Overview
- France 2 airs the first two episodes tonight at 9:10 p.m., with the final two scheduled next Monday, while all four are already available on france.tv.
- Set in 1994–1995, the series revisits four turning points in Mitterrand’s late presidency and interweaves political crises with personal revelations.
- Denis Podalydès portrays François Mitterrand, with Valérie Karsenti as Danielle Mitterrand and Judith Chemla as Anne Pingeot.
- Stéphane Pannetier wrote the series and Antoine Garceau directed it, with historian Pascal Ory credited as consultant.
- Early reviews range from strong acclaim for Podalydès’s performance to critiques that the portrayal and scope feel uneven.