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Genre: sagas de l'ete

by lpetrequin • Created 1 year ago • Modified 6 months ago

Escape into another world with the "Sagas de l'Été" collection, a selection of stirring and picturesque miniseries that capture all the melodrama and passion of French summer television events. From sweeping generational epics to thrilling mysteries, these miniseries provide transportive entertainment perfect for the sunny season.

Lose yourself in famous stories of love and adventure adapted from beloved novels. Marvel at the decadence of courtly intrigue and romance in sumptuous costume dramas. Follow along with gripping thrillers that disrupt small town lives with dark intrigues.

Relish the escapism of heartfelt romances set amid the rolling vineyards and grand estates of the French countryside. See characters contend with love triangles, family grudges, long-buried secrets, and reconciled passions against picturesque backdrops.

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  • Guillaume Cramoisan, Antoine Duléry, and Claire Keim in The Awakening (2009)

    1. The Awakening

    20096 epsTV-PGTV Series
    5.4 (183)
    A mysterious woman wakes up in the hospital. She has no identity and has lost her memory. She soon develops supernatural powers.
    StarsClaire KeimGuillaume CramoisanBoris Terral
    After a doctor hits a mysterious amnesiac woman with his car, she forms a deep bond with him and exhibits strange powers that allow her to relive and reshape past events.
  • Toulouse (2002)

    2. Toulouse

    20024 epsTV Mini Series
    6.2 (16)
    Marked by her recent divorce, Claire Salvagnac returns to her hometown, Toulouse, to work alongside her father. But the reunion with her friends and family is not easy.
    StarsLaure MarsacSophie De La RochefoucauldMarie-Christine Barrault
    A divorced farmer pursues his childhood sweetheart, now unhappily married, triggering small-town gossip and drama.
  • Wedding in Blood (1973)

    3. Wedding in Blood

    19731h 35mPG
    6.9 (2.2K)
    In a small French town, the mayor discovers his wife is cheating on him, a betrayal that eventually leads to murder.
    DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsStéphane AudranMichel PiccoliClaude Piéplu
    A family wedding takes a shocking turn when a man’s indiscretion resurfaces and triggers a murder.
  • Le vent des moissons (1988)

    4. Le vent des moissons

    19888 epsTV Mini Series
    6.7 (14)
    StarsAnnie GirardotJacques DufilhoPascale Rocard
    A farm owner's infatuation with his son's girlfriend ignites passion and conflict.
  • Le gerfaut (1987)

    5. Le gerfaut

    198710 epsTV Mini Series
    7.0 (20)
    StarsLaurent Le DoyenMarianne AnskaSophie De La Rochefoucauld
    A French nobleman pursues his long-lost love, now unhappily wed to a brutish husband.
  • Le miroir de l'eau (2004)

    6. Le miroir de l'eau

    20042 epsTV Mini Series
    7.3 (71)
    Three generations live on the family vineyard. The eldest daughter was found dead, and they want answers. The whole story is yet to be revealed.
    StarsLine RenaudCristiana RealiClémentine Célarié
    A grieving widow unravels a mystery intertwining her new circle of Riviera friends with her late husband's past.
  • Lost Signs (2007)

    7. Lost Signs

    200712 epsTV Mini Series
    4.5 (131)
    StarsToinette LaquièreArnaud BinardYann Sundberg
    A mysterious encounter leads a man to uncover strange phenomena and their emotional impacts in his hometown.
  • Sandra, the Rebel Princess (1995)

    8. Sandra, the Rebel Princess

    19958 epsTV Mini Series
    6.8 (39)
    Sandra learns that she is the daughter of a royal couple who were assassinated in 1968 during the overthrow of their monarchy. She decides to try to reclaim her royal title and help her people. The current ruler is not too happy about this.
    StarsDavid LoweMarie VerdiDavid Soul
    A rebellious princess navigates the rules and restrictions of royal life while pursuing adventure and independence.
  • Les yeux d'Hélène (1994)

    9. Les yeux d'Hélène

    19949 epsTV Series
    7.2 (25)
    StarsMireille DarcJean-Pierre BouvierDanièle Evenou
    A sheltered blind young woman experiences independence and first love, complicating her close bond with her protective mother.
  • Entre terre et mer (1997)

