French TV series about prison

List of the best French TV series about prison, selected by visitors to our site: The Eiffel Tower Mystery, Deadwind, Lupin, The Mantis, Les Misérables, Paris Police 1900, Cheeky Business, No Man's Land, Call My Agent!, The Young Pope.

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Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryFrance

The daughter of one of the architects who built the Eiffel Tower gets framed for a murder that has taken place there, so she and her girlfriend embark on a quest across Paris to solve the mystery.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryFinland, Germany, France
Duration01:29

When Sofia Karppi, a detective in her 30's who is trying to get over her husband's death, discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life again.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, drama, crime, detective
CountryFrance, USA

Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryFrance
Duration00:29

Jeanne Deber, known as "La Mante", the famous serial murderer who terrorized France more than 20 years ago, is forced by the police to come out of isolation to track down her copycat. She agrees to collaborate on one condition: to have only one interlocutor, Damien Carrot, her son, who became a cop because of the crimes of his mother, and who refuses all contact with her since her arrest.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, history
CountryFrance, Italy, Spain, Germany, USA
Duration06:00

Les Misérables is a 2000 French television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The miniseries was broadcast in four parts. A three hour English version was also released.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama, crime, detective, history
CountryFrance

Paris, France, 1899. The corpse of an unknown woman is found in the river Seine. The investigation will push a young ambitious inspector to discover a heavy state secret.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy
CountryFrance

1980. The Videotex messaging service arrives in France. From the depths of their Parisian suburbs, Simon, Toni and Stéphanie, three students, will seize this technological innovation and challenge their enmity to draw a revolutionary idea: the first erotic chat service.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrethriller, drama, military
CountryFrance, Israel, Belgium

Dive into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search for his estranged, presumed to be dead sister. While unraveling the mystery, piece by piece, Antoine’s journey crosses paths with adventurers and anarchists, spies and innocent victims, and provides a unique look on the tragic events in Syria, and the way they affect the entire world.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryFrance

At a top Paris talent firm, agents scramble to keep their star clients happy—and their business afloat—after an unexpected crisis.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredrama
CountryItaly, France, Spain, USA, United Kingdom
Duration01:58

Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family, music
CountryFrance, Germany

When Lena Grisky, a Russian Princess and student at the Paris Opera Ballet School accidentally time travels to present day, she must quickly adapt if she hopes to keep her secret and hide from the dangerous Time Collectors.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryFrance

1787, France. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, Joseph Guillotin - the future inventor of the world famous ‘Guillotine’ - uncovers an unknown virus: the Blue Blood. The disease quickly spreads amongst the French aristocracy, driving them to murder ordinary people and soon leads to a rebellion.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, France, Singapore, Indonesia, China, India

The speedy blue hedgehog gets a new look in this comedy/adventure series that sees him battling a familiar foe with sidekick Tails and pals Knuckles, Amy and Sticks. The gang 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.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryFrance

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Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, biography, history
CountryItaly, United Kingdom, France
Duration01:46

The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryFrance

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Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, drama, cartoon
CountryUSA, France, Canada
Duration02:08

The story of the Murphy's, a lower middle class family living in the 1970s — a time when you could smack your kid, smoke inside, and bring a gun to the airport. “F Is For Family”, is a six-episode animated series based on the comedy of Bill Burr.

Markimdb: 8.9
Genredocumentary, military, history
CountryFrance, Canada, USA, Belgium
Duration04:20

Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles. Original French production retold in English for National Geographic channel as: World War 1: The Apocalypse

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredocumentary, history
CountryFrance, Germany

Recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecrime, detective
CountryFrance, United Kingdom
Duration00:43

Jo is an English-language French police procedural television series created by Canadian/USA screenwriter René Balcer of Law & Order fame with French writing team Franck Ollivier & Malina Detcheva, known for the mini-series Lost Signs. It is co-produced by the French Atlantique Productions and the Belgian Stromboli Pictures companies in association with broadcast partners TF1, RTBF, Sat.1, ORF and RTS.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA

Set in contemporary Europe, the reimagining follows the pockets of humanity left on earth following an apocalyptic extra-terrestrial strike.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryFrance

Candice Renoir had put her career on standby for 10 years. When she returns from Singapore to resume service in a port town in the south of France, she feels a bit “rusty”. Despite the obvious defiance of her unit and a cynical superior who doesn’t make her job any easier, she is determined to turn her so-called weaknesses into strengths, solving the most complex cases with her common sense, her acute observation and her practical nature seasoned by a busy daily routine.Only Candice can catch a killer because she knows the chemical composition of a window-cleaning product or determine the hour of a murder from the cooking-time of kebabs… Candice is only naive on the outside, and nobody can resist her!

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecrime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain
Duration01:00

Within the walls of an interrogation room and with time running out, London investigators go after three suspects, each accused of a grievous crime.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, action, adventure, cartoon
CountryFrance, Belgium
Duration05:45

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Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecrime, detective
CountryFrance, Belgium
Duration00:52

A young female detective is put in charge of a case and must delve into her partner's mysterious past in order to solve it.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA, France, Canada
Duration02:50

Young Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband Guy move in with a rich couple, who soon take an unusual interest in the Woodhouses' attempts to have a second baby after Rosemary miscarried the first one. Guy soon has unusual success and Rosemary becomes pregnant, but it becomes clear that the two are connected and that the pregnancy may not be all that Rosemary hoped for...

