For fifteen years, Plus belle la vie has been trying to stick to the news as much as possible to reflect reality as much as possible. In May 2012, the very evening of the presidential election, the actors spoke of the coming to power of François Hollande. After the fire of Notre-Dame, appalled, the young heroes comment, looking at images of the disaster: "Do you realize that 900 years of history are going up in smoke?" ".
The attacks of November 13, 2015, the death of Johnny, the collapse of the buildings in the rue d'Aubagne, everything goes by ... Thus accustomed, the spectators may therefore not be surprised, when, in the coming days, the inhabitants of the Mistral will be confronted with a mysterious virus ... Recalling very precisely the Coronavirus.
But for once, synchronization is not voluntary and it is not the series that adapts. Sad coincidence: this time, reality is modeled on fiction.
A premonitory scenario
Chance is more than disconcerting: in the scenario, a traveler from Asia is carrying a mysterious virus. In Marseille, the heroes are quarantined and compliance with hygiene standards becomes crucial.
"It's very disturbing," said Pierre Monjanel, collection director at France 3, to Europe 1. However, no one had seen anything coming. The idea was launched over a year ago, and the script, by Vincent Germain, validated last June. Even the shooting took place in January, before the first cases of contamination were known.
"We like to be in step with the times, but here we are caught up with the news," commented the director of daytime drama at France Televisions, Sophie Gigon, at the Parisian . “This puts us in a complex situation, it was not the original intention. If we had known that a virus was going to arrive, I am not sure that we would have treated it, "she added.
Nine episodes of the hit soap opera broadcast on France 3 will be devoted to this mysterious virus.
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