The TF1 Group presented the broad outlines of its 2026-2027 back-to-school season. Between new ambitious French creations, new entertainment, highly anticipated international series, major sporting events and premium documentaries on its thematic channels, the leading French private audiovisual group is displaying an offensive strategy to consolidate its leadership in the audiovisual market.
This new season is also part of the rise in power of TF1+, now at the heart of the group’s broadcasting system, with an ever-broader offering combining linear programs and content accessible on demand.
French fiction continues to be the driving force of TF1
Fiction remains one of the group’s main editorial pillars with several original productions intended for prime time.
Among the most ambitious projects is “Gold Diggers,” a six-episode mini-series co-produced with Netflix. Led by Audrey Fleurot, Guillaume Labbé, Thierry Lhermitte, Marc Riso and Marie Payet, this adventure plunges viewers into the heart of Reunion Island in the footsteps of the legendary treasure of the pirate La Buse.
The plot follows Stella Rivière, a risk expert for an insurance company, whose life is turned upside down when her mother is kidnapped before her eyes. To save her, she will have to find a missing treasure that has haunted her family for decades. Between historical mysteries, spectacular Reunion landscapes and life-size treasure hunts, the series promises to be one of the highlights of the season.
Another striking fiction, “Life! “, worn by Muriel Robin and Julie de Bona. This mini-series addresses the sensitive theme of alcoholism through the journey of a maternity director whose life collapses after an accident caused while drunk. A work which highlights the mechanisms of addiction but also the possible paths towards reconstruction.
TF1 will also launch “Dr Seylan & Cindy”, an original medical series combining humor, investigations and issues of medical desertification. Natacha Lindinger plays a brilliant Parisian neurosurgeon forced to settle in a rural village in Drôme where she will form an improbable tandem with a local nurse played by Alice Pol.
The channel will also offer “Grandiose”, a mini-series led in particular by Catherine Frot and Claudia Tagbo, which combines emotion, comedy and generational story.
New entertainment to appeal to the whole family
Entertainment is another strong focus of this back-to-school season.
McFly and Carlito at the controls of “Crazy Mini Golf”
TF1 lancera « Crazy Mini Golf », adaptation française du format international à succès « Holey Moley ».
Presented by McFly and Carlito, this spectacular competition transforms mini-golf into a real obstacle course. The candidates will have to face giant obstacles, zip lines, inflatable structures and improbable traps in a quirky and family atmosphere.
“Double Game: Player or Impostor? HAS”
Other major new features: “Double Game: Player or Impostor? “, hosted by Jarry.
The concept is based on a simple but extremely effective mechanism: eight candidates answer general knowledge questions in order to fund a common prize pool. But among them hides an imposter whose mission is to cause the group to fail while enriching his own kitty.
Observation, strategy, manipulation and general culture intertwine in this format presented as one of the group’s great bets.
20 years of “50’Inside”
To celebrate the twenty years of its emblematic celebrity magazine, TF1 will bring together Isabelle Ithurburu and Nikos Aliagas for a special evening looking back at the thirty events which have marked celebrity news over the last two years. recent decades.
The return of the legends of “Koh-Lanta”
Another event announced: “Koh-Lanta All Stars”. Eighteen iconic adventurers from the program’s history will meet on a Pacific island for an exceptional edition which promises to pit some of the game’s most notable figures against each other.
A strengthened international offering
TF1 will also enrich its catalog with several new foreign series.
Among the new releases is “All Her Fault”, an adaptation of Andrea Mara’s best-seller by Sarah Snook, revealed in “Succession”. This psychological thriller follows a mother confronted with the unexplained disappearance of her son, triggering an investigation that is as mysterious as it is distressing.
Another new feature: “Dr Amy”, a medical series centered on a brilliant department head who loses eight years of memories after a brain injury. Forced to rediscover her own existence, she must also pursue her medical career in an environment that has become foreign.
TF1 will also broadcast “Murder Society”, a crime series mixing dark humor and suspense around four members of a gardening club who find themselves involved in a criminal case.
« High Potential », l’adaptation américaine de « HPI »
The channel will also offer “High Potential”, an American adaptation of the French “HPI” phenomenon.
Led by Kaitlin Olson, this series follows Morgan, a single mother with extraordinary intelligence who helps the police solve complex investigations thanks to her exceptional skills of observation and deduction.
Successful series return with new seasons
The start of the school year will also be marked by the return of numerous international franchises already established among the French public.
TF1 will therefore offer:
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- Grey’s Anatomy – Saison 23
- Tracker – Season 2
- Chicago Med – Season 11
- Doc – Season 4
- Elsbeth – Season 3
- Criminal Minds: Evolution – Season 18
- New York Unité Spéciale – Season 26
Particularly anticipated returns which will complete an already very dense offer.
Sport still at the heart of the group’s strategy
The TF1 Group will continue to rely on several major sporting events.
Viewers will be able to follow:
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- Meetings of the French football team as part of the Nations League;
- Several friendly matches for the Blues;
- The 2026 Rugby Nations Championship broadcast exclusively;
- The new seasons of the Téléfoot and Automoto shows.
A program that confirms the central place of sport in the group’s offering.
Ushuaïa TV continues its commitment to the planet
The Ushuaia TV documentary channel will enrich its schedule with several new productions. Among them, “Objective Wild: Face to face with the jaguars”, which takes photographer Rodolphe Guignard to the Brazilian Pantanal to meet the largest feline in the Americas.
Another highlight: “Raoni, the warrior of the Amazon”, portrait of the famous Kayapo chief who became a world figure in the defense of indigenous peoples and the Amazon forest.
History TV explores the great civilizations
The Histoire TV channel will focus on several premium documentaries. Season 3 of “Monumental Revelations”, narrated by Bruno Solo, will return to the secrets of the construction of emblematic monuments like the Acropolis or the Sagrada Familia.
The channel will also broadcast “Knut, the Viking Emperor”, a documentary series dedicated to the Viking ruler who built one of the most powerful empires in Europe in the 11th century.
TF1+ at the center of the group’s ecosystem
Beyond the programs themselves, this 2026-2027 school year illustrates the TF1 Group’s desire to further strengthen the integration between its channels and its TF1+ platform.
Thanks to an offer combining previews, enhanced replay, exclusive content and expanded digital distribution, the group is continuing its transformation in the face of competition from international platforms.
With this particularly dense programming, TF1 intends to confirm its position as the leading French private audiovisual group by focusing on its fundamentals: fiction, entertainment, sport, major series and premium documentaries.
