Best French family series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch family shows from France, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

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    HPI 2021

    Morgane is 38-years old, has three children, two exes and an IQ of 160; her destiny as a cleaner is turned upside-down when her extraordinary abilities are spotted by the police who offer her a job as a consultant.

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  • Poster for Once Upon a Time... Life

    Once Upon a Time... Life 1987

    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.

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  • Poster for Oggy and the Cockroaches

    Oggy and the Cockroaches 1999

    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.

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  • Poster for Sonic Boom

    Sonic Boom 2014

    The speedy blue hedgehog Sonic with sidekick Tails and pals Knuckles, Amy and Sticks tries to ward off the evil plans of Dr. Eggman, who is hellbent on taking over the world. Sonic faces regular battles with Eggman's henchmen, including loyal robots Orbot and Cubot, evil interns, and giant, robotic monsters.

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  • Poster for The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo 1998

    A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego.

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  • Poster for Lucky Luke

    Lucky Luke 1984

    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."

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  • Poster for Don't Do This, Don't Do That

    Don't Do This, Don't Do That 2007

    The daily life of two neighboring families, the Bouley and the Lepic, with literally opposite educational methods. Despite their social and cultural differences, they are friends and do not hesitate to face worries...

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  • Poster for A Guy And A Girl

    A Guy And A Girl 1999

    A French couple in their thirties deals with the every day hassles of life together.

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  • Poster for Babar

    Babar 1989

    Inspired by Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff's beloved children's books, this animated series tells Babar's life story from the elephant king's point of view, reliving his early days as a young pachyderm with important lessons to learn.

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  • Poster for Grizzy & the Lemmings

    Grizzy & the Lemmings 2017

    The forester's cabin is the only glimpse of civilization in a Canadian nature reserve. When the guard leaves, Grizzy the bear benefits from the comforts of modern life.

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  • Poster for Rabbids Invasion

    Rabbids Invasion 2013

    A mysterious race of rabbit-like creatures have come from another planet and they wreak havoc wherever they go in the human world.

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  • Poster for Zig & Sharko

    Zig & Sharko 2010

    On a desert island lives a starving hyena with one obsession: devour that delicious mermaid from the rock in the lagoon. But the lovely fish-girl’s best friend is a shark, a shark with a lot of muscle and who loves to sabotage the hyena’s every move.

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  • Poster for Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers

    Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers 1994

    From flashes of genius to curious experiments, humankind's innovations lead explorers and inventors on a brilliant journey of discovery in this series.

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  • Poster for Zorro

    Zorro 2024

    In 1821, Don Diego de la Vega becomes mayor of his beloved city of Los Angeles, which he intends to make prosperous. However, the municipality is facing financial problems due to the greed of a local businessman, Don Emmanuel, against whom the mayor's powers prove insufficient to fight injustice. Don Diego has not called upon his double Zorro for 20 years. But in the name of the general interest, he has no choice but to take out his mask and his sword. Very quickly, Diego will encounter difficulties in reconciling his dual identity as Zorro and mayor, which puts a strain on his marriage to Gabriella, who is unaware of his secret.Will Diego be able to save his marriage and his sanity in the midst of chaos?

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  • Poster for The Long, Long Holiday

    The Long, Long Holiday 2015

    In September 1939, Colette and Ernest are welcomed by their maternal grandparents in a fictional village named Grangeville, near Dieppe in Normandy. The short vacation becomes semi-permanent when their father goes off to fight, following the mobilization of France to fight the invading German Army, and the poor health of their mother, required to leave to be treated for tuberculosis in a sanatorium in Switzerland. The two little Parisians discover life in the countryside during wartime, including occupation, Resistance, deprivation, but also life with friends.

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  • Poster for Once Upon a Time... The Explorers

    Once Upon a Time... The Explorers 1996

    Il était une fois... les Explorateurs is a French animated TV series from 1996. Directed by Albert Barillé.

