# The best French TV series of all time

The French series best rated by audiences and critics (IMDb, SensCritique, tv.fr, Cinetrafic), from Kaamelott to The Bureau.

- 11 votes · 20 items
- Sep 1, 2025 · Laura Clement
- https://even.best/en/l/429/the-best-french-tv-series-of-all-time

## Top 20

1. **Spiral** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Canal+, 2005–2020. Police and justice in Paris with Caroline Proust; International Emmy.
2. **Baron Noir** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Canal+, 2016–2020. Kad Merad as a socialist MP from northern France; often called the best French political series.
3. **Hippocrate** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Canal+, 2018–. Thomas Lilti and junior doctors left to their own devices in a public hospital.
4. **Kaamelott** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — M6, 2005–2009. Alexandre Astier revisits the Arthurian legend with cult humour.
5. **Call My Agent!** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — France 2, 2015–2020. A Paris talent agency and the stars who play themselves; International Emmy.
6. **The Returned** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Canal+, 2012–2015. The dead return to a mountain town; International Emmy.
7. **A French Village** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — France 3, 2009–2017. A Jura village under the Occupation, over seven seasons.
8. **Bref** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Canal+, 2011–2012. Kyan Khojandi tells his life in episodes under two minutes long.
9. **The Bureau** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Canal+, 2015–2020. Éric Rochant and Mathieu Kassovitz inside the DGSE secret service; 8.7 on IMDb.
10. **Lupin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Netflix, 2021–. Omar Sy as Assane Diop, inspired by Arsène Lupin; a global hit.
11. **Li'l Quinquin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Arte, 2014. Bruno Dumont and a burlesque investigation on the Opal Coast.
12. **The Accursed Kings** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — ORTF, 1972. The adaptation of Maurice Druon's novels, with Jean Piat.
13. **In Therapy** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Arte, 2021–2022. Frédéric Pierrot as a psychoanalyst in the aftermath of the 13 November attacks.
14. **Fais pas ci, fais pas ça** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France 2, 2007–2017. Two families with opposite parenting styles.
15. **Caméra Café** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — M6, 2001–2004. An office coffee machine filmed with a fixed camera.
16. **Validé** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Canal+, 2020–2023. Franck Gastambide and the rise of a young rapper.
17. **HPI: High Potential** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — TF1, 2021–. Audrey Fleurot as a cleaner with an IQ of 160 who helps the police; a ratings record.
18. **Oussekine** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Disney+, 2022. The death of Malik Oussekine in 1986 and his family's fight.
19. **Kabul Kitchen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Canal+, 2012–2017. An expat restaurant in Kabul, inspired by a true story.
20. **The Bonfire of Destiny** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — TF1/Netflix, 2019. The 1897 fire in Paris and three women whose lives are upended.

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