Cat's Eyes is a French television series created by Michel Catz, and produced by Big Band Story forTF1 andAmazon Prime Video. It is based on the 1981–85 manga seriesCat's Eye byTsukasa Hojo.
The series, set inParis, follows the three Chamade sisters who areart thieves trying to collect all the works belonging to their missing father. It starsCamille Lou,Constance Labbé, and Claire Romain as the sisters alongside an ensemble cast.
The series development was announced in April 2023 by theTF1 Group with Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar serving as producers. Casting began in June 2023 with Lou, Labbé, and Romain announced to play their respective roles. Filming took place inÎle-de-France, mainly in Paris, and began in October 2023. On a budget of€25 million for its first season, it is currently the most expensive French television series ever made.
Prior to its debut in France,Cat's Eyes first premiered in French speaking regions ofBelgium andSwitzerland on 6 November 2024 onRTL-TVI, and on 8 November onRTS 1. It premiered inFrance on 11 November onTF1. In February 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.
Cat's Eyes is set inParis where Tamara Chamade, along with her older sister Sylia and her younger sister Alexia, lead adouble life as a trio ofart thieves, stealing works of art which primarily belonged to their long-missing father, Michaël Heinz, who was a famousart collector who died during a mysterious fire in his art gallery, while trying to discover the real reasons behind his disappearance. They often have to escape a special unit of theBRB, led by Quentin Chapuis, Tamara's ex-boyfriend, who is investigating the Cat's Eye case.
The series was in development forTF1 andAmazon Prime Video. Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar were set to produce under Big Band Story.[17] The two producers revealed that they were working on the project since 2017 although they had yet to obtain the rights from Hojo. The artist was convinced as he thought that the idea of modernizing the story was good, and liked the Parisian setting.[18]
To Frenchify the series, the production kept the names used for the characters in the French dub of the1983 anime series, which had used French names despite taking place in Japan. A new version of the anime's French opening theme, titled "Signé Cat's Eyes" ("Signed Cat's Eyes"), was recorded for the series by Anne Sila.[19]
In February 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.[20][14][21]
Singer Mohamed Belkhir, know as MB14, was cast as Quentin Chapuis. Belkhir was offered to audition for the role through his agent, who knew the series's casting director.[24] In October 2023,Carole Bouquet andÉlodie Fontan joined the cast. This is the second time Fontan stars in a French adaptation of aTsukasa Hojo manga after the 2018 filmNicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon, based onCity Hunter.[25]
Cat's Eyes premiered onTF1 with its first two episodes on 11 November 2024, with subsequent episodes released weekly. Two episodes premiered every week, except for the last two.[29] When new episodes aired on TF1, the following ones were simultaneously made available for subscribers to TF1+'s premium plan.
Prior to its debut in France, the series first premiered in French speaking regions ofBelgium andSwitzerland on 6 November 2024 onRTL-TVI, and on 8 November onRTS 1.[30]
^Alexandre Laurent & Benjamin Dupont-Jubien are credited on all episodes for additional literary material.
^abPrior to its debut in France, this episode aired for the first time in Belgium on 6 November 2024 (2024-11-06).
^abPrior to its debut on TF1, this episodes was released on 11 November 2024 (2024-11-11) on TF1+'s premium plan. It aired on television for the first time in Belgium on 13 November 2024 (2024-11-13).
^abPrior to its debut on TF1, this episodes was released on 18 November 2024 (2024-11-18) on TF1+'s premium plan. It aired on television for the first time in Belgium on 20 November 2024 (2024-11-20).
^Prior to its debut on TF1, this episodes was released on 25 November 2024 (2024-11-25) on TF1+'s premium plan. It aired on television for the first time in Belgium on 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27).
^Prior to its debut on TF1, this episodes was released on 2 December 2024 (2024-12-02) on TF1+'s premium plan. It aired on television for the first time in Belgium on 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27).
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