Plus Belle la vie is over: France 3 announces the end of the series for its teams

Bypasses the first TV series on French television. A few days ago, Laurent Kérusoré, one of the iconic actresses of Plus Belle la vie, said on social media that the potential ending to the series, which has been fueled by rumors for several months, was “An open secret“.

This is now official: This Thursday, May 5, the management of France Télévisions traveled to Marseilles to announce to the film crew the final cessation of blog production in the coming weeks. Parisian.

The decision was met with great emotion by all the actors and staff who lived in the rhythm of the voices in the corridors after information was leaked to the press in February last year that Marseille soap produced by the Newen Group was losing. Hearings for several years, at the risk of shutdown.

“We put the key under the door, it is a big confusion, a lot of emotions, a lot of pain“- says Thierry Lavay, a representative of the Force Ouvrière trade union, which accompanies the filming of the series.We obviously hoped they would come and tell us that the series was renewed and that everything was fine in the best of the world.“

“We try to give everything on the set, but we break it all down one by one– Says the actor.It’s hard to resist when everyone tells you that you will lose your job when your boss has not yet told you.“

The production of Plus Belle la vie alone represents 40% of employment in the audiovisual sector in Marseille, or almost 600 direct jobs and 1,200 indirect jobs, including in the hotel industry, canteen and travel, explains the trade union delegate. “We can not just say, “It’s over, we’re stopping everything. “

In addition to filming the daily episodes, the teams are also working on preparing a final bonus event called “Reunion” in which many of the main characters will return for the occasion.

Nonetheless, Le Parisien reports that filming for Plus Belle la vie should be completed by the end of September and the series will remain on air until the end of 2022 (two months before filming).

To this end, the Newen Group restores all rights to the series.Maybe reset elsewhere“Thierry LaVey points out. The management of France Télévisions, in turn, is ready. Produce Belle de Mai studios that have historically occupied Plus Belle la vie studios, TV series and TV movies up to the annual budget of the series, or thirty million euros.