Lupin is a French mystery thriller streaming television series that aired on Netflix on January 8, 2021, and was developed by George Kay and François Uzan. The series has 10 episodes, the first five of which were published in January 2021 and the rest on June 11, 2021. It stars Omar Sy as Assane Diop, the only son of a Senegalese immigrant who has chosen a career as a professional thief after being inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, a fictional figure in French literature. Lupin is a fictitious gentleman thief and master of disguise created in the early 1900s by French writer Maurice Leblanc, yet he is a true literary figure.

Lupin has topped Netflix's top 10 most viewed lists in France, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Spain, Argentina, and a number of other countries throughout the world. It's also climbed to No. 3 in the US, making it the first French-language show to reach the top ten there.

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Genre: Crime Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Created by: George Kay, François Uzan
Starring: Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme, Vincent Londez
No. of seasons: 1 (2 parts)
No. of episodes: 10

Call My Agent! (French: Dix pour cent, 'Ten Percent') is a French comedy-drama television series that first aired on France 2 on October 14, 2015. Agents at the talent agency ASK (French: Agence Samuel Kerr) Andréa, Mathias, Gabriel, and Arlette juggle challenging situations and defend their business strategy. They integrate art and business with finesse, although their personal and professional lives occasionally clash. The four agents take us behind the scenes of the world of celebrity, where humor, emotion, transgression, and tears continuously mix, as they try to rescue their agency after the tragic death of its founder.

The show was set to end after its fourth season in 2020, but it was stated in April 2021 that it will return with a 90-minute TV film followed by the fifth season. Dix pour cent has been broadcast by ICI ARTV in Canada, RTS Un in Switzerland and is available worldwide on Netflix.

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Genre: Comedy-drama
Created by: Fanny Herrero
Starring: Camille Cottin, Thibault de Montalembert, Grégory Montel

No. of seasons: 4
No. of episodes: 24

Igor Gotesman developed and directed the 2019 French streaming television series Family Business. The story follows Joseph (Jonathan Cohen), a failing entrepreneur who learns that cannabis is about to be legalized in France. As a result, he chooses to turn the family's kosher butcher store into France's first marijuana coffee shop.

The tone of Family Business is friendly, the cast is great, and the weed dispensary concept is unique. The series was ordered direct to series, and the first season premiered on Netflix on June 28, 2019. In July 2019, it was swiftly renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 11, 2020. In October 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a third season.

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Genre: Comedy
Created by: Igor Gotesman
Starring: Jonathan Cohen, Gérard Darmon, Julia Piaton, Liliane Rovère

No. of seasons: 3
No. of episodes: 18

The Chalet (French: Le Chalet) is a six-episode French television series directed by Camille Bordes-Resnais and developed by Alexis Lecaye. It premiered on France 2 on March 26, 2018. Le Chalet is a dramatic mini-series set in two timelines, one of which is more horror-oriented.

The Chalet is a gripping story that creates an atmosphere of horror via stunning alpine scenery and an expertly timed mystery. The French-language series weaves together events from 1997 to 2017 to tell a tragic story that begins with tensions between paranoid residents and metropolitan outsiders who move to their remote community. At Valvoline, a rural village in a distant area of the French Alps, a reunion of childhood friends at a secluded chalet in here rapidly descends into a desperate survival fight as they get shut off from the rest of the world and a terrible dark secret from the past surfaces.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller, Slasher
Created by: Alexis Lecaye, Camille Bordes-Resnais
Starring: Nicolas Gob, Chloé Lambert, Marc Ruchmann, Pierre-Benoist

No. of seasons: 1
No. of episodes: 6

The Hook Up Plan (French: Plan Coeur) is a Netflix comedic web series. The plot revolves around Elsa, who is approaching thirty and working in an unfulfilling career, who is still hung up on her ex-boyfriend two years after they broke up. Her friends decide to hire a male escort, who Elsa knows as educator Julies, to rekindle her trust in dating, relationships, and finding love in a misguided attempt to boost Elsa's confidence. When Elsa discovers this secret, she becomes agitated. As Elsa struggles with mounting misgivings about Jules, long-standing friendships come to a head.

Season 1 premiered on December 7, 2018, followed by Season 2 on October 11, 2019. On August 26, 2020, Netflix released a special program on the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The program was renewed for a third and final season in December 2020, with a launch date of January 1, 2022.