    10. Entre terre et mer

    1997– 6 epsTV Mini Series
    7.6 (36)
    After his mother's death, Pierre decides to leave his village and go to work as a seasonal laborer on the coast. He finds a room at Jeanne's, a captain's wife, and experiences anew each day how different the living conditions are for coastal residents: the men are not at home for a large part of the year, the women must fend entirely for themselves, and yet solidarity among the fishing families is great. Pierre falls in love with beautiful Marie, whose fiancé died during the last big catch. Pierre suspects that it is only as a seaman that he can win Marie and decides to follow the calling of the sea. After some smaller jobs in the port, he finally signs up on the "Charmeuse" and takes part in the fishers' several-month-long "spring catch." On board, he becomes familiar with the harshness of life on the high seas, the friendships and enmities, the quick alternation of joy and suffering, the nearness of death and the many facets of a fascinating and uncontrollable nature, the likes of which he has never seen before. During Pierre's long absence, Marie becomes conscious of her love for him. When Pierre finally returns, the two say "I do."
    StarsDidier BienaiméBernard FressonRoland Blanche
    A soldier returns from Indochina to his hometown in Brittany and rekindles a lost love, complicating his impending arranged marriage.
  • Laura, le compte à rebours a commencé (2006)

    11. Laura, le compte à rebours a commencé

    20064 epsTV Mini Series
    6.7 (63)
    For 3 generation, first born girls of the Fontane family have mysteriously died on a 22nd of July, at the age of 26.
    CreatorsGeorges DesmouceauxPascal PerryEmmanuelle Rey-MagnanStarsDelphine ChanéacSophie DuezChristophe Malavoy
    A widower investigates his wife’s mysterious death with the help of her enigmatic identical twin sister.
  • Blood of the Vine (2011)

    12. Blood of the Vine

    2011– 22 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.0 (195)
    A wine expert in the Bordeaux region of France, is caught up in murders each episode - The scenery is beautiful, the characters are very engaging,and if you like wine and its beginnings you may very well enjoy this series...the main character is perhaps suave and knowledgeable of things in and around the wines of France....he writes books or guides on the subject,in the series...and occasionally goes to wineries all over the region.
    StarsPierre ArditiYoann DenaiveCatherine Demaiffe
    A winemaker and a detective face love, loss and mystery amid the vineyards of Bordeaux.
  • Jeu de dames (2012)

    13. Jeu de dames

    20126 epsTV Mini Series
    6.3 (13)
    CreatorJean-Luc AzoulayStarsClaire BorotraLéa BoscoCatherine Demaiffe
    A woman delves into her aunt’s hidden past playing competitive chess, uncovering secret strategems and passions.
  • Le temps est assassin (2019)

    14. Le temps est assassin

    2019–20229 epsTV Series
    5.6 (232)
    A gripping psychological thriller told over two eras about a woman who must delve into her past to get to the heart of a dangerous mystery that has fragmented her life.
    StarsMathilde SeignerCaterina MurinoStanley Weber
    A woman investigating her family’s dark past rekindles a romance with her first love who harbors shocking secrets.
  • Le bleu de l'océan (2003)

    15. Le bleu de l'océan

    20035 epsTV Mini Series
    5.6 (61)
    StarsClaire BorotraBernard VerleyAlexandra Vandernoot
    A woman returns to her childhood Brittany estate and uncovers dark family secrets and a lost romance.
  • Ingrid Chauvin and Bruno Madinier in La main blanche (2008)

    16. La main blanche

    20084 epsTV Mini Series
    5.5 (63)
    In the salt harvested in apparently quiet village of Gwenrann (Guérande) on Britanny's Atlantic coast, severed hands turn up. Everything points to a serial killer, somehow linked to similar events decades earlier. A task force is formed by St.Nazaire police detective Jérôme Farche, his junior partner Olivier Morel and university forensic experts Ravel and Maxime Nau. They discover curious facts from the first killings, suggesting several suspects, with clues coming even from a mental asylum. Even prosecutor Jérôme Frank plays a dark part.
    StarsIngrid ChauvinBruno MadinierFrank Geney
    A writer researches the ominous local legend of The White Hand killer, igniting drama with his skeptical wife.
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1998)

    17. The Count of Monte Cristo

    19984 epsTV Mini Series
    7.8 (7.4K)
    Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego.
    StarsGérard DepardieuOrnella MutiJean Rochefort
    A wronged man escapes prison and assumes a new identity to exact revenge on his betrayers.
  • Barbara Schulz and Lannick Gautry in Le mystère du lac (2015)

