The Best TV Shows on Canal+

Every Canal+ Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of January 2026, our compilation of Canal+’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. Among Canal+’s finest offerings are Once Upon a Time... Life and Les Guignols de l'info, which debuted in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Canal+ has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1987 all the way to 2025.

  • The Bureau
    The Bureau (2015)8.2

    Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their mission is to identify individuals who may be recruited as sources of information. Operating "under caption", that is to say in a fabricated identity from scratch, they live for many years in a permanent duplicity. Our hero just returned from a clandestine mission six years in Damascus. But contrary to what is required by safety rules, he does not abandon his legend and the identity under which he lived in Syria, thus putting in danger the whole system.

  • Bref
    Bref (2011)8.1

    A lost thirty-something shares his struggles, from failed relationships to boring jobs and pointless nights out. Stuck in his routine at first, he slowly evolves, searching for meaning in his life. In short, he's just trying to live.

  • The Wakos
    The Wakos (2013)8.0

    The crisis saves nobody. Even not the characters of our childhood. To such a point that some people of them even became socially disadvantaged persons. Fortunately for them, all is not lost and a brave social worker decided to deal with their case. Come in his office and assist its confidential interviews with Aspegix and Grodebilix, Zizimir, Sandy, Proumfs, Mr Patatos, Marius and Gigi, the Tortoises Tramps and all Kassos which suffer in the biggest indifference.

  • Les Guignols de l'info
    Les Guignols de l'info (1988)7.9

  • Spiral
    Spiral (2005)7.9

    This gritty crime drama set in the dark underbelly of Paris follows police officers and lawyers as they investigate and prosecute crimes. Throw any romantic notion of Paris out the window. Crime is dark. The legal system is darker. This is Spiral.

  • Once Upon a Time... Life
    Once Upon a Time... Life (1987)7.8

    Attention please! Are you ready for an adventurous tour through the human body? With a lot of humour, our physical appearance is being introduced from head to toe along cells and organs in an educational way. The heart, blood, nerves and kidneys, each single one is a miracle which renders life possible.

  • Groland
    Groland (1992)7.7

    Parodic news programme focusing on the fictional country Groland (full name: Presipality of Groland), airing on French television channel Canal+.

  • Versailles
    Versailles (2015)7.7

    The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.

  • Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers
    Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers (1994)7.6

    From flashes of genius to curious experiments, humankind's innovations lead explorers and inventors on a brilliant journey of discovery in this series.

  • Once Upon a Time... The Explorers
    Once Upon a Time... The Explorers (1996)7.6

    Il était une fois... les Explorateurs is a French animated TV series from 1996. Directed by Albert Barillé.

  • Once Upon a Time... The Americas
    Once Upon a Time... The Americas (1992)7.5

    "Once upon a time ... the Americas" tells us the story of this vast continent, from the very first inhabitants to the present day, including the Aztecs and the Incas, the conquistadors, the war of independence or the gold Rush. Through our usual sympathetic heroes (Maestro, Pierrot, Petit Gros, le Teigneux, le Nabot, etc.), we travel from time to time, always with the aim of teaching us something.

  • Marie Antoinette
    Marie Antoinette (2022)7.5

    Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she leaves Austria to marry the Dauphin of France. At Versailles, under the complex rules of the French court, she suffers from not being able to live her life the way she wants, under pressure to continue the Bourbon line and secure the Franco-Austrian alliance.

  • Borgia
    Borgia (2011)7.3

    The name Borgia stands for betrayal, intrigue and corruption in the Vatican, which was the center of the world during the Renaissance.

  • War of the Worlds
    War of the Worlds (2019)7.3

    When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction?

  • Paris Has Fallen
    Paris Has Fallen (2024)7.1

    A protection officer and an MI6 operative team up after a terrorist attack. They suspect a mole as they race to thwart a larger conspiracy threatening Paris.

  • The Sentinels
    The Sentinels (2025)7.0

    1915, WWI. French Private Gabriel is presumed dead. Selected for a top-secret program, he’s given a serum that makes him stronger and faster. To see his family again, he must join the Sentinels, elite soldiers on a mission to end the war.

  • The Apartment
    The Apartment (2001)6.5

    The guest of the day is received on a set, located in an apartment without an audience, and guided simply by the sound of the host's voice.

  • Molang
    Molang (2015)6.2

    Molang is an affectionate and humorous perspective on the relationship between an eccentric, joyful, and enthusiastic rabbit and a shy, discreet, and emotional little chick. Despite their many differences, these two enjoy a unique friendship. They have great times together ranging from the mundane to the extraordinary. Whether they're flying to the moon or merely watering the vegetable patch, Molang and Piu Piu experience unexpected, even unsettling situations. Tricky incidents and misunderstandings are soon transformed into opportunities for fun moments and humor, which Molang's friends are happy to come and share in.

  • Billy the Cat, dans la peau d'un chat
    Billy the Cat, dans la peau d'un chat (1996)6.0

    Billy the Cat is the title of a Franco-Belgian comic strip by the Belgian Stéphane Colman and Stephen Desberg, as well as an animated cartoon adaptation, amongst others. Both comic and cartoon deal with the everyday and secret lives of urban animals, although they take very different approaches to it, and while the characters are largely the same in both versions, the stories and situations are very different.

  • Les Sales Blagues de l'Echo
    Les Sales Blagues de l'Echo (1995)N/A