Chronicles of the Sun (Seasons 1–8)

Chronicles of the Sun (Un si grand soleil, 2018) is a French soap you can watch online on iFILM. Claire comes back to Montpellier after years away, and her homecoming ends in handcuffs: the police charge her with killing a friend she grew up with.

From that single arrest the story fans out across the whole town. Lawyers, detectives, winemakers, teachers and their kids — dozens of lives knot together around one investigation, dragging up old secrets, affairs and debts as it goes. Shot on location under the bright southern light, the series makes Montpellier a character in its own right, from the riverbanks to the courtrooms to the vineyards.

This is a daily France 2 serial built to run in long weekday seasons, the kind of slow-burn rhythm that lets viewers grow attached to a cast over years. It suits anyone who likes a family saga with a crime spring coiled inside it. Stream Chronicles of the Sun (2018) online on iFILM.