Marie Gicquel, edited by Laura Laplaud 2:02 p.m., May 06, 2022

The Marseille city will soon lose one of its most emblematic showcases: the television series "Plus Belle La Vie" will end after 18 seasons, 4,500 episodes and incredible audience peaks.

France Télévisions has announced the broadcast of the last episode next November.

Europe 1 returns to the phenomenon.

End clap for

Plus Belle La Vie

.

After 18 seasons, 4,500 episodes and audience peaks at 7 million viewers, representatives of France Télévisions have announced the end of the legendary soap opera.

The last episode of the television series will air next November.

In 18 years, the soap opera has made its followers jump a few times.

“There have been a lot of controversies. One of the most striking is that around a joint that one of the most emblematic characters of the series, Mirta Torres, rolled up”, specifies Clément Rodriguez, journalist and series specialist.

A scenario modeled on the news

The 25 minutes pass quickly in this district of the mistral, animated by endearing characters, Mirta the gossip, Thomas the confidant, Louna the good friend, Blanche and her serial killer companion, and of course Roland, the owner of the bar.

"It was strong themes like sexuality, love, illness, because there are still a lot of dramas in

Plus Belle La Vie

too ", sneers Clément Rodriguez, who has not missed a single episode. .

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The success is also based on the scenario modeled on the news.

"These scenes, they served in particular to pay tribute to deceased personalities. Johnny Hallyday was one of them", he says.

Life will perhaps be more beautiful elsewhere than on

France 3

, the production company Newen, a subsidiary of the TF1 group, which recovers the rights, can now blow the mistral elsewhere.