The Best TV Shows on Canal+

Every Canal+ Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Notable series such as Nulle part ailleurs and Les Guignols de l'info from Canal+ first graced the screens in 1987 and 1988. Peruse our comprehensive roster of Canal+’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of October 2025. Boasting a rich catalog, Canal+ features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1987 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.

  • Les Kassos
    Les Kassos (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.

  • 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.

  • The Sentinels
    The Sentinels (2025)7.7

    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.

  • 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.

  • Burger Quiz
    Burger Quiz (2001)7.3

    A French humorous game show taking place in a burger restaurant which is managed by the TV host.

  • 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?

  • Borgia
    Borgia (2011)7.2

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

  • Paris Has Fallen
    Paris Has Fallen (2024)7.2

    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 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.

  • Nulle part ailleurs
    Nulle part ailleurs (1987)5.6

  • Clique
    Clique (2013)4.5

  • Salut les Terriens !
    Salut les Terriens ! (2006)3.7

  • 20h10 pétantes
    20h10 pétantes (2003)N/A

  • Le Cercle
    Le Cercle (2005)N/A

    As long as there is cinema, LE CERCLE will be there. It is the only television program of critical debates 100% devoted to cinema. Each week, it offers fiery, joyful and non-condescending jousts on the films on the bill; and invites with "Le questionnaire du CERCLE" directors to come and share their passion for cinema.

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma (2023)N/A