Watching French TV-series is an awesome way to improve your French. Here’s a list of the nine best series that are sure to entertain while working magic on your language skills. Grab your popcorn and get ready for some guilt-free TV time!
1. Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (2007)
This easy-going series is full of love and laughter. You get to know the Bouley’s and the Lepic’s – neighbors with ups and downs in their everyday lives. The two families and the situations they get themselves into will keep you entertained for nine seasons. By the end of the last season, you will not only find yourself attached to the characters, but you will also have taken your French skills to the next level!
Get a sneak peak of what the series is like here.
2. Le bureau des légendes (2015)
English title: The Bureau
If you love a smart story that will get you hooked, Le bureau des légendes is the right series for you! Dive into a world of agents and spies, and get ready to be captivated by the characters and the storyline with unpredictable turns. There are five amazing seasons out there – enjoy!
3. Engrenages (2005)
English title: Spiral
Are you ready for eight intense seasons of crime solving in Paris? Then Engrenages is ready for you too! In this series you get to see different cases unfold while getting to know the characters involved. With just the right amount of drama in the character’s personal lives, this series is bound to get you hooked.
4. Soda (2011)
Ready to learn some French slang? Soda is a fun and easy-to-watch series about the typical everyday struggles of being a teenager. In the roughly 20-minute long episodes you get to follow 18-year-old Adam who’s living with his parents and his sister, going to high school, hanging out with his two best friends, and trying to charm the girl he has a crush on. If you are in the mood for something silly and light, this is the series for you!
There’s even a movie called SODA: le rêve américain, that wraps up the series. Check out the trailer here to meet Adam and the other characters!
5. HPI (2021)
English title: HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel
Morgane, a chaotic mother of three and with an IQ of 160, starts working for the police. In so far four seasons, we get to see how she does her utmost to help the police solve difficult cases, and how her colleagues deal with her sometimes very questionable way of doing things. Fun, entertaining, and great characters – what’s not to like!
You can find the trailer for season one here.
6. Marseille (2016)
This show is all about politics and power. That everything is taking place in the beautiful port city of Marseille makes the show even better. There are two seasons waiting for you! Start by watching the trailer here.
7. Lupin (2021)
Assane Diop is a charismatic professional thief out on a mission – he is determined to clear the name of his father who was framed for theft 25 years ago. Inspired by the fictional character and gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, Assane goes all in to unveil the truth.
This entertaining series will surely keep you on your toes from the beginning to the end! You have three season to look forward to – start by checking out the trailer here!
8. Dix pour cent (2015)
English title: Call My Agent!
Dix pour cent takes you to an agency in Paris, where the main characters work hard to keep their movie star clients happy. It’s not an easy job, and sometimes work takes over their lives more than it should.
This is the perfect mix of comedy and drama – you won’t be disappointed! Watch the trailer here.
9. L’Agence: l’immobilier de luxe en famille (2020)
English title: The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties
If you like admiring luxurious French apartments, houses, and castles, you’re going to love this! In this reality show we get to follow a French couple who run an agency together with their four sons, and in each episode they go out of their way to find their demanding customers the perfect property.
So far there are four seasons of this delight, and as the family has been expanding there business abroad, there is more to come. For a sneak peak, have a look at the trailer for season four here.