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  • Poster for Burger Quiz

    Burger Quiz 2001

    A French humorous game show taking place in a burger restaurant which is managed by the TV host.

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  • Poster for The Secret World of Santa Claus

    The Secret World of Santa Claus 1997

    The Secret World of Santa Claus is a children's animated television show that originates from France. It is syndicated to several countries worldwide, including Teletoon in Canada, and is generally seen every December during the holiday season. On December 25, 1999, Christmas Day, The Secret World of Santa Claus marathon took place from 6:00am to 7:00pm. The show has been put back on air and will be showed every Christmas season on Teletoon.

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  • Poster for Angelo Rules

    Angelo Rules 2009

    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.

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  • Poster for Once Upon a Time... The Americas

    Once Upon a Time... The Americas 1992

    "Once upon a time ... the Americas" tells us the story of this vast continent, from the very first inhabitants to the present day, including the Aztecs and the Incas, the conquistadors, the war of independence or the gold Rush. Through our usual sympathetic heroes (Maestro, Pierrot, Petit Gros, le Teigneux, le Nabot, etc.), we travel from time to time, always with the aim of teaching us something.

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  • Poster for Code Lyoko: Evolution

    Code Lyoko: Evolution 2013

    Jérémie, Aelita, Yumi, Ulrich, Odd and William return to their daily lives as students of Kadic College. But XANA, the multi-agent program that had become their mortal enemy and that they had managed to destroy in their previous adventures, reappears. The Lyoko Warriors reactivate the supercomputer in order to return to Lyoko, discover the reasons for this reappearance and put an end to it before the Earth is threatened again.

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  • Poster for Bernard

    Bernard 2006

    Enjoy the hilarious adventures and misadventures of Bernard, a curious and comic polar bear that travels the world learning about us. Bernard transforms something as simple as taking a picture, facing a rainstorm or playing golf into a funny and difficult challenge.

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  • Poster for Scenes de Menages

    Scenes de Menages 2009

    Three separate couples, each in various stages of life, explore their similarities and differences.

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  • Poster for Joséphine, Guardian Angel

    Joséphine, Guardian Angel 1997

    Josephine Delamarre is a guardian angel that Heaven sends to earth. With her psychological insight, ability of persuasion and magical powers, she manages to help people who have problems. She appears at the beginning of each mission; when the mission is completed, she disappears with a click of her fingers.

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  • Poster for Zak Storm

    Zak Storm 2011

    The adventures of Zak Storm - a headstrong and adventurous kid swept into the Bermuda Triangle while trying to win a surfing competition. Once inside, Zak partners up with a magical sword that allows him to transform into a swashbuckling, renegade hero to face the numerous perils of the unique and diverse Seven Seas of the Triangle.

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  • Poster for Fort Boyard

    Fort Boyard 1990

    A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.

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  • Poster for Pirate Family

    Pirate Family 1999

    Life as a Captain of a pirate ship is healthy and invigorating : looting other ships, searching for treasures... Things are a bit complicated, however, for our Captain Mac Bernik, who also leads up a family. It's up to him to deal with his wife and kids, his neighbours, the supermarket, his mother in law, his crocodile, the children's teacher... A hilarious sitcom with a mix of piracy.

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  • Poster for The Ranch

    The Ranch 2013

    The Ranch depicts the adventures of four teenagers, two girls and two boys, who share a passion for horse-riding. When one of them, Lena, encounters a wild stallion who has been injured, she decides to adopt him and, with the help of her friends, to create a Ranch in the wild to rescue him and other horses.

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  • Poster for Gormiti: The Lords of Nature Return

    Gormiti: The Lords of Nature Return 2009

    The show follows two brothers, Nick & Toby, who discover that they have the power to transform into powerful creatures known as Gormitis. Their two friends Jessica & Lucas join the fight and together they harness the power of the four elements. Now it's up to them to save their world from destruction.

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  • Poster for Molang

    Molang 2016

    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.

