The top 20 best original Disney Plus series to watch in France
Beyond the Star Wars and Marvel series, there is Karl Lagerfeld, the Beatles, and much more. Here is our selection of what you must have seen on the platform.
Leaving Marvel and Star Wars spin-off series aside, Disney Plus continues to expand its catalog with original creations. Thanks to the “Star +” section, the platform also offers more adult series in France, which are released in the USA on the studio’s other platform: Hulu. Enough to offer diverse and varied content to French subscribers. Here is our top 20 series that you must have seen in 2024 on Disney Plus.
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20) AGATHA ALL ALONG
Absolutely not connected to the rest of the saga and its multiverse, the new Marvel series is an entertaining magical farce. We find the witch of Salem, who tries to regain her powers, after being defeated by the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) in the finale of WandaVision To do this, she must travel a magical road, the terrible “Witches’ Road”, strewn with pitfalls and trials… The charm works and there is plenty to enjoy. This hasn’t always been the case for Marvel on the small screen.
Current status : no season 2 planned at the moment.
19) PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS
After two not very successful films, Rick Riodan’s famous novels are adapted into a new, much more faithful television version, and supported by an impressive young cast. Basically, the story has not changed. We still have that kid from New York who discovers that the gods of Olympus exist for real. That he himself is a demigod, the son of Poseidon, caught in a biblical war with Zeus and Hades. Except that the hero is really 12 years old, he is a child, entangled in the problems of a little boy who discovers, through his quest, the world and life, the difficulty of satisfying his parents or honoring his heritage. Which makes the series a resolutely family program.
Current status : season 2 has been ordered.
18) AHSOKA
A pure series Star Wars. In addition to fitting methodically in the wake of Episode VI, it was produced as a direct sequel to Rebels. Almost season 5… but in live action! The series does not hesitate to multiply the references, to explore the mythology of the saga, pushing the nods even to the recently released video games. Visually impressive, Ahsoka does not get lost in philosophical-spatial conjectures. The lightsabers are out and the choreography of the (many) fights has been meticulous. Ray Stevenson makes a perfect adversary as an ex-Jedi fallen to the dark side and Thrawn an exhilarating new villain.
Current status : there could be a season 2 one day.
17) STAR WARS: REBELS / STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS
The complete 75 episodes of Rebels can be discovered on Disney Plus. The opportunity to immerse yourself between Episode III and Episode IV of the saga, at a time when the Empire dominates the entire Galaxy and hunts down the last Jedi knights. The rebellion takes shape and we follow a ship, the “Ghost”, and its crew led by young Ezra. In Clone Warshappily finds Obi Wan and Anakin Skywalker, between Episode II and Episode III, in the middle of the Clone War. There we discover a young Padawan named Ahsoka Tano. And it’s a whole part of the history of the very, very distant Galaxy, which is written in these 7 seasons.
Current status : both series are finished.
16) MOON KNIGHT
Delivering a Dantesque double performance, Oscar Isaac makes a sensational entry into the MCU. A Marvel series that juggles personalities and is unlike any other. The Egyptian director Mohamed Diab staged this schizophrenic waltz mixed with a pharaonic adventure in the vein of a Indiana Jones made in MCU. The choreography has been carefully thought out and it is devilishly fun.
Current status : Steven Grant is not expected in the MCU soon. No season 2 in sight.
15) THE DROPOUT
Amanda Seyfried is amazing as Elizabeth Holmes, in this “true crime drama” which looks back on the Theranos scandal or the true story of the scam of a kid from Stanford, who succeeds in deceiving the world of Silicon Valley, with her company high-tech medical doctor, who claimed to have discovered a revolutionary process for blood tests… With her piercing blue eyes and her turtleneck straight out of the Apple offices, the former Mamma Mia! sells this mini-series with such conviction that you end up believing it. A bit like when Theranos made the whole of Silicon Valley mistake bladders for lanterns…
Current status : a mini-series without sequel.
14) HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES
With its totally improbable extended title, this meta series derived from old successful TV films High School Musical has achieved the impossible: establishing itself as a teen drama in its own right, without remaining in the shadow of its iconic model. Even more, it gave rise to a new superstar of the small screen and pop culture, named Olivia Rodrigo…
Current status : the final season 4 in 8 episodes was broadcast in 2023. The series is over.
13) ANDOR
An astonishing spy series, thought of as a piece of George Lucas’ great puzzle, which takes place five years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (the 2016 film), during the installation of the Empire. Diego Luna returns to play the dark bad boy, in this Star Wars production with invigorating cinematic ambition, transposing the franchise into a grayer, harsher, rawer tone. From the pen of Tony Gilroy, the man behind Jason Bourne, Andor indeed succeeds in imposing its naturalistic atmosphere which changes Star Wars.
Current status : season 2 arrives in 2025.
12) DUCKTALES
Bringing the old woman’s adventures up to date Scrooge Band is a total success. From the brilliantly dusted opening credits to the incredibly reinforced mythology, it’s impossible not to get caught up in Riri, Fifi and Loulou, in stories each crazier and more fun than the last.
