Sous le signe du lion is a Quebec television series comprising thirty 30-minute episodes, directed by and broadcast in 1961. A two-season remake (thirteen 60-minute episodes each season) was broadcast in 1997 and in 2000. The original screenplay was written by Françoise Loranger. Hélène Pedneault adapted it in 1997 and Guy Fournier in 2000. The 1997 adaptation was directed by , and the 2000 by . Faced with the daring and modern script, Radio-Canada refused to broadcast it at first, but changed its mind a few years later.