THE SENTINELS

(Season 1)
(Les Sentinelles)

North American Premiere | TV Series | France | 2025 | Drama, Action, War, Fantasy | 8 x 52 min | Episodes 1 & 2 | In French with English subtitles 

Directed by: Thierry Poiraud, Edouard Salier
Created by: Guillaume Lemans, Xabi Molia
Based on the Comic Book by: Xavier Dorison, Enrique Breccia
Written by: Guillaume Lemans, Xabi Molia, Raphaëlle Richet, Frédéric Krivine, Pierre Linhart, Claire Patronik, Julien Vanlerenberghe
Produced by: Lionel Uzan & Thierry Sorel (Federation Studios), Delphine Clot & Guillaume Lemans (Esprits Frappeurs)
Cinematography: Mathieu Plainfossé, Matias Boucard
Original Score: Thomas Couzinier, Frédéric Kooshmanian
Film Editing: Claire Vandewalle, Stéphane Elmadjian, Julien Perrin, Romain Rioult
Cast: Louis Peres, Thibaut Evrard, Kacey Mottet Klein, Carl Malapa, Olivia Ross, Ouassini Embarek, Pauline Etienne, Nastya Golubeva, Carax, Noam Morgensztern
International Sales: StudioCanal
Original Broadcasting: Canal+ (TBA)

Synopsis

Private Gabriel Ferraud barely escapes death on a barbarous WWI battlefield in 1915. Officially pronounced “dead,” he is, in fact, chosen to participate in a top-secret program. Inoculated with an experimental drug, he awakens not only healed, but seething with superhuman powers. However, survival comes at a price. If Gabriel wants to see his family again, he must join the Sentinels, a secret elite army charged with the perilous mission of bringing the war to an abrupt end. Adapted from the comic book collection of the same name, the Canal+ miniseries boasts lavish production values, futuristic superheroes, and more than a few brutal confrontations, intercut with a glimpse into the Paris underworld and a hefty dose of wartime decadence.

Directors’ Biographies

Thierry Poiraud has directed or co-directed several music videos, notably for Vanessa Paradis; the feature films The Return of James Battle (2004); Goal of the Dead (2014); and Don’t Grow Up (2015), which won the Best Feature Film Award at the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival. His series credits include Black Spot (2017-2019) and Infiniti (2022). Edouard Salier has written and directed numerous award-winning music videos and shorts, including Empire (2006) and Habla (2014). His feature directing credits include Cabeza Madre (2017); The Mali-Cuba Connection (2019); and Tropic (2022), also starring Louis Peres. He’s also directed episodes of the series Mortel (2019), La Révolution (2020), Mixte (2021), and Under a Dark Sun (2025).