The 9th edition of the Cannes International Series Festival (Canneseries) is a television festival that took place from 23 to 28 April 2026 in Cannes, France. It opened with HBO drama series Half Man and closed with BBC One drama series California Avenue.[1]
Scottish actor and creator Richard Gadd was presented with the Konbini Prix de l'Engagement and the festival honored American actor Adam Scott with the Canal+ Icon Award.[2] South Korean actress Jisoo received the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award.[3]
Juries
The following juries were named for the festival.
Competition
- Olivia Côte, French actress, Jury President
- Hiba Bennani, French-Moroccan actress
- Roman Doduik, French comedian
Docuseries Competition
- Amy J. Berg, American filmmaker, Jury President
- Léa Camilleri, French content creator and author
- Oxmo Puccino, Malian-French rapper
Official selection
Opening and closing series
In competition
The following series were selected to compete:[4]
Out of competition
| Title
|
Original title
|
Creator(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
Network
|
| Avant qu'on m'oublie
|
Olivier Aubé
|
Canada
|
TV5 Unis
|
| Boho
|
Abbie Boutkabout
|
Belgium
|
Streamz
|
| Ina
|
Rachel Maxine Anderson
|
Australia
|
YouTube
|
| Paradoxes
|
Maxime Donzel, Émilie Valentin, Pierre Zandrowicz
|
France, Greece
|
Arte, Cosmote TV
|
| Sheep
|
Alex Reinberg, Leni Gruber
|
Austria, Germany
|
ZDF, ORF
|
| Sneakermania
|
Vilja Keskimäki, Jani Airiainen, Aleksi Aro-Heinilä
|
Finland
|
Yle
|
Docuseries Competition
| Title
|
Original title
|
Creator(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
Network
|
| Colonna, A Corsican Tragedy
|
Colonna, une tragédie corse
|
Ariane Chemin, Agnès Pizzini
|
France
|
France Télévisions
|
| Cruyff
|
Cruijff
|
Sam Blair
|
United Kingdom, Netherlands
|
NTR
|
| The Deal with Iran
|
Lennart Stuyck, Maarten Stuyck
|
Belgium
|
VRT Canvas
|
| The Oligarch and the Art Dealer
|
Andreas Dalsgaard
|
Denmark, France, United States, Switzerland, Netherlands
|
Arte
|
| A Woman Was Killed.
|
En nu is ze dood.
|
Nahid Shaikh, Phara de Aguirre
|
Belgium
|
VRT
|
Rendez-Vous
| Title
|
Original title
|
Creator(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
Network
|
| Blue Gold
|
L'or bleu
|
Marie-Anne Le Pezennec, Ludovic Lacroix
|
France
|
France Télévisions
|
| The Broos
|
Les groos
|
David Mirailles
|
Arte
|
| Chamouxland: The Reconstruction
|
Chamouxland: La reconstruction
|
Camille Chamoux
|
Canal+
|
| Deep
|
Aurélien Molas
|
Ciné+ OCS
|
| F*cking Night!
|
P*tain de soirée
|
Roman Doduik, Quentin Pissot
|
France Télévisions
|
| Minimum Security
|
Surveillant!
|
John Wax, Gauthier Planquaert
|
Disney+
|
| The Persuaders! (1971–72)
|
Brian Clemens
|
United Kingdom
|
ITV
|
| Platini
|
François Benichou, Laurent Armillei, Guillaume Priou
|
France
|
Canal+
|
| The Red and the Black
|
Le Rouge et le Noir
|
Georges-Marc Benamou
|
France Télévisions
|
| Solo at Sea: The Vendée Globe Sailing Race
|
Vendée Globe, seuls autour du monde
|
Myriam Weil, Ève Pajot-Brémond, Alexandre Soullier
|
| This Is Not a Murder Mystery
|
Christophe Dirickx, Paul Baeten
|
Belgium
|
VRT
|
| Totally Spies! (season 8)
|
Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, David Michel
|
France
|
Gulli
|
| Vigilantes (season 2)
|
Brigade anonyme
|
Cécile Berger, Blanche Bigot, Florian Spitzer
|
M6
|
| Zodiaque
|
Franck Ollivier, Malina Detcheva
|
TF1
|
Korean Fiction
| Title
|
Original title
|
Creator(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
Network
|
| All the Things You Are
|
당신의 모든 것
|
Lee Seung-moo, Choi Yong-bae, Kim Soon-mo
|
South Korea
|
|
| Genfluencer
|
젠플루언서
|
Harry Hyun
|
MooAm
|
| Sacred Jewel
|
신의 구슬
|
Jung Hyun-min, Jung Dae-yoon
|
JTBC, Prime Video, Coupang Play
|
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:[5][6]
- Best Series: Alice and Steve by Sophie Goodhart (Disney+)
- Best Performance: Roosa Söderholm for Guts (Yle)
- Best Screenplay: Marta Bassols, Marta Loza, and Almudena Monzú for I Always Sometimes (Movistar Plus+)
- Special Interpretation Award: Ensemble cast of Alice and Steve (Disney+)
- Best Music: Jonas Wikstrand for Summer of 1985 (SVT)
- Student Award – Best Series: Alice and Steve by Sophie Goodhart (Disney+)
- Best Short Form Series: Boho by Abbie Boutkabout (Streamz)
- High School Award – Short Form Series: Sheep by Alex Reinberg and Leni Gruber (ZDF / ORF)
- Best Docuseries: The Deal with Iran by Lennart Stuyck and Maarten Stuyck (VRT Canvas)
- Europa 1 Audience Award: Empathy by Florence Longpré (Crave)
- AirFrance Travelers' Choice Award: The Corsican Line by Pierre Leccia (Canal+)
References
- ^ Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (31 March 2026). "Canneseries 2026 Dials Up U.S. Presence With HBO Opening Series 'Half Man,' Scott Free's Latest 'Terror' Season and Apple TV+'s 'Star City'". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (31 March 2026). "Canneseries to Honor Jisoo, Adam Scott, Richard Gadd". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (10 March 2026). "Blackpink's Jisoo to Receive Madame Figaro Rising Star Award at Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ^ Leffler, Rebecca (31 March 2026). "Canneseries 2026 to showcase Apple TV's 'Star City', Richard Gadd's 'Half Man', Disney's 'Alice And Steve'". Screen International. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (28 April 2026). "Disney+'s 'Alice And Steve' Dominates At Canneseries Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ Hopewell, John (28 April 2026). "Disney+ Sometimes Squirm-Inducing Comedy 'Alice and Steve' Sweeps Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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