Markimdb: 9.4
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, cartoon
CountryUSA, France

Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, drama, crime, detective
CountryFrance

In a world where death is finally conquered and people can live forever, a cop (Darius, 120yo) and a young woman (Christa, 24yo) must investigate the mysterious suicide of seven teenagers. With the promise of eternal youth, why would a group of teenagers commit such an act? Was it a cult? A political act? The two will embark on a mysterious and dangerous investigation from which there will be no turning back.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrethriller, drama
CountryFrance

In a tale of epic scale, French politician Philippe Rickwaert thirsts for revenge against his political enemies. Philippe’s political career is in shambles after he is sacrificed by the presidential candidate from the Left, Francis Laugier, in order to save his election. Step by step, Philippe plots against him and forges an alliance with his closest advisor, Amélie Dorendeu.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration01:31

The six-part series opens with a daring diamond heist before quickly delving into the dark heart of Europe where a shadowy alliance of gangsters and 'banksters' now rules. Naomi is the British loss adjustor charged with recovering the stolen diamonds whatever the cost. Also in pursuit is French-Algerian policeman Khalil.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, music
CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA, France

The owner of a Paris jazz club gets tangled up with dangerous criminals as he fights to protect his business, his band and his teenage daughter.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy
CountryFrance

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Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama
CountryFrance

Lux, an exceptionally-gifted geek, suffers a severe humiliation from the other students as soon as he enters his prestigious engineering school. To take revenge, he will use one of his best skills, “stalking”. He hacks their cell phones and computers; including Alma’s, the object of all his desires. Lux becomes the person he always wanted to be, before being caught in his own trap.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genredrama
CountryFrance

All is not what it seems as a seemingly perfect family searches for their sister in haunting French mystery.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy
CountryFrance

At the height of the Cold War in 1960, André Merlaux joins the French Secret Service and contends with enemies both foreign and bureaucratic.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantastic, comedy, crime, detective
CountryFrance
Duration03:26

A murder mystery that opens with the discovery of human body parts stuffed inside a cow on the outskirts of a small channel town in northern France.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryFrance

In a misguided attempt to build up perpetually single Elsa's confidence, her friends hire a male escort. A comedy series set in Paris.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genremelodrama, drama, detective
CountryPortugal, France
Duration01:00

Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredocumentary
CountryFrance
Duration00:52

A four-part documentary series on ocean life around the world.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountrySpain, France

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Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, crime
CountryFrance

Former judge, new investigator! Bordeaux, France. Antoine Mongeville, a former investigating judge, meets a Criminal Police's detective who he will have to work with. Despite their tense relationship and their opposed characters, they will realise that they are not so different...

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, adventure
CountryFrance

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Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryFrance

Secrets emerge and entire cases unravel inside a police interview room in Paris, where suspects and investigators face off in an intricate dance.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryFrance

Captain Marianne Aubrais is a detective with the Le Havre Police Department. Should she believe a child who tells her that his mother is not his mother? After all, she is busy investigating a robbery that happened months ago. Stolen goods worth hundreds of thousands of euros have not been recovered and two fugitives are still at large. But if the kid’s story is not pure fantasy, it would be truly criminal to ignore it. The little boy’s memories are fading. If he is telling the truth, will he never grow up to be the adult he should have become? Will he finally be forced to accept the unthinkable and allow himself to be raised by a woman who may have abducted him?

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryFrance, Germany, Belgium, USA

Through globalization, many countries have been opened and barriers removed to ensure easy trade, travel and cultural diversity. However, this openness has given opportunities to criminals looking to exploit the system and ultimately threaten our global safety. As Europe has become a "safe house" for criminals eluding law enforcers, a special kind of law enforcement team is needed to handle specific ongoing crimes on a global level. "Crossing Lines" is the story of one such team, made up of five international cops, headed by Captain Daniel. The team - comprised of individuals who have little in common - must learn to live and work under the most dangerous and potentially deadly conditions. Housed in an unused storage section underneath the ICC, this mismatched team faces bureaucratic, jurisdictional and cultural obstacles while traversing continents in pursuit of justice.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, history
CountryFrance, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic
Duration00:53

Borgia is a French-German-Czech historical drama television series created by Tom Fontana. The show recounts the Borgia family's rise to power and subsequent domination of the Papal States during the Renaissance. Borgia debuted in Italy via Sky Italia on 10 July 2011, and in North America via Netflix on 2 October 2011. It was since renewed for a second season, which premiered on Canal+ on March 18, 2013. Season 3 is currently in Pre-Production, and will be the end of the series.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama
CountryFrance

Alain Delambre, unemployed and 57, is lured by an attractive job opening. But things get ugly when he realizes he’s a pawn in a cruel corporate game.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA, Germany, Japan, France

The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genredocumentary, cartoon, biography, history
CountryFrance

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Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryFrance
Duration02:12

In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.




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