AKA, action thriller directed by Morgan S. Dalibert, airs on TF1 on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 9:10 p.m. Available on Netflix since 2023, this French police thriller features Alban Lenoir as an undercover agent on a mission to prevent a terrorist attack in Paris.
AKA
Film | 2023
Available on Netflix since April 28, 2023
Broadcast on TF1: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Action, crime, thriller | Runtime: 2h00
From Morgan S. Dalibert | Screenplay: Morgan S. Dalibert, Alban Lenoir
Starring Alban Lenoir, Eric Cantona, Thibault de Montalembert
Country: France
The film follows Adam Franco, a seasoned undercover agent used to high-stakes missions. His latest operation sends him into a French mafia organization to stop an imminent terrorist attack in the capital. In disguise, he must navigate torn loyalties, brutal crime, and a ticking clock.
With AKA, Morgan S. Dalibert reunites with Alban Lenoir after their collaboration on Balle perdue, where the filmmaker served as director of photography. The film sits in the vein of recent French action thrillers, centered on hands-on, blue-collar figures and a direct, police-driven tension.
The cast also features Eric Cantona and Thibault de Montalembert, two familiar faces surrounding the character Adam Franco in a storyline that blends infiltration, organized crime and the threat of terrorism. Its airing on TF1 gives the film fresh exposure on free-to-air television after its initial Netflix release.
AKA is aimed in particular at audiences drawn to action films, police thrillers, and infiltration narratives set against a contemporary criminal backdrop.
Trailer for AKA
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