Banger, by So Me (2025)
For his first feature film, Bertrand de Langeron, graphic designer for the Ed Banger label and director of iconic music videos, really went all out. Supported by the production company Iconoclast (Athena, Spring Breakers), the one commonly known as SoMe first imagined a comedic thriller blending espionage and music, then called on some well-known faces from the French comedy scene to spice things up. What results is Banger, an indescribable mix that promises to be delightfully wacky, featuring Vincent Cassel and Mister V, two DJs, one a has-been, the other at the top of his game. Who will outshine whom? Find out now on Netflix.
Available on Netflix
Black Mirror, season 7
The most nerve-wracking dystopian series of the decade is about to hit Netflix with a fresh batch of episodes, just two years after the sixth season aired. Back then, the reviews were unanimous: Black Mirror had lost some of its charm, introducing wacky plots that felt less relevant and swapping out its British talent for American stars, which contributed to its instant fame back in 2011.
But what can we expect from this new installment, crafted in even less time than its predecessors? Well, fans can look forward to a sequel to the beloved space adventure USS Callister (s4ep1), once again featuring Cristin Milioti, along with a "
On April 10 on Netflix
You, season 5
He obsessively stalks and kills: Joe Goldberg, a disturbingly sexy stalker, returns in April for one final hunt. We left our favorite narcissist in a pitiful state last season, utterly devastated after a failed suicide attempt, unable once again to control his murderous insanity. Found by Kate, the woman he loves, Joe had, however,decided to stop hiding and confessed his crimes... Immediately accepted by his partner, ready to collaborate to have his back.
It’s on these modern Bonnie & Clyde that the fifth and final season of You will focus, as the couple has moved to New York, the city where the series begins. The episodes are expected to reveal more about Joe's past, who has discovered he has a dissociative identity disorder and whose unpunished crimes are known by a few lucky surviving characters (notably Ellie and Doctor Nicky). Will the eternal impostor finally throw in the towel? Answers coming starting April 24.
On April 24th on Netflix
Asterix and Obelix: The Chef's Battle, season 1
Premiered in advance in Lille during the Maria Series festival, the new 3D animated mini-series, Asterix and Obelix: The Chef's Battle, has won over both critics and audiences. This success is surely thanks to its director, Alain Chabat, who has a deep affection for the world of the Gauls, more than twenty years after triumphing with Asterix: Mission Cleopatra.
Inspired by the album The Chef's Battle (1966), the seventh installment of the comic series, the mini-series follows its storyline, set in the village where the indomitable Gauls face off against the Roman invader without Panoramix's magic potion.
, the druid has lost his mind and memory after receiving a menhir on his head. A golden opportunity for the Gaul chief Aplusbégalix, who, working for the Romans, challenges Abraracourcix to a chief's duel. A gem of animation, as funny as it is dynamic, spread out over five episodes of about twenty minutes each.On April 30 on Netflix
The Handmaid’s Tale, season 6
Unfortunately, You is not the only iconic series taking its bow this month, accompanied by The Handmaid's Tale. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood (1985), this
On April 8th on Canal +
The Wild Robot, by Chris Sanders (2024)
Roz is the new robot most attacked...chant of the seventh art after Wall-E and Baymax (Big Hero 6)? In any case, it’s a serious contender. We’ve only known it since last year when it appeared, looking worn out on our cinema screen, striped shell, sensors on slow-motion, after a heavy fall from the sky. Landed on a deserted island of humans, Roz gradually leaves behind the servile tasks that were once demanded of him by his masters to reconnect his emotions with the inhabitants of his new planet, a horde of lonely animals that he will manage to unite. No longer so wild, the robot. Be prepared for a lot of tears in front of this animated masterpiece with the feel of a moving painting.
On April 11th on Canal +
L&rsquLove Ouf, by Gilles Lellouche (2024)
It was impossible to miss it last year: Love Ouf is one of the biggest cinematic successes in France for 2024. It's no big surprise for Gilles Lellouche, who adapted the novel Jackie Loves Johnser OK? by Neville Thompson. He brought together the star couple of red carpets, Adèle Exarchopoulos and François Civil, to portray the passionate love between Jackie and Clotaire. However, this duo feels a bit bland, taking a back seat to their mini-me versions (Mallory Wanecque, Malik Frikah, real revelations), and especially to the very rich, albeit somewhat overwhelming, direction that is absolutely hypnotic.
On April 25 on Canal +
Carême, season 1
Also presented in preview at the Série Mania festival, Carême immediately catches the eye with its cast, featuring the crème de la crème of young French actors, including the bad boy Benjamin Voisin (Playing with Fire, Lost Illusions) and the delicate Lyna Khoudri (The Three Musketeers, Papicha). It’s actually Martin Bourboulon, who directed the diptych dedicated to Alexandre Dumas' novel, who is at the helm of this new historical epic for Apple TV+. At the heart of the story: an orphan with exceptional talent, dreaming of becoming the most famous chef in the world in Bonaparte's Paris. A very good historical recreation, it seems, but shocking, according to Première.
On April 30th on Apple TV+
Carême, season 1