Learn French with Mortel
Yes, Mortel is a B2-level pick for French learners. Two teenagers gain supernatural powers in this youth-focused drama, so it carries contemporary slang and quick banter. The short episodes and clear plot keep it manageable, which lands it at an approachable B2.
Key takeaways
- Mortel is a B2-level pick for French, best suited to upper-intermediate learners.
- A teen supernatural drama with quick, current youth slang.
- It runs 2 seasons, 12 episodes, so its vocabulary recurs enough that finishing it builds real French listening.
- Against the 17 other French titles in our difficulty index, it is easier than 6 of them.
- Expect everyday French such as mortel and pouvoir.
- Watch it with French subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- B2 (challenging)
- Best for
- upper-intermediate learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 2 seasons, 12 episodes
- Original audio
- French
- Genre
- fantasy, teen, mystery, drama
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 6 of 17 other French titles we rate
- In our index
- 1 of 18 French titles
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French words you'll hear in Mortel
- mortel
- deadly, or awesome (slang)
- pouvoir
- power
- âme
- soul
- lycée
- high school
- meurtre
- murder
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Frequently asked questions
- What level of French is Mortel?
- Around B2. It has current teen slang and quick banter, but the short episodes and clear plot make it manageable with graded subtitles.