Overview
Series synopsis
The World in Front, also known as Le Monde en face is a French documentary talk television series that premiered on TF1 on September 17, 1987. It stars Mélanie Taravant, Christine Ockrent, Carole Gaessler and Marina Carrère d'Encausse.
Weekly current affairs show
Premise
Weekly current affairs show
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mélanie Taravant as Self - Host
- Christine Ockrent as Self - Host
- Carole Gaessler as Self - Host
- Marina Carrère d'Encausse as Self - Host
- Vladimir Putin as Self
- François Hollande as Self
- Barack Obama as Self
- Christian Gonon as Self - Commentator
Supporting cast
- Angela Merkel as Self
- Anne Poiret as Narrator (voice over)
- Ra'id Al-Maslah as Self : Examining Magistrate
- Jihan Ali as Self : Save the Children
- Mahar as Self
- Arya Osman as Self : Orphanage Director
- Nahif Jirdo Qasim as Self : Therapist - Yahad in Unum
- Ali Shalal as Self : Member of a Neighbourhood Council
- Tariq as Self
- Zaid as Self
Guest cast
- Vladimir Putin as Self
- François Hollande as Self
- Barack Obama as Self
- Christian Gonon as Self - Commentator
- Angela Merkel as Self
- Anne Poiret as Narrator (voice over)
- Ra'id Al-Maslah as Self : Examining Magistrate
- Jihan Ali as Self : Save the Children
- Mahar as Self
- Arya Osman as Self : Orphanage Director
- Nahif Jirdo Qasim as Self : Therapist - Yahad in Unum
- Ali Shalal as Self : Member of a Neighbourhood Council
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 513 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 1 | September 17, 1987 | September 17, 1987 |
| Season 2 | 1 | January 14, 1988 | January 14, 1988 |
| Season 3 | 13 | September 15, 2009 | November 17, 2009 |
| Season 4 | 46 | January 5, 2010 | December 7, 2010 |
| Season 5 | 35 | January 18, 2011 | December 13, 2011 |
| Season 6 | 46 | January 10, 2012 | December 18, 2012 |
| Season 7 | 50 | January 8, 2013 | December 17, 2013 |
| Season 8 | 47 | January 7, 2014 | December 16, 2014 |
| Season 9 | 36 | January 6, 2015 | December 8, 2015 |
| Season 10 | 37 | January 5, 2016 | December 13, 2016 |
| Season 11 | 24 | January 3, 2017 | December 20, 2017 |
| Season 12 | 28 | January 10, 2018 | December 4, 2018 |
| Season 13 | 25 | January 8, 2019 | November 26, 2019 |
| Season 14 | 26 | January 7, 2020 | December 1, 2020 |
| Season 15 | 23 | January 5, 2021 | December 12, 2021 |
| Season 16 | 17 | January 9, 2022 | November 13, 2022 |
| Season 17 | 16 | January 15, 2023 | September 10, 2023 |
| Season 18 | 14 | February 11, 2024 | December 8, 2024 |
| Season 19 | 19 | January 19, 2025 | December 7, 2025 |
| Season 20 | 9 | January 18, 2026 | May 17, 2026 |
Season 1 preview
1 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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September 17, 1987 |
Season 2 preview
1 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 14, 1988 |
Season 3 preview
13 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 15, 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 22, 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 22, 2009 |
Season 4 preview
46 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 5, 2010 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 12, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 12, 2010 |
Season 5 preview
35 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 18, 2011 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 25, 2011 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 1, 2011 |
Season 6 preview
46 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 10, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 10, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 17, 2012 |
Season 7 preview
50 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 8, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 15, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 22, 2013 |
Season 8 preview
47 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 7, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 14, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 21, 2014 |
Season 9 preview
36 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 6, 2015 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 6, 2015 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 13, 2015 |
Season 10 preview
37 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 5, 2016 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 12, 2016 |
Season 11 preview
24 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 3, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 10, 2017 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 17, 2017 |
Season 12 preview
28 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 10, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 17, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 24, 2018 |
Season 13 preview
25 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 8, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 22, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 26, 2019 |
Season 14 preview
26 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 7, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 14, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 21, 2020 |
Season 15 preview
23 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 5, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 13, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 26, 2021 |
Season 16 preview
17 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 9, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | February 20, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 27, 2022 |
Season 17 preview
16 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 15, 2023 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 29, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 19, 2023 |
Season 18 preview
14 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | February 11, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | February 25, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 3, 2024 |
Season 19 preview
19 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 19, 2025 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 26, 2025 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 16, 2025 |
Season 20 preview
9 episodes total
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 18, 2026 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | February 8, 2026 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 15, 2026 |
Production
Genres
Documentary, Talk
Country
FR
Original language
fr
Release
| Original network/platform | TF1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 17, 1987 |
| Last aired | May 17, 2026 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:15:00 |