Mongeville: Could the series be coming back? Frances Perrin speaks

It has been three years since the Mongeville series was released. News that particularly affected its star, Frances Perrin. It must be said that the circumstances of the cancellation of the France 3 drama were difficult for the actor to swallow.

Moreover, the actor did not mince words when talking about the sudden end of the TV series on the air of Europe 1: “I never got a call to say it was stopping, but hey. (…). They said, ‘It’s a rebrand,’ so I said, ‘I didn’t know I was a laundromat. ”

Especially since the audience was in good shape. In fact, they averaged 4 million viewers each episode aired. It’s enough to make the actor wonder why the channel decided to cancel this fiction so beloved by the public:

“We were the hit of France 3”

“It’s a bit of a shame because we were a hit on France 3 and now on C8. They didn’t even tell me it was moved to C8. I was very happy after that, but it’s crazy. It’s not clear (..) It’s a shame it didn’t continue There was (…) then no “thanks for the years when you were still a Saturday night hit” either.

Let us remind you that the series followed the adventures of the retired investigating judge, Antoine Mongeville. A very good investigator, he found it difficult to keep calm and regularly became involved in investigations, each more mysterious than the last, by the captain of the Bordeaux judicial police.

During the 26 episodes, Frances Perrin shared the stage with two different couples: first with Marie Muttes (Lieutenant Axel Ferrano) and then with Gael Bona (Captain Valentin Dutaille).

“I don’t believe anymore”

but then Monjville Can he come back? It was during the interview with our colleagues from Télépro that Antoine’s translator answered: “I don’t think so anymore. I thought a little while ago that we could do a farewell episode.”

Suffice it to say that if the actor was hoping for a while, he just stopped believing in it. However, he wanted to confirm it “It was a joy to play this character for 8 years.” Fans of the series should love this!