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How to watch French Netflix for free

The process of accessing extra Netflix libraries is actually really straightforward for subscribers.
By Joseph Green  on 
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SAVE 49%: Watch French Netflix from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN(opens in a new tab) is on sale for £81.38 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also comes with a money-back guarantee.


Netflix is crafty in that it only provides you with access to the shows and movies from your location's library of content. That means Netflix hosts a much larger bank of content than you can actually access, which seems a little unfair. We don't think that subscribers should be limited by their location, so we've lined up the information you need to secure access to everything hosted by your favourite streaming platform.

VPNs can hide your real IP address and connect you to a secure server in another country. This process tricks Netflix into providing access to all the content that is normally locked to that location. That means you can watch global libraries of content from anywhere in the world, including the popular French library.

Subscribers can access French Netflix in just a few steps:

  1. Subscribe to a VPN

  2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

  3. Open up the app and connect to a server in France

  4. Sign in to Netflix

  5. Watch your favourite shows and movies from the French Netflix library

There are a number of VPNs that can reliably unblock French Netflix, but ExpressVPN(opens in a new tab) is the best service for streaming. Users get impressive connection speeds, powerful levels of encryption, reliable live support, five simultaneous connections, and universal unblocking of streaming sites like Prime Video and HBO Max. ExpressVPN also has a robust privacy policy, so your data is kept away from prying eyes.

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN(opens in a new tab) is on sale for £81.38, saving you 49% on list price. This discounted plan includes an extra three months and a year of unlimited cloud backup for free. Subscribers also get a 30-day money-back guarantee. This can be used to unblock French Netflix without fully committing with your cash. You can unblock and watch everything on your list and then recover your investment. This is sneaky, but it means you can watch French Netflix for free with ExpressVPN.

Secure access to more shows and movies from around the world with ExpressVPN.

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Joseph joined Mashable as the UK Shopping Editor in 2018. He worked for a number of print publications before making the switch to the glittery world of digital media, and now writes about everything from coffee machines to VPNs.


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