Alex Hugo on France 3: Will Lionel Astier and Marilyn Canto be replaced? We have the answer

Alex Hugo has just turned a page in history.

After last Tuesday’s investigative program, which marked the departure of Christine Dorval, played by Marilyn Canto, France 3 tonight offered its polar viewers another very important unreleased episode of Alex Hugo, as this episode marked the farewell episode of Lionel Astier, alias Angelo. Batalla, featured in the credits from the very first episode.

“I’m going to stop, today I think I’ve done the rounds of my character, I feel like we’re repeating a little bit about her, so I’m like, if I don’t do it now…’In 2021, he confided in Lionel Astaire to Télé Loisirs to explain the reasons for his departure.

In less than two weeks, Alex Hugo loses two iconic figures of the series. And if the adventures of the most popular mountain policeman on the small screen will continue – two episodes are already in stock and two more will be filmed soon – there is no a priori to replace the translators of Christine and Angelo.

“That’s not an idea. At least not yet.”Samuel Le Bihan told us in an interview last month at Seria Mania. “First of all, they continue to exist. There are photos of Angelo everywhere in the police station. We had fun talking about his absence, we play it on the screen. But the idea is more to bring another form of novelty. We want to reinvent. Alex Hugo after these departures. We don’t know yet How we work, every episode comes in this direction”.

“Sure, we could ‘change’ Lionel, but isn’t that a better idea?”Samuel Le Bihan continued, reacting with emotion to the departure of his friend and partner, before making us believe that in the near future the goal of the producer and screenwriters is to include guests. As will happen in last year’s episode of “Cold Case,” which welcomes Ann Charrier (Syndrome E) to a prospective investigation.

“In the near future, we have made a choice to give more space to guests. It’s an opportunity to meet people, try new things. We did that with Ann Charrier on an episode that was already shot. It has more space, it really exists very strongly. It’s on par with Hugo as he plays a city cop who comes to tear his world apart. This is what is interesting today. We see how we can put things together a little bit and move forward.”.

However, fans have been reassured, things are not changing for Alex Hugo. Indeed, in addition to the protagonist camped by Samuel Le Bihan since 2014, the audience will continue to see Pascal Renart and Tony LeBlanc, interpreted respectively by Michael Fitus and Fabien Bayard.

“Pascal Renart is still there. It’s like Tony LeBlanc, they’ve been there since the beginning, they’re still in place. Fortunately, there are pillars that don’t move (laughs)”. Good news for Alex Hugo devotees, who will be happy to know that the detective series still has a bright future.