    18. Le mystère du lac

    2015– 6 epsTV Series
    6.8 (607)
    Haunting French crime drama in which a detective returns to her hometown and investigates the disappearance of a teenager in a case that ignites old memories.
    CreatorsBruno DegaJeanne Le GuillouStarsBarbara SchulzMarie-Anne ChazelLannick Gautry
    Amateur sleuth Swan unravels the truth behind a shocking murder that rocks a lakeside community.
  • Inquisitio (2012)

    19. Inquisitio

    20128 epsTV Series
    6.6 (152)
    We write the year 1370, the time of the Inquisition. Two popes are fighting a fierce battle for domination in the Catholic Church: Clement VII in Avignon and Urbanus VI in Rome. Grand Inquisitor Guillermo Barnal is commissioned by Clement VII to investigate a satanic murder. An abbot was crucified at his church, after which his body was set on fire. A Jewish father and son are found near the scene of the crime. The inquisitors see the two as perfect scapegoats and arrest them. But on the day of the trial the father makes a desperate attempt to save his son: he claims that the young man is not his son at all. He is not even a Jew but a Christian. His name is Nicolas and he has been adopted as a child. To everyone's surprise, Barnal believes the story and decides to release Nicolas. But then again a murdered clergyman pops up. And this time the crucified corpse also shows signs of the 'black death' .
    StarsAurélien WiikVladislav GalardAnnelise Hesme
    Amid witch trials and heresies, a young monk is torn between duty to the church and his secret love for an abbess.
  • Francis Huster and Cristiana Reali in Terre indigo (1996)

    20. Terre indigo

    19968 epsTV Mini Series
    6.9 (69)
    CreatorSarah RomanoStarsFrancis HusterCristiana RealiMireille Darc
    An aristocratic Creole family on the island of Reunion contends with prejudice, secrets, and divided loyalties across generations.
  • Antoine Duléry, Nadia Farès, Raphaël Lenglet, Lannick Gautry, and Manon Azem in Les Ombres Rouges (2019)

    21. Les Ombres Rouges

    20196 epsTV Series
    6.0 (200)
    In 1993, five-year-old Clara was abducted. During the handover of money, Clara's mother was killed and Clara disappeared. 25 years later, police officer Aurora, Clara's older sister finds clues proving that Clara is alive in Italy.
    CreatorSébastien Le DélézirStarsNadia FarèsManon AzemAntoine Duléry
    An aristocratic widow falls for a mysterious veteran who may be connected to her husband’s suspicious death.
  • Suspectes (2007)

    22. Suspectes

    20078 epsTV Mini Series
    5.8 (160)
    A woman survives a fall through a skylight at a gala, suffering amnesia. With a list of 4 names, the commissioner assumes she's an assassin targeting a homemaker, surgeon, and 2 employees.
    CreatorsCéline GuyotMartin GuyotStarsIngrid ChauvinKarina LombardElodie Frenck
    An investigator digging into a mysterious death contends with deceitful suspects and latent attraction to the victim's husband.
  • The Avignon Prophecy (2007)

    23. The Avignon Prophecy

    20078 epsTV Mini Series
    6.3 (119)
    Killings, thefts, and incidents in Avignon are linked to a prophecy legend. Ancient families, criminals, and a brotherhood obsess over it. Crime intertwines with romance, converging on the Esperanza family and the papal palace.
    StarsLouise MonotGuillaume CramoisanAnnie Grégorio
    An orphan raised by nuns searches for her long-lost parents, uncovering mystery and romance in Avignon.
  • Les secrets (2018)

    24. Les secrets

    20183 epsTV Mini Series
    6.0 (52)
    Sarah and Alex are young, beautiful, they love each other, they own their lives. Until tragedy strikes. One morning, Alex's body is found down a cliff. The investigation rules Alex's death a suicide. Sarah's life breaks down.
    StarsClaire KeimMarie BunelSamuel Jouy
    Buried traumatic events resurface when old high school friends reunite with unresolved issues in adulthood.
  • Christine Boisson in La clef des champs (1998)

    25. La clef des champs

    19982 epsTV Mini Series
    5.0 (13)
    Colombe, devastated by the death of her father, decides to leave Paris to return to her native land in Aveyron.
    StarsAmandine ChauveauMathieu DelariveSophie Barjac
    City family pursues an idyllic life on an inherited country farm, facing fierce resistance from suspicious locals.

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