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  • Poster for Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth

    Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth 2008

    Teenagers, the internationally-recognized characters of the series, will be the heroes of adventures in which they will play an active role. They will be a force for change, faced with situations and problems they need to resolve. The series will be based on facts, yet still primarily entertainment. Through their actions, they directly affect their planet and the resources that must be used responsibly and are not inexhaustible. The series will also help younger audiences to understand that pollution, hunger and water shortages are realities with specific causes – rather than inevitable evils to be dreaded, they are battles to be won with solutions to be found.

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  • Poster for Once Upon a Time... The Objects

    Once Upon a Time... The Objects 2024

    Did you know that behind a soccer ball, glasses or a spoon lie treasures of inventiveness and thousands of years of history? Each episode of this new series looks at an object. Through its creation and its developments, through the ages and civilizations, we approach all sciences, from physics to philosophy, including history. Each object of our daily life is the result of a long process and conceals a rich history of knowledge and human adventures. Never again will you look at your stairs, your pants or a computer the same way...

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  • Poster for Marcus Level

    Marcus Level 2014

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  • Hey, Mister, Let's Play 1966

    One is small and silly. The second elongated and clever with a sweet tongue. One day they met at Cologne and started talking. After a long gossip about how they had brilliant ancestors and relatives, they find out that they are brothers and start playing together. They experience many adventures and games together, but they are not exactly honest fun on the part of the bigger one. But the little teddy bear tolerates it quite well, so they both evoke a number of smiling situations.

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  • Poster for Q.I.

    Q.I. 2012

    Sandi Toksvig looks at animals which start with a "P" with Alan Davies, Phill Jupitus, Danny Baker, and Teri Hatcher.

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  • OSmic the Hedgeh’ OS 2025

    When Sonic the Hedgehog meets BoOzy’ OS, you get OSmic the Hedgeh’ OS.

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  • Poster for Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese

    Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 2019

    The adventures of an average family; a boy, a girl, a dog, a cat, a mouse and ..err, a piece of cheese. What could possibly go wrong?

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  • Poster for Lego Masters

    Lego Masters 2020

    Lego Masters is a French reality television show based on the international franchise of the same name that debuted on M6 on 23 December 2020. It is hosted by magician Éric Antoine and is judged by Georg Schmitt and Paulina Aubey.

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  • Poster for Disco Dragon

    Disco Dragon 2021

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  • Poster for Simon Coleman

    Simon Coleman 2022

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  • Poster for Zak Jinks

    Zak Jinks 2018

    The adventures of a young boy named Zak, who always gets into trouble.

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  • Poster for Esther's Notebooks

    Esther's Notebooks 2018

    Based on true stories told by Esther A.*, Esther’s Notebooks draw us into the daily life of a girl talking about school, friends, family, and pop stars. In these 52 episodes, Esther tells you about her life with a lot of humor and emotion and dresses a real today’s life society portrait, seen through the eyes of a 10 year old.

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  • Poster for Famille d'accueil

    Famille d'accueil 2001

    Marion and Daniel Ferrière, along with their family, take in a revolving roster of foster children.

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  • Poster for Monsieur Parizot

    Monsieur Parizot 2024

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  • Poster for Kaeloo

    Kaeloo 2010

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

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  • Poster for The Little Prince

    The Little Prince 2010

    The animated adventures of a young interplanetary traveler. Based on the classic children's novel.

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  • Poster for The Little History of France

    The Little History of France 2015

    The story of cousins ​​of famous people

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  • Poster for The Sisters

    The Sisters 2017

    Wendy and Marine are two sisters who get along like a house on fire and share all their little secrets. But they also like to tease one another or use their boundless energy to get up to mischief.

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  • Poster for 100 % logique : La réponse est sous vos yeux

    100 % logique : La réponse est sous vos yeux 2022

    French adaptation of the British quiz show where contestants try to answer a question that only 1% of the country can get right.

