France Televisions Unveils Slate Led by ‘La Haine’ Stage Adaptation, #MeToo Film ‘Triple Peine,’ Robust Presidential Election Coverage: ‘Public Service Belongs to No Camp’
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- France Télévisions unveiled its 2026-2027 slate at its annual Paris press conference, featuring "La Haine, sur scène – Jusqu'ici rien n'a changé," a stage adaptation of Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film that the article says remains "strikingly relevant" amid the Rassemblement National's rise ahead of France's 2027 presidential election.
- The slate includes #MeToo drama "Triple Peine" written and directed by Noémie Kocher, starring Fleur Geffrier and Olivier Gourmet, about an actress who accuses a prominent filmmaker of sexual harassment years before the movement.
- French originals "Stunts" (starring Jeanne Goursaud as a police officer infiltrating a stunt-performer theft ring) and "L'Autre Fille" (starring Lilith Grasmug as a hockey prodigy whose body produces an uncontrollable duplicate) round out the scripted lineup.
- U.K. producer Bad Wolf's thriller "Code Rouge" stars Richard Armitage and Jing Lusi as a British doctor targeted by repeated murder attempts aboard a flight from China, while France Télévisions also acquires international series prioritizing "editorial differentiation over volume."
- Delphine Ernotte-Cunci revealed France Télévisions has absorbed €110 million in funding cuts over the past two years, made more than €80 million in programming-related savings, and expects at least another €20 million in cuts for 2027.
- Philippe Corbé outlined an expanded political lineup for the 2027 presidential race, including reviving France 2's interview show "L'Heure de vérité" with Caroline Roux and launching YouTuber HugoDécrypte's "En tension" aimed at younger news consumers.
- Ernotte-Cunci framed the rollout as a public-service mission, asserting France Télévisions "belongs to no camp" while its social-media news content generated more than 5 billion video views and reached over 25 million followers.
Why it matters: France Télévisions is rolling out marquee originals like the "La Haine" adaptation while absorbing €110 million in cuts and bracing for at least €20 million more in 2027. The fiscal squeeze lands as the broadcaster expands coverage of a polarizing 2027 presidential race in which Rassemblement National is considered a frontrunner.
