2026 Series Mania
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Opening filmThe Testaments
by Bruce Miller
by Bruce Miller
Closing filmThe Glass House
by Martin Matte
by Martin Matte
LocationLille, France
Founded2010
| Opening film | The Testaments by Bruce Miller |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Glass House by Martin Matte |
| Location | Lille, France |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Festival date | 19–27 March 2026 |
| Website | seriesmania |
The 2026 Series Mania is a television festival that took place from 19 to 27 March 2026 in Lille, France. The festival opened with the American dystopian drama series The Testaments and closed with the Canadian comedy-drama series The Glass House.[1]
The most prestigious award of the festival, Grand Prix was presented to Polish drama series Proud, created by Karol Klementowicz.[2]
International Competition
The following juries were named for the festival:[3]
- Benedikt Erlingsson, Icelandic actor and director, Jury President
- Alice Braga, Brazilian actress and producer
- Cécile de France, Belgian actress
- Hatik, French rapper and actor
- Ida Panahandeh, Iranian director
- Luke Watson, British director
International Panorama
- Pénélope Bagieu, French author and illustrator, Jury President
- Enrico Maria Artale, Italian filmmaker
- Synnøve Hørsdal, Norwegian producer
- Thomas Ngijol, French actor
- Kamila Zlatušková, Czech producer and founder of Serial Killer
French Competition
- Irene Crespo, Spanish journalist
- Barry Levitt, British journalist
- Justyna Mis, Polish journalist
- Miina Väisänen, Finnish journalist
- Arabella Wintermayr, German journalist
Short Forms
- Ceylan Yildirim, Turkish-German showrunner, Jury President
- Mounia Akl, Lebanese director
- Younès Boucif, French actor
- Simon Lööf, Swedish actor
Official selection
Opening and closing series
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Testaments (opening series) | Bruce Miller | United States | Hulu | |
| The Glass House (closing series) | Vitrerie joyal | Martin Matte | Canada | Prime Video |
International Competition
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Anatomy of a Moment | Anatomía de un instante | Alberto Rodríguez | Spain | Movistar Plus+ |
| The Audacity | Jonathan Glatzer | United States | AMC | |
| Dear Killer Nannies | Sebastián Ortega, Sebastián Marroquín, and Pablo Farina | Colombia | Disney+, Hulu | |
| Dustfall | Dianne Taylor, Stuart Page, Belinda Chayko, Beatrix Christian | Australia | ABC TV | |
| Major Players | Molly Manning Walker | United Kingdom | Channel 4 | |
| My Brother | Jag for ner till bror | Sanna Lenken, Karin Arrhenius | Sweden | SVT |
| Paolo | Sébastien Marnier | France | HBO Max | |
| Proud | Karol Klementowicz | Poland | HBO Max | |
| Waiting for the Out | Dennis Kelly | United Kingdom | BBC | |
International Panorama
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babies | Stefan Golaszewski | United Kingdom | BBC One | |
| The Best Immigrant | Raoul Groothuizen, Christina Poppe | Belgium | Streamz | |
| Breendonk | Kevin Janssens, Filip Lenaerts | VRT | ||
| Burden of Justice | Hundarna | Jens Lapidus | Sweden | SVT |
| Ethernal | Ethernel | Romain Renard, Olivier Tollet | Belgium | RTBF |
| The Flaws | Das Manko | Bastian Reiber, Arne Feldhusen | Germany | ZDF |
| Prisoner 951 | Stephen Butchard, Philippa Lowthorpe | United Kingdom | BBC One | |
| Queen of Mars | 火星の女王 | Satoshi Ogawa | Japan | NHK |
| Small Prophets | Mackenzie Crook | United Kingdom | BBC | |
| These Sacred Vows | John Butler | Ireland | RTÉ One | |
| Variola Vera | Czarna Smierc | Wojciech Lepianka, Piotr Derewenda, Kuba Czekaj | Poland | TVP |
| Welcome to Kingston-Falls | Robin Aubert | Canada | CBC | |
French Competition
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Shapes of Us | Grandiose | Fanny Riedberger | France | TF1 |
| Camarades | Benjamin Charbit, Dominique Baumard | France | Arte | |
| Eldorado | Tarek Haoudy, Nacim Mehtar | France | Arte | |
| Privileges | Marie Monge, Vladimir de Fontenay | France | HBO Max | |
| Summer of '36 | Marie Deshaires, Catherine Touzet, Fred Garson | France | TF1 | |
| Unchained | Alain Moreau | France | France Télévisions | |
Short Forms
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis Pasila | Anna Brotkin | Finland | Yle | |
| Ayer's Cliff | Edouard Gingras, Zacharie Lareau | Canada | Ici TOU.TV | |
| Happiness | Pouria Takavar, Yashar Alishenas | France | Arte.tv | |
| Hirayasumi | ひらやすみ | Keigo Shinzo | Japan | NHK |
| Homebodies | AP Pobjoy | Australia | SBS | |
| The Last Hour | La dernière heure | Joseph Safieddine | France | Arte |
| Saturniids | Les Saturnides | Neegan Siouï Trudel | Canada | TV5 Québec Canada |
| Unfiltered | Sense filtres | Amaya Izquierdo | Spain | 3Cat |
Special Screenings
| Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Production countrie(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphodèle | N/a | France | N/a | |
| Etty | Hagai Levi | France, Germany, Netherlands | Arte | |
| Flunked | François Uzan | France | Netflix | |
| The Legend of Kitchen Soldier | 취사병 전설이 되다 | Choi Ryong, Jo Nam-hyung | South Korea | TVING |
| Lucky Luke | Mathieu Leblanc, Thomas Mansuy, Justine Kim Gautier, Julie-Anne Grignon, Benjamin Rocher | France | France.tv, Disney+ | |
| Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man | Steven Knight | United Kingdom | Netflix | |