Teenagers with fake IDs and real bullets: the French Resistance like you've never seen.
52 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestLili takes drastic action to escape the Gestapo but is later recaptured, along with Jeannot. The Americans are advancing on Paris, but will it be too late for the young resistance fighters?
In occupied France, 17-year-old Lili encounters war before love, and joins the Resistance. Through the interconnecting destinies of its teenage heroes, Resistance tells the story of young people going to any lengths to defend their country.
Acting
Pauline Burlet carries the whole thing—watch her face during the train scene.
Production
No CGI Paris; they rebuilt 1940s streets you can practically smell.
Creator
Dan Franck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 'Lili' was based on multiple women, including Marceline Loridan-Ivens, who survived Auschwitz and later directed documentaries with Jean Genet.
The show was commissioned for the 70th anniversary of D-Day, but French critics initially panned it for being 'too American' in its pacing—ironic for a story about resisting occupation.
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