After a few months of absence, Kendall Renoir returns to France 2 tonight for a new 10th season, marking the end of the detective series cycle, an upcoming TV movie currently being shot in Corsica, and an 11th season, which has just been ordered. , Under cover of reset, will move the plot to Marseille. To celebrate an almost complete renewal for Candice (Cecil Boy) and Antoine (Rafael Langley).
With the start of this tenth series, Cecil Boyce will tell us more about the last six episodes of the series Sète, the discussions that led to the decision of this “final season” (which is definitely not one.) And the first single of Kendall Renoir, which will be released soon.
AlloCiné: At the end of this tenth season, Candice Renoir will be discontinued in its current form, with 52-minute episodes taking place in Sète. After 10 seasons, did you feel it was the right time to shake things up?
Cecil Boyce : The question did not really arise like that. Already at the end of the 3rd season, I said to myself “will we have anything to say in the 4th season?”. At the end of each season I wondered if there was a significant sequel. So there, naturally, at the end of Season 9, I asked myself the question again. We were all asking ourselves, I think.
When we knew this was going to be our last season, the difficulty was having the right season. For example, Dexter, whom I followed, they spoiled last season. This is exactly what needs to be done, of course, everything is considered. The fact that we were guided in writing, in the fact that he was strong in comedy, and in the fact that there was a convincing breakthrough both between Candice and Antoine, as well as in the lives of each character in the series, I thought it made sense to stop there.
The pace of working on a series like this is very demanding, especially for ten years. Did that weigh for you too? Did you want to breathe a little and spend time with you and your family?
Yes, I wanted to go home a little more often and be able to go back to different projects and characters.
The series has never been as funny and insane as this 10th season. Did the authors want everything to be fun and entertaining because it was exactly the end they were waiting for? Was there an idea for the launch?
I think so. Suddenly we are relieved of the extension. We can give ourselves the right to say without question about the knowledge of asking a question whether it is good to say the rest. These were the 10 goals of this season, to go out in shades and thus take full advantage of it. Enjoy this last season in all the places where it was possible.
This is also the season where the relationship between Candice and Antoine is finally authorized. Was it important for you to see the taste of their happiness in these last episodes?
absolutely. When I read scripts, I generally pretend to be an actor, but I also put a lot in the audience. And this year I gladly read what I wanted to see. He will guide us a lot throughout the season.
These six episodes are also very profound. Your character’s youth is discussed in one of the episodes, which depicts the circumstances of his father’s suicide. Tell the screenwriters that you still wanted to talk about Candice’s past?
No, I did not tell them about it, the authors decided to bring it all up again. But it’s really Candy Renoir’s DNA, and the single we get on Corsica will be another proof of that: we’re really into comedy, in shape, but always with moments of deep sincerity. Which makes it possible to deserve all the madness we allow ourselves. And this chapter 10 particularly explains Candice’s calling and defense and the need for justice.
Candice will become a grandmother. This is a good way to take the next step and close the loop …
The theme for this season is the show. And since Emma was becoming the protagonist of the series, it was logical and legitimate that there was a baby coming in this season of the show.
Rafael Langlett has already directed several episodes of Candy Renoir and he is repeating his experience on episodes 3 and 4 of the tenth round. What kind of actors are you directing?
He is wonderful because he is an actor himself. And because he has known us all well for ten years. He knows from which angle to approach us to take us where He wants. And at the same time it is open to our suggestions. He regulates everything. Then sometimes it is messy, it needs a lot of energy (laughs). Because he has a lot of ideas and wants to realize all of them, which is impossible.
But he is close to us, well acquainted with the show and knows what he wants to see and how events unfold. In addition, he has currently studied the script, so he always analyzes the scenarios very sharply and very logically. We never go forward wasting time. And that’s super interesting.
Can we expect to see the old faces again in this last season, which ends ten years before the adventures of the movies?
There are surprises in the season finale, of course. But if it had been on me, I would have returned all the old ones (laughs).

What about the first single from Candy Renoir, which you shot in Corsica on May 11, with Rafael Langlett in the atmosphere between Very Bad Trip and Some like it hot?
As it closes at the end of Season 10, this part reveals the relationship between Candice and Antoine. After 10 years of being together, they may not be where we hope they are. This is a TV movie that develops it against the backdrop of a thriller. But it is colorful.
I told the producer that because of the atmospheric news, and especially after Covid, people should be offered what they expected while watching Kendall Renoir. That is, distraction, a bubble of air, a moment of anger. We do not take ourselves seriously, we say something sincerely, but always with a smile. So I thought I needed to bet on comedy and the screenwriters exceeded my expectations. Goes very, very strongly.
At the announced time, the crossover project with Alex Hugo was abandoned. Was it too difficult to set up in terms of schedule and production?
Frankly, a channel is someone who reads it. I was ready, I think, was Samuel Le Bihan too. These are internal issues. But I do not lose hope that this will happen one day. A little later, in other situations. I find the idea of meeting pink heels with a mountain bear attractive. It can be explosive. And I have known Samuel well for a very long time, so it would be a wonderful reunion for us too.
You have just finished shooting the Addict TV series for TF1. What can we expect in this thriller?
He is very different from Kendall Renoir. It is a mix of thriller and bitter romantic comedy. There are very strong, very pronounced characters. It is directed by Didier Le Pescher, with whom I wanted to work, we have been looking for each other for five years. I found Medi Sadun, whom I love very much, Gamor Stevenin, who has a sick talent. I am once again pampered at the level of my gaming partners, I know this is a real chance. And I can not wait for the result.
Last year you played the lead role of Gloria, already on TF1. There will be no second season, of course?
A priori, no, there will be no 2 seasons. Discussed at some point. But the first season was so strong that it had to be just as strong to continue. When you start with nothing, it’s good, but when you have a point of comparison, there is a limit that multiplies by two.
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