Phoenix Sets February 12, 2026 Aired Date on France.tv
Jan 22, 2026
It’s official! The PHOENIX series will be available in full on France.tv starting February 12, 2026!
We are delighted to finally share this creation by Matthieu Bernard and Louis Aubert with the public, directed by Franck Brett, winner of the Best 52' Series – Suspense Category at the 2025 La Rochelle Fiction Festival.
Synopsis:
As the heads of the largest European corporations launch a forum in the Alps claiming to fight global warming and save a glacier, the Phoenix group takes action: across the continent, six young activists simultaneously kidnap the executives’ children. Their mission: to expose their greenwashing and force them to keep their promises before it’s too late.
Cast:
Natacha Lindinger, François Berléand, Léo Legrand, Marie Colomb, Benno Fürmann, Will Attenborough, Catalina del Rosario, Alva Schäfer, Pauline Pollmann, Gaël Langouet, Matéo Paitel, Jules Porier, Mustapha Abourachid, Jonathan Nyati, Jacqueline Corado, Arnaud Viard, Cataleya Richard, and Adrian Can.
Created by: Matthieu Bernard and Louis Aubert
Screenplay: Louis Aubert, Matthieu Bernard and Clément Marchand
Directed by: Franck Brett
Original music: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen and Hugo Gonzalez-Pioli, with the support of Sacem
A production by Les Films du Cygne and STORIA TELEVISION (Mediawan Group).
In participation with France Télévisions, co-produced with ZDF, the New8 Alliance, maze pictures, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma and The Sequel Productions.
Phoenix also receives support from the CNC, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, ANGOA, Procirep – Société des Producteurs, and the Belgian federal government’s Tax Shelter through BESIDE Tax Shelter.
International sales: Mediawan Rights
Our immense gratitude to France Télévisions for their trust, and especially to Manuel Alduy, Morad Koufane and Nathalie Decoin.
A huge thank you to all the talents, artists and technicians, as well as to all our partners.