In April 2022, TF1 unveiled the grand finale of the successful series Research Section carried by Xavier Deluc or Franck Sémonin. A fiction that had no less than 14 seasons since 2006 before stopping abruptly last year.
“TF1 is in a desire for renewal and revitalization. We finished very well with 6.5 million viewers and 26% market share. Just behind, Audrey Fleurot arrived with HPI and it soared to 10 million and more,” Franck Sémonin told TV Mag. This is a page that turns for the latter who played the role of Lucas Auriol. “Long-term series, which last for years and years, no longer have a reason to exist. We must bet on mini-series of eight episodes. This also allows actors to change register more often”, he continued in the rest of his interview.
Despite the announcement of the end of the series, two unreleased episodes have just been filmed in Reunion and should be broadcast soon. The actress Fabienne Carat, interpreter of Jeanne Lorieux, is also in the game, as she revealed on her Instagram account.
“There are adventure shoots that make you live physical adventures and also travel inner paths… Thank you to this great and beautiful metropolitan and Reunionese team for their welcome, kindness and professionalism of course”, she wrote. in the caption of a publication on his Instagram account and to add: “Thank you to the whole production team and the magic HMC who supported us unfailingly. Thank you to all those who accommodated us, to the canteen always on top and to all those we met for their smiles”. Slimmer and more muscular, the actress was unrecognizable. Discover it in pictures in our slideshow.
