# The Sentinels (2025)

> A presumed-dead French private in 1915 is conscripted into a secret program that turns soldiers into enhanced super-warriors in pursuit of a way home to his family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/142836

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 41 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: science fiction, war, action
- Created by: Guillaume Lemans, Xabi Molia
- Network: Canal+
- Cast: Louis Peres, Thibaut Évrard, Kacey Mottet Klein, Carl Malapa, Olivia Ross, Ouassini Embarek, Pauline Étienne, Nastya Golubeva Carax
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10094546/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: gritty, dark, melancholic, tense, atmospheric

## What critics say

Viewers praise the atmospheric alternate-history WWI setting, the skillful cinematography and the performances, while the series is a modest, well-regarded genre experiment.

## Synopsis

The Sentinels (2025) is a French television science fiction war series created by Guillaume Lemans and Xabi Molia for Canal+. Set in 1915 during World War I, it follows Private Gabriel Ferraud (Louis Peres), presumed dead, who is selected for a top-secret program that gives him a chemical serum making him stronger and faster. His aim is to see his family again, including his wife Irène Ferraud (Olivia Ross), but he must first serve in the Sentinels, an elite unit sent on missions to bring the war to an end. Principal supporting players include Thibaut Évrard as Djibouti, Kacey Mottet Klein as De Clermont, and Pauline Étienne as Marthe. The single season of eight episodes is a serialized military drama with a speculative edge, built on enhanced soldiers, unexpected side effects of the serum, and the grim toll of trench warfare. Smoky, war-worn cities and battlefields frame the action, and slow-motion sequences cut into polished set pieces. The tone is gritty and dark, with a melancholic undercurrent of separation and sacrifice. Fans of Band of Brothers, The Man in the High Castle and Wolfenstein will find resonance in its blend of historical war and alternate-history genre spectacle.

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