After leaving C8 "so as not to be low-cost", Thierry Ardisson should soon return to one of the channels of the France Televisions group.

A pilot issue has been ordered from the "presenter in black" and Capital magazine reveals some information on what this new show will look like.

We know a little more about Thierry Ardisson's new project.

After his notable departure from C8, the host attempted to sell a new show project to streaming platforms Netflix and Amazon.

The man in black finally convinced France Televisions to order a pilot from him.

Stéphane Sitbon Gomez, the new head of programs at France Televisions, spoke of a program "out of the ordinary, quite ambitious, a real technological innovation", without being more precise.

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Capital

magazine

, in its January 2021 issue, tells us a little more.

He explains that "the concept would be based on posthumous interviews of personalities brought to life thanks to digital technologies."

An unprecedented program, with a concept that could quickly cause controversy… it indeed looks like Thierry Ardisson.

The moderator could thus find himself, for example, in front of Johnny Hallyday, Serge Gainsbourg or Charles de Gaulle.

The title of this program could be 

Hôtel du temps

, a name that Thierry Ardisson filed at the end of 2019. But he submits so many names that we can never be completely certain ...