Last February, Le Figaro announced the end of the famous series at the end of the 18th season currently broadcast. Without waiting, France Télévisions reacted: “Our contract with Newen (production company of the series, editor’s note) ends on December 31, 2022. After this date, the end of Plus belle la vie, whose audiences are down, is a possibility. But it is not the only one.”
The Parisian reveals that a meal took place this Monday, April 4, bringing together Vincent Meslet, the general manager of Newen France, and around twenty actors from the series, but also the technical teams. “We are working on the hypothesis of a shutdown by the end of the year, he explained daily. Discussions continue on all fronts. We do not have to comment on the choice of France Télévisions but to manage the consequences together. Their decision will be announced at the end of the month.“And to add. “Whatever the announcements, we had to take stock because Plus belle la vie is a huge production. Texts are being written, especially for the start of the school year. There will be the summer plot and two prime times are still planned. We have put our cards on the table so that the actors and technicians prepare for a busy summer. There is a shared desire to give the best.” The idea of a transfer to a channel of the TF1 group is possible to save the Mistral. “We are working to bring the brand to life, which remains strong, transmits values, concludes Vincent Meslet. The audiovisual landscape is not limited to TF1 and France Télévisions.”
As for the actors, still according to The Parisianthis dinner was marked by “the tears of Laurent Kerusoré (Thomas Marci, Editor’s note) et many affected faces”. “What future? There is no future“, dropped one of the participants. Present for 18 years in the soap opera in the skin of Blanche Marci, Cécilia Hornus “feels that the tension is rising. It’s not very gay all that”.