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 Isabel Coixet, Spanish director, Jury President Simon Astier, French actor Ruth Barrett, British composer Vincent Elbaz, French actor Lesli Linka Glatter, American director Mamadou Sidibé, French actor
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)NetworkHalf Man Richard GaddUnited Kingdom HBOCalifornia Avenue Hugo Blick BBC One
In competition The following series were selected to compete: TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkAlice and Steve Sophie Goodhart United Kingdom Disney+ Guts Kylmä Kausi Jemina Jokisalo Finland, Slovenia Yle Harvest HØST Martin Zandvliet Denmark DR I Always Sometimes Yo siempre a veces Marta Bassols, Marta LozaSpainMovistar Plus+ Many People Need to Die Se tiene que morir mucha gente Victoria Martín The Red and the Black سرخ و سیاه Ida Panahandeh Iran Filimo Snake Killer Slangedræber Anders Ølholm Denmark Prime Video Summer of 1985 Svärtan Björn Stein Sweden SVT
Out of competition TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkParis Police 1910 Fabien Nury France Canal+Prisoner Matt Charman United Kingdom Sky, Canal+Star City Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, Ronald D. MooreUnited States Apple TVThe Terror: Devil in Silver Chris Cantwell, Victor LaValle AMC+, Shudder
Short Form Competition TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkAvant qu'on m'oublie Olivier Aubé Canada TV5 UnisBoho Abbie Boutkabout Belgium StreamzIna Rachel Maxine Anderson Australia YouTubeParadoxes Maxime Donzel, Émilie Valentin, Pierre Zandrowicz France, Greece Arte, Cosmote TVSheep Alex Reinberg, Leni Gruber Austria, Germany ZDF, ORFSneakermania Vilja Keskimäki, Jani Airiainen, Aleksi Aro-Heinilä Finland Yle
Docuseries Competition TitleOriginal titleCreator(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 NTRThe Deal with Iran Lennart Stuyck, Maarten Stuyck Belgium VRT CanvasThe 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 TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network Blue Gold L'or bleu Marie-Anne Le Pezennec, Ludovic LacroixFrance 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 ITVPlatini François Benichou, Laurent Armillei, Guillaume PriouFrance Canal+ The Red and the Black Le Rouge et le Noir Georges-Marc BenamouFrance 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 VRTTotally Spies! Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, David MichelFrance Gulli Vigilantes Brigade anonyme Cécile Berger, Blanche Bigot, Florian Spitzer M6Zodiaque Franck Ollivier, Malina Detcheva TF1
Korean Fiction TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network All the Things You Are 당신의 모든 것 Lee Seung-moo, Choi Yong-bae, Kim Soon-moSouth 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: 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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