Fred Testot will co-produce and play in "Rictus". - Francois Mori / AP / SIPA

2040. Laughter has been prohibited for 20 years, and the laughter police, Les Ajusteurs, ensure compliance with the law. Michel, foreman in a factory of "benevolent objects", unintentionally triggers a giggle at a colleague ... And finds himself in spite of himself leading a pro-laugh rebellion.

Here is the synopsis of Rictus , a series of French anticipation carried by the comedian and humorist Fred Testot, currently developed by his company Cocojet Production, with Cinéfrance Studios, reports Le film français . The series is written by Arnaud Malherbe and Marion Festraëts, the creators of the Chefs series.

Funny in spite of himself

"It was for Fred that I created the character of Michel, a sinister and mediocre individual, funny in spite of himself, lost in this totalitarian world where laughter is taboo," says Arnaud Malherbe to the French Film . Rictus will consist of six 52-minute episodes. It does not yet have a diffuser.

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