The Best TV Shows on Canal+

Every Canal+ Show Ranked From Best To Worst

With its programming history stretching from 1988 to 2023, Canal+ offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. Icons of Canal+, The News Puppets and Histoire(s) du cinéma made their debut in 1988 and 1989, setting industry standards. Discover the best of Canal+ with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for September 2026.

  • Zoo Olympics
    Zoo Olympics (1992)9.5

    Drawn by French animator Picha, here are 26 episodes of the hilarious animal Olympics antics. These are parodies of Olympic events, based vaguely on behaviours in the animal kingdom, such as egg laying and rolling (chickens), slop slurping (pigs) and kangaroo boxing.

  • Kaeloo
    Kaeloo (2010)8.5

    In the Super Cute Country, a happy band of animals invents lots of games to avoid boredom.

  • 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.

  • The News Puppets
    The News Puppets (1988)8.0

    A parody of a newscast, the show is a caricature of the political world, the media, personalities or more generally of French society and the current world.

  • The Apartment
    The Apartment (2001)8.0

    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.

  • 20h10 pétantes
    20h10 pétantes (2003)8.0

  • 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+.

  • Blocked
    Blocked (2015)7.7

    Two guys interpreted by the Casseurs Flowters (Orelsan & Gringe) discuss in a sofa until something happens. Created by the team of Bref, this short program speaks of boredom whith funny moments like : "What's the name of Hitchcock movie with the birds ?"

  • The Tunnel
    The Tunnel (2013)7.5

    The plot follows detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman working together to find a serial killer who left the upper-half body of a French politician and the lower-half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. They later learn that the killer—who comes to be nicknamed the "Truth Terrorist"—is on a moral crusade to highlight many social problems, terrorising both countries in the process

  • Burger Quiz
    Burger Quiz (2001)7.4

    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)7.2

    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?

  • Walter Melon
    Walter Melon (1997)7.0

    Walter Melon is a 1998 animated TV show, very loosely adapted from the Franco-Belgian comic and television series Achille Talon. The show aired in the United States on the Fox Family Channel during 1998 and 1999. Produced and funded by France 2, Saban's and Scottish Television

  • 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.

  • X Femmes
    X Femmes (2008)5.1

    X Femmes is a French television series of short films shown on Canal+ in 2008–2009. They were shot by female directors with the goal of producing erotica from a female point of view.

  • Histoire(s) du cinéma
    Histoire(s) du cinéma (1989)4.9

    An 8-part essay film chronicling the history of cinema, examining the history of the concept of cinema and how both relates to the 20th century.

  • Clique
    Clique (2013)4.5

  • Pat the Dog
    Pat the Dog (2017)4.0

    Pat is seemingly an ordinary dog, but he is always willing to do whatever it takes to save the day when owner Lola is in trouble. When he is on a mission, the pooch uses his canine smarts to come up with improvised plans to come to Lola's rescue. Pat's expeditions are usually dangerous and there are often surprises along the way, but there is always humor to be found in the tasks.

  • Tangerine & Cow
    Tangerine & Cow (2007)3.5

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