Wonder Woman 1984, directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot, returns to French television with a broadcast on TF1 on Sunday, November 16, 2025. Released in France amid Covid-related delays, the DC Extended Universe film is now back in the mainstream spotlight. It finds Diana Prince in the 1980s, facing two iconic adversaries: Cheetah and Maxwell Lord.
This sequel transports the heroine, who was revealed during World War I in the first film, to the heart of the 1980s, a glitzy period saturated with colors and symbols of power. In this context, Diana lives discreetly among humans while continuing to act in secret. The arrival of Pedro Pascal as Max Lord, a megalomaniac businessman, and Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva/Cheetah, upsets the balance. The unexpected return of Steve Trevor, played by Chris Pine, adds a sentimental dimension and questions the price of desire and renunciation.
The film lasts 2 hours and 31 minutes, longer than the first Wonder Woman. Patty Jenkins has created a more expansive narrative that takes the time to establish its antagonists. Max Lord is presented as a media manipulator obsessed with success, while Barbara Minerva, initially Diana's friend, becomes Cheetah after desiring powers comparable to hers. The screenplay, written by Patty Jenkins and Geoff Johns, plays on the idea of wishes and the price to pay, a central theme of the film.
The Wonder Woman project took several years to come to fruition in Hollywood, passing through the hands of Ivan Reitman, Joss Whedon, and Michelle MacLaren before Patty Jenkins was chosen. The character, created in 1941 by William Moulton Marston, remains one of DC's major figures on screen, following appearances in Batman v Superman, Justice League, and animated series.
In this installment, Diana is no longer the young heroine in training. According to Gal Gadot, she is a more mature character, but also a lonelier one, who has already lost her loved ones and must once again face an impossible event: Steve's return. This script choice reflects the desire of Patty Jenkins and her cast to extend the dynamic of the first film, while integrating it into a narrative about the illusions of the Reagan era.
The costumes, the new golden armor inspired by the Golden Eagle, the shopping mall settings, and the neon lights all contribute to the film's 80s aesthetic. The action remains central, with sequences in the open sky, clashes with Cheetah, and scenes that are more spectacular than in the first installment. The film is primarily aimed at fans of superhero movies and major shared universe sagas.
It should be noted that the success of the first Wonder Woman ($821.9 million worldwide) cemented the heroine's place in the DCEU. Wonder Woman 1984 continues in this vein, while also bringing back other major figures from the universe, such as Maxwell Lord and Cheetah, who have already appeared in comics and certain series. Pedro Pascal reprises a character with mind control powers, familiar to readers, while Kristen Wiig's version of Cheetah revisits the origins of Barbara Ann Minerva, an archaeologist who became Diana's adversary.
The film's release was postponed several times in 2020 due to the pandemic, but its free-to-air broadcast on TF1 in November 2025 will allow French audiences who did not see it in theaters or on streaming services to discover the full version.
Wonder Woman 1984
Film | 2020
On TV on TF1 on November 16, 2025, at 9:10 p.m.
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Running time: 2 hours 31 minutes
By Patty Jenkins | Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal
Nationality: United States
Wonder Woman 1984 combines 80s nostalgia, romantic intrigue, and high-stakes conflict within the DC universe, with Gal Gadot in the lead role.
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