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.

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. South Korean actress Jisoo received the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award.

Juries

The following juries were named for the festival.

Competition

Short Form 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

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Half Man (opening series)Richard GaddUnited KingdomHBO
California Avenue (closing series)Hugo BlickBBC One

In competition

The following series were selected to compete:

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Alice and SteveSophie GoodhartUnited KingdomDisney+
GutsKylmä KausiJemina JokisaloFinland, SloveniaYle
HarvestHØSTMartin ZandvlietDenmarkDR
I Always SometimesYo siempre a vecesMarta Bassols, Marta LozaSpainMovistar Plus+
Many People Need to DieSe tiene que morir mucha genteVictoria Martín
The Red and the Blackسرخ و سیاهIda PanahandehIranFilimo
Snake KillerSlangedræberAnders ØlholmDenmarkPrime Video
Summer of 1985SvärtanBjörn SteinSwedenSVT

Out of competition

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Paris Police 1910Fabien NuryFranceCanal+
PrisonerMatt CharmanUnited KingdomSky, Canal+
Star CityBen Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, Ronald D. MooreUnited StatesApple TV
The Terror: Devil in SilverChris Cantwell, Victor LaValleAMC+, Shudder

Short Form Competition

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Avant qu'on m'oublieOlivier AubéCanadaTV5 Unis
BohoAbbie BoutkaboutBelgiumStreamz
InaRachel Maxine AndersonAustraliaYouTube
ParadoxesMaxime Donzel, Émilie Valentin, Pierre ZandrowiczFrance, GreeceArte, Cosmote TV
SheepAlex Reinberg, Leni GruberAustria, GermanyZDF, ORF
SneakermaniaVilja Keskimäki, Jani Airiainen, Aleksi Aro-HeiniläFinlandYle

Docuseries Competition

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Colonna, A Corsican TragedyColonna, une tragédie corseAriane Chemin, Agnès PizziniFranceFrance Télévisions
CruyffCruijffSam BlairUnited Kingdom, NetherlandsNTR
The Deal with IranLennart Stuyck, Maarten StuyckBelgiumVRT Canvas
The Oligarch and the Art DealerAndreas DalsgaardDenmark, France, United States, Switzerland, NetherlandsArte
A Woman Was Killed.En nu is ze dood.Nahid Shaikh, Phara de AguirreBelgiumVRT

Rendez-Vous

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
Blue GoldL'or bleuMarie-Anne Le Pezennec, Ludovic LacroixFranceFrance Télévisions
The BroosLes groosDavid MiraillesArte
Chamouxland: The ReconstructionChamouxland: La reconstructionCamille ChamouxCanal+
DeepAurélien MolasCiné+ OCS
F*cking Night!P*tain de soiréeRoman Doduik, Quentin PissotFrance Télévisions
Minimum SecuritySurveillant!John Wax, Gauthier PlanquaertDisney+
The Persuaders! (1971–72)Brian ClemensUnited KingdomITV
PlatiniFrançois Benichou, Laurent Armillei, Guillaume PriouFranceCanal+
The Red and the BlackLe Rouge et le NoirGeorges-Marc BenamouFrance Télévisions
Solo at Sea: The Vendée Globe Sailing RaceVendée Globe, seuls autour du mondeMyriam Weil, Ève Pajot-Brémond, Alexandre Soullier
This Is Not a Murder MysteryChristophe Dirickx, Paul BaetenBelgiumVRT
Totally Spies! (season 8)Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, David MichelFranceGulli
Vigilantes (season 2)Brigade anonymeCécile Berger, Blanche Bigot, Florian SpitzerM6
ZodiaqueFranck Ollivier, Malina DetchevaTF1

Korean Fiction

TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network
All the Things You Are당신의 모든 것Lee Seung-moo, Choi Yong-bae, Kim Soon-moSouth Korea
Genfluencer젠플루언서Harry HyunMooAm
Sacred Jewel신의 구슬Jung Hyun-min, Jung Dae-yoonJTBC, Prime Video, Coupang Play

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:

  • 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+)

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