50 notable French TV dramas > Entertainment_Travel

Here is a curated list of 50 notable French TV dramas, along with their genres and brief descriptions:

1. **The Bureau (Le Bureau des Légendes)**
  - **Genre**: Spy Thriller
  - **Synopsis**: Follows the daily operations and missions of the DGSE, France's external security service, focusing on deep-cover agents.

2. **Spiral (Engrenages)**
  - **Genre**: Crime, Legal Drama
  - **Synopsis**: Provides an unflinching look at the French justice system through the intertwined lives of police officers, lawyers, and judges.

3. **A French Village (Un Village Français)**
  - **Genre**: Historical Drama
  - **Synopsis**: Chronicles the impact of World War II on a small French village and its inhabitants during the German occupation.

4. **Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent)**
  - **Genre**: Comedy-Drama
  - **Synopsis**: Centers on a Parisian talent agency navigating the challenges of managing celebrity clients and internal dynamics.

5. **The Returned (Les Revenants)**
  - **Genre**: Supernatural, Mystery
  - **Synopsis**: In a small town, several people return from the dead, leading to mysterious and unsettling occurrences.

6. **Braquo**
  - **Genre**: Crime Thriller
  - **Synopsis**: Follows a group of Parisian police officers who cross legal boundaries in their quest for justice after a colleague's disgrace.

7. **Versailles**
  - **Genre**: Historical Drama
  - **Synopsis**: Dramatizes the reign of Louis XIV and the construction of the Palace of Versailles, highlighting political intrigues and personal relationships.

8. **Witnesses (Les Témoins)**
  - **Genre**: Crime, Mystery
  - **Synopsis**: Investigates a series of macabre crimes in a small coastal town, with bodies posed as if alive in show homes.

9. **The Crimson Rivers (Les Rivières Pourpres)**
  - **Genre**: Crime Thriller
  - **Synopsis**: Two detectives tackle complex and brutal murder cases in remote regions of France.

10. **The Chalet (Le Chalet)**
    - **Genre**: Thriller, Mystery
    - **Synopsis**: A group of friends reunites at a remote chalet, only to become trapped and targeted by a mysterious assailant.

11. **Marseille**
    - **Genre**: Political Drama
    - **Synopsis**: The long-standing mayor of Marseille faces political challenges and corruption as he prepares to hand over power.

12. **Lupin**
    - **Genre**: Crime, Mystery
    - **Synopsis**: Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, a gentleman thief sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.

13. **The Bonfire of Destiny (Le Bazar de la Charité)**
    - **Genre**: Historical Drama
    - **Synopsis**: After a devastating fire in 1897 Paris, the lives of three women are changed forever amidst betrayal, deception, and romantic turmoil.

14. **Family Business**
    - **Genre**: Comedy-Drama
    - **Synopsis**: A failed entrepreneur decides to convert his father's kosher butcher shop into France's first marijuana café after learning cannabis will be legalized.

15. **The Hook Up Plan (Plan Cœur)**
    - **Genre**: Romantic Comedy
    - **Synopsis**: To help their lovelorn friend move on from her ex, two Parisian women hire a male escort to date her, leading to unexpected complications.

16. **Inhuman Resources (Dérapages)**
    - **Genre**: Thriller
    - **Synopsis**: An unemployed man seizes a dubious job opportunity, leading him into a dangerous game of manipulation and deceit.

17. **The Forest (La Forêt)**
    - **Genre**: Crime, Mystery
    - **Synopsis**: When a teenage girl disappears in a small village near the Ardennes forest, dark secrets about the community come to light.

18. **Black Spot (Zone Blanche)**
    - **Genre**: Crime, Thriller
    - **Synopsis**: A police inspector investigates a series of murders in a remote town with a high crime rate and no cell phone reception.

19. **Glacé (The Frozen Dead)**
    - **Genre**: Crime, Thriller
    - **Synopsis**: A grisly discovery atop a French Pyrenees village leads a detective into a complex web of secrets and past crimes.

20. **Public Enemy (Ennemi Public)**
    - **Genre**: Crime, Thriller
    - **Synopsis**: A convicted child murderer is released on parole and placed in the custody of monks, igniting fear and tension in the local community.

21. **The Break (La Trêve)**
    - **Genre**: Crime, Thriller
    - **Synopsis**: A police detective investigates the death of a young African football player in a small Belgian town, uncovering hidden secrets.

22. **No Second Chance (Une Chance de Trop)**
    - **Genre**: Thriller
    - **Synopsis**: A doctor searches for her missing daughter after surviving a brutal attack that left her husband dead.

23. **The Disappearance (Disparue)**
    - **Genre**: Crime, Mystery
    - **Synopsis**: The disappearance of a teenage girl during Lyon's Festival of Music triggers a police investigation and unravels family secrets.