Canneseries: red carpet window
Canneseries 2026 will run April 23–28, opening with a pink carpet on the Croisette before shifting to the more traditional Cannes red‑carpet format. (Bulles de Culture published the festival dates and the pink‑carpet opening detail, while Vogue’s Cannes preview highlights titles and talent expected that same late‑April film season.) (bullesdeculture.com) (vogue.com)
Canneseries will take over Cannes from April 23 to April 28, opening on the Croisette with its signature pink carpet before the city pivots back to the film festival’s red-carpet season. (bullesdeculture.com) The 2026 edition is the festival’s ninth season, and the official Canneseries site says it will run for six days with screenings, awards and industry events in the resort city. The city of Cannes also describes the event as free and open to the public. (canneseries.com) (cannes.com) Bulles de Culture reports the opening ceremony will feature the British Broadcasting Corporation series *Half Man*, while the closing ceremony is set for *California Avenue* on British Broadcasting Corporation One. The same report lists 26 world premieres, 11 international premieres, 2 French premieres and 3 advance screenings across the program. (bullesdeculture.com) The official selection page says eight series will compete in the main competition, alongside six short-form series and five documentary series. Out-of-competition screenings will fill out the lineup. (canneseries.com) The festival sits in a narrow late-April slot before the 2026 Cannes Film Festival opens on May 12 and runs through May 23. That timing puts television premieres, celebrity arrivals and industry meetings on the Croisette just weeks before cinema takes over the same waterfront. (festival-cannes.com) Vogue’s Cannes preview describes the 2026 film festival as lighter on Hollywood studio titles and heavier on international auteur films, a mix that sharpens the contrast with Canneseries’ television-first program. The two events now share a calendar window but market different kinds of premieres and talent. (vogue.com) Bulles de Culture says this year’s honorary awards will go to South Korean singer and actor Jisoo for the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award, American actor and director Adam Scott for the Canal+ Icon Award, and Scottish writer and performer Richard Gadd for the Konbini commitment prize. The outlet also lists a South Korea focus in the program. (bullesdeculture.com) The same program includes preview screenings for series tied to Canal+, Apple Television Plus, AMC Plus, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Arte, M6 and TF1, along with panels on artificial intelligence, branded content and vertical series for industry attendees. That mix shows Canneseries operating as both a fan festival and a marketplace for television projects. (bullesdeculture.com) For Cannes, the handoff is visual as much as logistical: a pink carpet for series fans on April 23, then the city’s familiar red-carpet machinery when the film festival opens on May 12. (bullesdeculture.com) (festival-cannes.com)
