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.
The most prestigious award of the festival, Grand Prix was presented to Polish drama series Proud, created by Karol Klementowicz.
Jury The following juries were named for the festival: International Competition 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 TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkThe Testaments Bruce Miller United States Hulu The Glass House Vitrerie joyal Martin Matte Canada Prime Video
International Competition TitleOriginal titleCreator(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 AMCDear Killer Nannies Sebastián Ortega, Sebastián Marroquín, and Pablo Farina Colombia Disney+, HuluDustfall Dianne Taylor, Stuart Page, Belinda Chayko, Beatrix Christian Australia ABC TVMajor Players Molly Manning Walker United Kingdom Channel 4 My Brother Jag for ner till bror Sanna Lenken, Karin Arrhenius Sweden SVTPaolo Sébastien Marnier France HBO MaxProud Karol Klementowicz Poland HBO MaxWaiting for the Out Dennis Kelly United Kingdom BBC
International Panorama TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkBabies Stefan Golaszewski United Kingdom BBC OneThe Best Immigrant Raoul Groothuizen, Christina PoppeBelgium StreamzBreendonk 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 ZDFPrisoner 951 Stephen Butchard, Philippa Lowthorpe United Kingdom BBC One Queen of Mars 火星の女王 Satoshi Ogawa Japan NHKSmall Prophets Mackenzie Crook United Kingdom BBCThese Sacred Vows John Butler Ireland RTÉ One Variola Vera Czarna Smierc Wojciech Lepianka, Piotr Derewenda, Kuba Czekaj Poland TVPWelcome to Kingston-Falls Robin Aubert Canada CBC
French Competition TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)Network All Shapes of Us Grandiose Fanny Riedberger France TF1Camarades Benjamin Charbit, Dominique Baumard France ArteEldorado Tarek Haoudy, Nacim Mehtar France ArtePrivileges Marie Monge, Vladimir de Fontenay France HBO MaxSummer of '36 Marie Deshaires, Catherine Touzet, Fred Garson France TF1Unchained Alain Moreau France France Télévisions
Short Forms TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkAtlantis Pasila Anna Brotkin Finland YleAyer's Cliff Edouard Gingras, Zacharie Lareau Canada Ici TOU.TVHappiness Pouria Takavar, Yashar Alishenas France Arte.tv Hirayasumi ひらやすみ Keigo Shinzo Japan NHKHomebodies 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 TitleOriginal titleCreator(s)Production countrie(s)NetworkAsphodèle France Etty Hagai Levi France, Germany, Netherlands ArteFlunked François Uzan France Netflix The Legend of Kitchen Soldier 취사병 전설이 되다 Choi Ryong, Jo Nam-hyung South Korea TVINGLucky 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
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival:
International Competition Grand Prix: Proud by Karol Klementowicz (HBO Max) Best Writing: Dennis Kelly for Waiting for the Out (BBC) Best Actress: Amanda Jansson for My Brother (SVT) Best Actor: Ignacy Liss for Proud (HBO Max)
French Competition Best Series: All Shapes of Us by Fanny Riedberger (TF1) Best Actress: Manon Kneusé for Camarades (Arte) Best Actor: Karim Leklou for Eldorado (Arte) Best Musical Score: Amine Bouhafa for Privileges (HBO Max)
International Competition Best Series: Small Prophets by Mackenzie Crook (BBC) Best Directing: Arne Feldhusen for The Flaws (ZDF) Best Actress: Lauren Patel for Small Prophets (BBC) Best Actor: Maxime Le Flaguais for Welcome to Kingston-Falls (CBC) Students Award: Variola Vera by Wojciech Lepianka, Piotr Derewenda, and Kuba Czekaj (TVP)
Short Forms Competition Best Series: Ayer's Cliff by Edouard Gingras and Zacharie Lareau (Ici TOU.TV) Special Mention: Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzo (NHK) High School Students of the Hauts-de-France Region Award: The Last Hour by Joseph Safieddine (Arte) Special Mention: Homebodies by AP Pobjoy (SBS)
Audience Award Audience Award: Dustfall by Dianne Taylor, Stuart Page, Belinda Chayko, and Beatrix Christian (ABC TV)
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