New series and documentaries not to be missed (“The Deal”, “Etty”, “Motherland” …)

“The Deal” by Jean-Stéphane Bron and Alice Winocour

Six episodes to put diplomacy in the spotlight. This fiction brings us back behind the scenes of international policy, during negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program carried out in April 2015 between the United States and the Republic of Mollahs. But love (and especially secret services) get involved, and soon chaos settles in the peaceful Hotel de Genève, which serves as a framework for this closed-door series.

In filigree, it is a question of women, power, and the revolt of Iranian youth. The little extra of “The Deal”? The presence in the main role, that of the manager of the Swiss diplomatic mission, of the excellent Belgian actress Veerle Baetens (“In the name of the Earth”, “Alabama Monroe”).

Diffusion: 11/23 and 30/10/2025 and on Arte.TV for 6 months. Special mention for the scenario at the Mania Séries festival in Lille.

“Etty” by Hagai Levi

Here is undoubtedly what could be one of the successes of the TV year 2026. This series in 6 episodes of 45 min (selected out of competition at the Venice Mostra 2,025) evokes the life of Etty Hillesum, young woman of Jewish letters, during the Nazi occupation, in Amsterdam, in 1941.

Thanks to his diary, we discover his mystical and in love experience. The originality of this production? Its director Hagai Levi (“The Affair”), finding the newspaper very modern, chose to represent a contemporary Amsterdam, without historical decorations.
Diffusion: current 2026

“The Danish Woman” by Benedikt Erlingsson

Just retired from the Danish secret services, Ditte Jensen (interpreted by the Danish actress Trine Dyrholm) settled in a small building in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik. She becomes a tragicomic heroine at war against the absurdities of our societies.

Diffusion: current 2026

“Motherland” by Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, Graham Linehan and Helen Linehan

Best scenario of comedy BAFTA Award 2022, this sitcom, full of humor to say the least, narrates the complicated life of a large British mother who decides to resume a professional activity. It’s led to a hellish train …

Diffusion: Only on Arte.TV, from December. The 3 seasons will be available for a year.

“The apartment of the future: welcome to the urban biosphere” by Valentin Baillet and Ronan Letoqueu

The Corentin navigator engineer of Chatelperron and the designer Caroline Pumtz have experienced new solutions in a small apartment in the Paris region to drastically lower their impact on climate and natural resources.

A documentary series of 8 episodes of 20 minutes that shows how we could rethink our uses and our lifestyles. A beautiful challenge!

“Homo Plasticus, the silent invasion of microplastics” of Elodie Bonie

Is Homo Sapiens about to become Homo Plasticus? In the form of fragments, plastic is everywhere. Disturbance of the microbiota, saturation of the immune system or alteration of DNA: the scenario which takes place before the eyes of the researchers suggests a major public health issue.

Broadcast in November 2025, and available 2 months on Arte.tv

“The life of Hawa” by Najiba Noori and Nori Rasul

This documentary tells the story of three generations of women from the same Hazara family, a people of Iranian origin based in Afghanistan. Najiba films her mother Hawa and her niece Zahra who aspire to himself. Hawa opens a small business and studies with Zahara in Kabul, but the arrival of the Taliban, in August 2021 upset their projects…

Broadcast in November 2025, and available 7 months on arte.tv

“The Bible counterfeiters” by Fanny Belvisi and Rémi Lainé

For the past twenty years, the discoveries of very ancient fragments of the Bible have multiplied. These manuscripts provide new lighting. Is it progress in archeology or a vast traffic? Survey on the multiple challenges of the Relics race.

Diffusion: current 2026, and online 2 years and 6 months on arte.tv

“Cuba and Alaska” by Yegor Troyanovsky

Inseparable friends, Yulia and Olexandra, nicknamed Cuba and Alaska, work as a first line rescuers on the war front in Ukraine. Flacing death every day, they overcome the tests thanks to humor and solidarity.

Diffusion in 2026, and available 7 months on arte.tv