercier, and Isabelle Candelier
Genre<\/strong>: Dramedy
Awards<\/strong>: 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)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Alice Henri, Laure Calamy, and Bruno Clairefond
Genre<\/strong>: Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\nSeries<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Julian Koechlin, Rachel Braunschweig, Sophie Hutter, and J\u00e9r\u00f4me Humm
Genre<\/strong>: Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Julie Perreault, David Boutin, Kathleen Fortin, Nadia Essadiqi, and Marc-Andr\u00e9 Grondin
Genre<\/strong>: Thriller<\/p>\n\n\n\nDocumentaries<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Genre<\/strong>: Documentary (second part), History<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Genre:<\/strong> Documentary (second part)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Genre<\/strong>: Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Genre<\/strong>: Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Genre<\/strong>: Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Genre<\/strong>: Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\nTV5 Monde Plus<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Cast<\/strong>: Bastien Ughetto, Sofia Lesaffre, Sofia Elabassi, Thomas Soliv\u00e9r\u00e8s, and Catherine Deneuve
Genre<\/strong>: Comedy
Awards<\/strong>: Selected at the Festival d’Angoul\u00eame (France, 2022) and at the Festival d’Albi Les Oeillades (France, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSeries<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Lauren Hartley, Julie Ringuette, and Isabelle Giroux
Genre<\/strong>: Drama
Awards<\/strong>: G\u00e9meaux Awards Best Dramatic Series, Best Direction – Dramatic Series, Best Writing – Dramatic Series, Best Editing – Fiction, and Best Set Design Nominees (Canada, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Antonia de Rendinger, \u00c9ti\u00e9nne Diallo, Guenievere Busto, and Morgane Berling
Genre<\/strong>: Comedy, Web Series<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Aminata Diop, Awa Djiga Kane, Ndiaye Cir\u00e9 B\u00e2, Peter Ayivor, Mohamed Ke\u00efta, and Ndeye Makhouredia Ndao
Genre<\/strong>: Dramedy, Web Series<\/p>\n\n\n\nDocumentaries<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Genre<\/strong>: Documentary, Culture and Lifestyle<\/p>\n\n\n\nTV5 Monde Cinema<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Benjamin Voisin, Emmanuelle Bercot, and Rivaldo Pawawi
Genre<\/strong>: Comedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Carole Bouquet, and Maria Schneider
Genre<\/strong>: Sci-Fi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Julie Delpy, Johan Leysen, and Michel Piccoli
Genre<\/strong>: Sci-Fi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Laurent Lafitte, Stacy Martin, and Bertrand de Roffignac
Genre<\/strong>: Historical Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Mathias Lego\u00fbt Hammond, \u00c9lodie Bouchez, and C\u00e9leste Brunnquell
Genre<\/strong>: Fantasy-Horror<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: H\u00e9l\u00e8ne De Fougerolles, Francis Renaud, and Dida Diafat
Genre<\/strong>: Horror<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cast<\/strong>: Jos\u00e9 Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Sylva Koscina
Genre<\/strong>: Adventure<\/p>\n\n\n\n