The Best TV Shows on France 3

Every France 3 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

France 3 has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1984 all the way to 2019. As of February 2026, we’ve curated over 20 of France 3’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure. Highlighting France 3’s quality programming, Lucky Luke and Once Upon a Time... Life stand out, premiering in 1984 and 1987.

  • LoliRock
    LoliRock (2014)8.8

    When Iris joins the girl group LoliRock, her life is changed forever, as a new world of music, mysteries and magical powers is revealed.

  • Alex Hugo
    Alex Hugo (2015)8.7

    Fed-up with his violent daily life, former Marseilles police officer Alex Hugo leaves the city and the violence he can no longer bear.

  • Wakfu
    Wakfu (2008)8.3

    Follow Yogu and his friends Amalia, Evangelyne, Tristepin, Ruel and Az as they try to rescue the world of Wakfu from destruction.

  • 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.

  • Rabbids Invasion
    Rabbids Invasion (2013)7.7

    The Rabbids are back in their new tv show. The rabbids discovers new things and learn what they do. But that they don't know is that they are curious.

  • Oggy and the Cockroaches
    Oggy and the Cockroaches (1999)7.4

    Oggy, an anthropomorphic cat, would prefer to spend his days watching television and eating, but is continuously pestered by three roaches: Joey, Marky and Dee Dee. The cockroaches' slapstick mischief ranges from plundering Oggy's refrigerator to hijacking the train he just boarded. In many situations Oggy is also helped by Jack, who is more violent and short-tempered than him and is also annoyed by the cockroaches. Bob, a short-tempered bulldog, also appears in the show, and is Oggy's neighbor.

  • Code Lyoko
    Code Lyoko (2003)7.4

    Four children travel to the virtual world of Lyoko to battle against a sentient artificial intelligence named XANA, with a virtual human called Aelita.

  • Grizzy & the Lemmings
    Grizzy & the Lemmings (2016)7.3

    The forest ranger's house is the only area of human civilization in the middle of untamed wilderness in a vast natural reserve in Canada. When the ranger is away, a bear named Grizzy feels that the ranger's house is his territory, given that bears sit at the top of the food chain. After making his way inside the home, Grizzy takes advantage of all the modern conveniences there, including a comfortable sofa, air conditioning and fully equipped kitchen. He's not alone, though, because a group of small creatures called lemmings also populate the ranger's house when he is away. Because Grizzy and the lemmings are not civilized enough to live together in peace, it becomes an atmosphere of madness when the two sides try to outdo each other with tricks.

  • Murders in...
    Murders in... (2013)7.1

    Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.

  • The Traveller
    The Traveller (2019)7.0

    Hunting down killers to help bereaved families get justice is more than just a job; it’s a duty for Thomas Bareski, a retired, hotshot police detective eager to reopen unsolved murder cases in a mission to find the culprits.

  • Martin Morning
    Martin Morning (2003)6.8

    Martin, an ordinary nine-year-old boy, has one strange characteristic: every morning he awakes to find himself transformed into fantastic and legendary beings. Despite the transformations, he goes to school with his friends, and adventures then ensue.

  • Angelo Rules
    Angelo Rules (2010)6.7

    Angelo is the kid who tries to be the wise guy. He is constantly coming up with plans and strategies to get out of trouble. ... Angelo isn't put off by the natural setbacks most kid have to confront: like parents, siblings and rules but that doesn't deter him.

  • Lucky Luke
    Lucky Luke (1984)6.6

    Lucky Luke, with his horse Double Six, travels the Old West to right wrongs and bring evildoers (usually his traditional enemies the Dalton Brothers) to justice. "The man who shoots faster than his shadow."

  • Chronicles of the Sun
    Chronicles of the Sun (2018)6.6

    Claire is surprised when she gets arrested for the murder of her childhood friend after she returns to Montpellier.

  • Marsupilami
    Marsupilami (2000)6.4

    Marsupilami is an animated series based on the original Marsupilami comics created by André Franquin. It was produced by Marathon Media and later, Samka Productions. Its first season was simply known as Marsupilami, however the series has been renamed multiple times throughout its run.

  • Capitaine Marleau
    Capitaine Marleau (2015)6.0

    Beneath her eccentric appearance, Captain Marleau is a formidable detective. Her Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap, her character, her unusual appearance, her humor, her unpredictable behavior--Captain Marleau is not your average gendarme. She never rushes an investigation; she becomes the investigation and relentlessly pursues the suspects.

  • Tootuff
    Tootuff (2001)5.9

  • Plus belle la vie
    Plus belle la vie (2004)4.3

    The daily lives of the inhabitants of "le Mistral", an imaginary neighbourhood in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, where wealthy families cross paths with the less than rich.

  • Vivement dimanche
    Vivement dimanche (1998)3.0

  • It's Not Rocket Science!
    It's Not Rocket Science! (1993)N/A

    C'est pas sorcier is a French educational television program that originally aired from November 5, 1994 to present.