The series is a dramatic portrayal based on the adventures of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (Albert Millaire) in late 17th century when the British, Dutch and French were rivals for North American lands and the fur trade.
In the second phase of the series, episodes featured d'Iberville's early military career under the Chevalier de Troyes and the expeditions to Hudson's Bay and their capture of various forts in that region.
Finally, the series concludes with episodes featuring d'Iberville commanding naval troops during the New England Campaign near the beginning of the 18th century.
Radio-Canada produced D'Iberville in co-production with ORTF (France) and Radio-Télévision Belge (Belgium), Société suisse de radiodiffusion (Switzerland).
This is D'Iberville, a making-of documentary of the series was produced by Brian O'Leary, It was broadcast on 7 August 1967 through CBC television.