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  • Poster for Le Nounou

    Le Nounou 2024

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  • Poster for The Voice Kids (BR)

    The Voice Kids (BR) 2016

    The series is part of the franchise The Voice and is based on a similar competition format in the Netherlands, called The Voice of Holland. But The Voice Kids is a competition for children and adolescents. The winner of the competition wins a R$ 250,000 prize, career management and a contract with Universal Music Records.

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  • Poster for Tara Duncan

    Tara Duncan 2021

    Tara Duncan is a simple schoolgirl who lives on Earth with her grandfather. One day she discovers that she has powers, that her grandfather has turned into a dog and that she is the heiress of one of the most powerful empires in the Otherworld: Omois! The young girl, whose destiny will change forever, sets out to master her magic. This is without counting on the evil Magister, who will try to steal his powers to conquer the world. Together with her new friends Cal, Robin, Sparrow and Fafnir Tara, will she succeed in turning her grandfather back into a human? And will she escape Magister?

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  • Poster for The Floor, à la conquête du sol

    The Floor, à la conquête du sol 2023

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  • Poster for Gaston

    Gaston 2009

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  • Poster for The Jungle Book

    The Jungle Book 2010

    About the adventures of Mowgli, a human foundling raised by Akela's wolf pack, and his best friends, fatherly bear Baloo and playful panther Bagheera. They live in the Indian jungle where many dangers lurk, such as the mighty Bengal tiger Shere Khan. The inquisitive Mowgli often gets himself into trouble and can't resist helping animals in danger or solving other problems.

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  • Poster for Nouveau Jour

    Nouveau Jour 2025

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  • Poster for Tobie Lolness

    Tobie Lolness 2023

    Tobie Lolness is eleven years old, he measures one and a half millimeters, and lives happily in the Tree with his parents. But today he must flee, alone.

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  • Poster for El'sardines

    El'sardines 2025

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  • Poster for Babar and the Adventures of Badou

    Babar and the Adventures of Badou 2010

    An updated version of the classic series, following King Babar, and Badou, his 8-year-old grandson.

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  • Poster for Mr. Magoo

    Mr. Magoo 2019

    Mr. Magoo, the eponymous kind-hearted fellow is always happy to lend a hand, but often causes disasters instead as without his glasses he makes all kinds of chaotic mix-ups. Despite this, his only enemy is his neighbor Fizz: a megalomaniacal hamster and his human minion, Weasel, who are somehow always accidentally thwarted by Magoo.

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  • Poster for Crossbow

    Crossbow 1987

    Crossbow follows the adventures of William Tell and takes place in the 14th-century in Switzerland. William Tell and his son are imprisoned by the tyrannical Gessler. As Governor of Austria, Gessler plans to stop the Swiss uprising. Having split the apple on his son's head with his crossbow, much to Gessler's chagrin, there is no stopping William Tell's legendary strength and skill.

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  • Poster for L'Incroyable Embouteillage

    L'Incroyable Embouteillage 2023

    It’s the big start of the summer holidays! Somewhere in France, on a small country road cut off from the world, hundreds of cars are suddenly stuck in a traffic jam that seems endless. This incident, which seems trivial, will then create a multitude of situations, funny, quirky, and more surprising than the last. Because we know well that it is in adversity that personalities are revealed.

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  • Poster for Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or

    Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or 1982

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  • Poster for Freaked Out

    Freaked Out 2022

    Follow Théo, a very anxious young adult who constantly imagine the worst scenario out of his daily life.

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  • Angelo Rules 0

    Angelo is an 11-year-old boy who finds creative ways to combat the daily struggles of everyday life. He observes and then comes up with elaborate strategies to wheedle, sweet-talk, con, and work around any adversary, with the help of his friends Sherwood and Lola.

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  • Poster for Sous le soleil

    Sous le soleil 1996

    Three beautiful friends, sensitive doctor Laure, ambitious lawyer Caroline and American model Jessica, live and love in Saint-Tropez beach resort, on the French Riviera.

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