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Genre: Comedy
Created by: Noémie Saglio, Julien Teisseire, Chris Lang
Starring: Zita Hanrot, Sabrina Ouazani, Joséphine Draï, Marc Ruchmann

No. of seasons: 3
No. of episodes: 21

Can You Hear Me? (French: M'entends-tu?) is a French-Canadian television series that is broadcast on Télé-Québec. The show began airing in December 2018 and lasted three seasons, ending in May 2021. On December 15, 2018, it was made available on Netflix. An episode's average running length is 30 minutes.

It is a show that may be classified as part of the "girls acting poorly" genre of shows we've seen in recent years, mainly portraying women living in low-income environments. But beyond the surface of Can You Hear Me? is a glimpse at Montreal that we don't frequently see on television, and it's rather fascinating. Three old friends, Fabiola (Mélissa Bédard), Carolanne (Anne Landry), and Ada (Florence Longpré), reside in a low-income area of Montreal. Three friends find comedy and optimism in their lives here when assisting each other deal with their own complicated lives with bad boyfriends and troubled families.

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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Mélissa Bédard, Ève Landry, Florence Longpré
No. of seasons: 3
No. of episodes: 30

A Very Secret Service (French: Au service de la France) is a French comedy-drama series created by Jean-François Halin and produced by Gilles de Verdière. This surprisingly gentle but addictive comedy about a fictional French spy service on the verge of the Cold War is a delightful, bureaucratic historical piece with genuine humor and laughter.

André Merlaux accepts a cryptic summons to join the French Secret Services as a trainee officer in 1960. Mose, the operations director, will keep an eye on him, while senior colleagues Moulinier (in charge of African relations), Jacquard (Algeria), and Calot will unwillingly coach him (Eastern Bloc). The film is set at the height of the Cold War, and France's position as a Great Power is in jeopardy, with independence challenges from French West African possessions, most notably the battle for Algerian independence.

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Genre: Comedy, drama
Created by: Jean-François Halin

Starring: Hugo Becker, Wilfred Benaïche, Christophe Kourotchkine

No. of seasons: 2
No. of episodes: 24

The Forest (French: La Forêt) is a Delinda Jacobs-created and Julius Berg-directed French murder drama television series. It premiered on Belgian channel La Une on 30 May 2017 and on France 3 on 21 November 2017. In July 2018, the series had its worldwide premiere on Netflix.

La Forêt is a crime thriller about the disappearance of a teenage girl, Jennifer Lenoir, who goes missing in the Ardennes, France. Police investigate with the help of her instructor, who had a traumatic experience in the same woodland when she was younger. The six-part miniseries is fascinating from start to finish and is a must-see for fans of dark police dramas and small-town mysteries.

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Genre: Police drama, Crime drama
Created by: Delinda Jacobs
Starring: Samuel Labarthe, Suzanne Clément, Alexia Barlier
No. of seasons: 1
No. of episodes: 6

The Bonfire of Destiny (Le Bazar de la Charité) is a French drama miniseries that premiered on Netflix on December 26, 2019, after broadcasting on the French free-to-air channel TF1 in November and December of 2019.

Set in 1897 and based on a true fire that killed 126 people at a Parisian aristocracy's annual charity dinner. Adrienne de Lenverpré (Audrey Fleurot), an upper-class woman seeking to flee her tyrant husband, Marc-Antoine de Lenverpré (Gilbert Melki), a contender for the Senate President, is planning a trip to the bazaar. The fire breaks out when Adrienne's niece, Alice de Jeansin, and her personal confidante and maidservant, Rose Rivière, are visiting the bazaar. The plot then concentrates upon the aftermath of the fire and the three women's lives.

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Genre: Drama
Directed by: Alexandre Laurent
Starring: Audrey Fleurot, Julie de Bona, Camille Lou

No. of episodes: 8

Chef's Table aired on April 26, 2015, and is one of the first original Netflix documentary series. The series gives viewers an inside look at the lives and kitchens of some of the world's most renowned and successful international chefs, with each episode focusing on a single chef and exploring their unique lives, abilities, and hobbies that impact their cooking approach. On May 20, 2019, the highly praised sitcom was renewed for a seventh and eighth season after receiving several nominations and awards, including eight Emmy nominations/awards.

Each episode of the series focuses on a different chef and delves into their own views and culinary methods. It is considered a sequel to David Gelb's documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Rather than actual television, both documentaries use cinematography and production techniques from classic filmmaking.

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Genre: Documentary
Created by: David Gelb
No. of seasons: 6
No. of episodes: 30