Current status : season 3 broadcast in 2021 was the last.
11) HAWKEYE
A prank Die Hard which hits the nail on the head. An action comedy set during the New York holiday season, the series brings together archer Clint Barton and a vibrant young fan named Kate Bishop. The duo works at full capacity, the lines fly and the crazy action sequences follow one another with great rhythm. Not to mention a host of delightful cameos…
Current status : a spin-off, Echowas broadcast in early 2024.
10) WHAT IF…?
Based on the comics of the same name, this animated series replays the Marvel cinematic universe, modifying a major element of the story. What if Thanos was nice? What if Peggy Carter had taken the “Super Soldier” serum instead of Steve Rogers? A most delightful introduction to the multiverse, narrated by the immense Jeffrey Wright, in the role of The Watcher. More essential to the MCU than initially thought.
Current status : season 3 is expected very soon.
9) ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
A candy-shaped police comedy that we savor episode after episode, wondering who the killer is. A way to rethink the classic Whodunit in a pop and invigorating way, thanks in particular to Selena Gomez and the wonderfully endearing trio that she forms alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short.
Current status : season 4 was broadcast this summer. Season 5 is already on the way.
8) THE MANDALORIAN
It’s THE platform’s showcase. The very first live action series from the George Lucas universe. We follow the adventures of a Bounty Hunter, in a Galaxy that is searching for itself, after the fall of the Empire (Episode VI) and while the First Order is just being built. A rhythmic first season, with the appearance in the Star Wars Universe of a figure who will turn everything upside down: the essential Baby Yoda!
Current status : season 3 was broadcast in 2023. A season 4 is planned and even a film in the cinema.
7) WANDAVISION
First successful attempt for the Marvel Universe, moved to the small screen in a spectacular way in 2021, with this first series of the wildly original MCU. A mix between a homage to old sitcoms of yesteryear and a Marvel blockbuster of today. We are surprised in each episode and Elizabeth Olsen finally has the opportunity to show the extent of her talent in the franchise.
Current status : no season 2, but the film Doctor Strange 2 acts as a direct sequel before the broadcast ofAgatha All Along.
6) EVERYTHING IS FINE
Talk about leukemia in children, without falling into the frightening and unbearable. This is the successful bet of this family chronicle written with great accuracy by Camille de Castelnau and carried by Virginie Efira. The screenwriter of Legends Office recounts the extraordinarily unfair with striking sensitivity. Despite the anguish, the suffering, the struggles, we must continue to live, to exist, so as not to let ourselves be crushed by insurmountable pain. Always taking a step aside to stay in an emotion with which we can identify, the writing masterfully passes through the evidence of pathos, to find its tone, sometimes improbable.
Current status : a mlni-series without continuation.
5) BY ORDER OF GOD
Andrew Garfield does his True Detective in this absolutely astonishing true crime. A chilling dive into Midwest America, the land of the Mormons, where the word of God surpasses the laws of Men. During 7 absolutely fascinating episodes, we explore the life of this community like no other and its horrible excesses. A rural thriller with disturbing accents, which gradually slides towards the human, in an attempt to understand how blind faith can lead to the justification of the worst.
Current status : a mini-series without sequel.
4) BECOMING KARL LAGERFELD
A great, exciting romantic biopic. Ten years in the Parisian life of the German designer, trying to be accepted by French Haute-Couture. Less of a biopic than a great, dazzling love story. The couturier’s passion with the Parisian dandy Jacques de Bascher, who added fuel to the fire of his already burning relationship with Yves-Saint-Laurent. A sentimental romantic drama, in a 70’s Paris more vibrant than life, where a stunning, almost unrecognizable Daniel Brühl plays the role of this German lost in Paris.
Current status : a mlni-series without continuation.
3) LOKI
The best Marvel series at the moment. A crazy epic through space-time, surprising and exciting, which introduced the Multiverse of the MCU long before No Way Home And Doctor Strange. Tom Hiddleston excels there, well accompanied by Owen Wilson, with whom he forms an explosive duo.
Current status : season 2 was broadcast in 2023. No season 3 announced.
2) DOPESICK
A crazy story, all the more revolting and upsetting because it is true. The health catastrophe of the opioid crisis, which ravaged the United States in the 1990s and 2000s, is recounted in meticulous detail in this shocking mini-series, which takes all points of view to better help us understand the extent of the drama. . Michael Keaton, Kaitlyn Dever, Rosiaro Dawson and Will Poulter deliver exceptional performances.
Current status : a mini-series without sequel.
1) THE BEATLES: GET BACK
Definitely the craziest thing you’ll see on Disney +! A 468-minute documentary with the “Fab Four” from Liverpool, in the middle of composing their latest album and before their final concert together, improvised on the roof of their record company in Savile Row. An extraordinary exploration of the most important group in music history, based on previously unreleased recordings unearthed by Peter Jackson. Love is all you need.
Current status : three parts of two to three hours. And the original documentary has also been restored and posted online on the platform.
