MORE BEAUTIFUL LIFE END. According to information from Figaro, Plus belle la vie could end at the end of its 2022 season. Le Parisien, for its part, specifies that France Télévisions has not yet completely decided on the question.
[Mis à jour le 17 février 2022 à 20h20] Thunderbolt this Thursday, February 17 at midday while Le Figaro publishes information that France 3’s flagship series, Plus belle la vie, could end at the end of its current season. In place since 2004, the daily series is a pioneer in France in this area and has always maintained its rank in terms of audiences. Le Figaro specifies, however, that an erosion of its ratings has been quite clear since 2018.
It must be said that the competition has been, for several years, quite tough on the segment of daily soap operas before prime-time programs. Tomorrow belongs to us and Here it all begins on TF1, Un si grand soleil on France 2… the soap operas have multiplied in the wake of Plus belle la vie which, for its part, seems to have lost many faithful.
Le Figaro gives the details of this loss of hearings. Beyond 4 million viewers for ten years (and 18% market share), it has lost many fans since 2018. According to Médiamétrie, audiences have stagnated on average at 2.6 million viewers each evening, for 11 .4% market share. A significant drop in audience, especially since the budget for the daily series is significant: nearly 30 million euros per year. According to Le Figaro, PBLV could therefore stop after 17 years of broadcasting, by August or September.
“The end of Plus belle la vie is not the only possibility”
The Parisian, meanwhile, seems to be a little more measured about a possible end to Plus belle la vie on France 3. The Ile-de-France newspaper specifies that “it is in any case one of the options for France Télévisions” which would be currently discussing the future of the daily soap opera. France Télévisions spoke to Le Parisien, announcing that “our contract with Newen [société productrice du feuilleton, ndlr] ends on December 31, 2022. After this date, the end of Plus belle la vie, whose audiences are down, is a possibility. But it is not the only one. We have simply reopened the discussions, like two years ago.” Is there still hope for Plus belle la vie, the queen mother of daily fiction? It seems that her fate has not yet been completely sealed. if we are to believe the management of France Télévisions in the columns of Le Parisien.
What is the potential end date for Plus belle la vie?
If the end clap was recorded, Plus belle la vie could end at the end of the 2021-2022 season. But no precise date has yet been communicated for the cessation of the pioneering series of the PAF. Generally, a season of Plus belle la vie ends after the summer, at the start of the school year in September. Season 17, the last to have been broadcast in its entirety on France 3, ended on August 27, 2021. We can therefore expect an end to Plus belle la vie at around the same time. However, it will be necessary to wait for France Television to communicate the exact date of broadcast of the last episode.
Several actors had left Plus belle la vie in recent years
The end of More beautiful life would come when it has been several seasons since the emblematic actors of the soap opera have moved away from it. Laetitia Milot stopped playing Mélanie in 2018, in order to devote herself to new projects. Aurélie Vaneck (Ninon Chaumette) has made a few appearances but now focuses on her family life and other fictions. We have also not seen Dounia Coesens (Johanna) since 2019, and Fabienne Carat since 2021 for similar reasons. Below, discover what becomes of the former actors of Plus belle la vie.
In episode 4480 of Plus belle la vie of February 18, Manon tells the whole truth to Babeth and Patrick: the secret pregnancy, the childbirth under X, the exchange of bracelets, she omits no detail. The couple do not believe her, convinced that she is crazy. Yes, but now, the young woman does not budge and Patrick goes to his home to investigate. He finds a medical file and contacts the maternity ward to ask if a young woman could have given birth under X on the same day as Babeth. The ax falls: Manon gave birth that day. Babeth and Patrick must face reality: They don’t know where the real Raphael is.
At the same time, Ophelia never ceases to do wonders. Upon learning that Bilal said going out with her, she gets angry and of course refuses to pretend to be in a relationship with him. But she still has an idea. While Noé and Kylian make fun of Bilal, Ophelia arrives, furious, accusing the young man of having cheated on her before slapping him. Bilal was not lying! Out of trouble, the high school student can start bragging to his friends again. In this episode of Plus belle la vie, after a conversation with Ophélie, Karim finally allows Elsa and the prosecutor to live their love in broad daylight.
Still in Marseille, the roommates are feeling the pinch. The price of the apartment is very high, but they think they can manage. Malika did not think they would resist and does not intend to let it go. In the episode of Plus belle la vie 4480 broadcast on Friday February 18 on France 3, the young woman convinces her “Roudoudou” to gently but firmly push the tenants to leave the apartment… And to take her on honeymoon to bali. Claude sees nothing but fire, still in love. As for Barbara, she bids an emotional farewell to her friends.
PBLV – program sheet
Plus belle la vie is a French series broadcast from Monday to Friday on France 3 since 2004. Each new episode can be discovered from 8:20 p.m. This is the French soap opera with the longest life, opposite Tomorrow belongs to us, Un si grand soleil or Here everything begins. In this series, viewers follow the daily life of the inhabitants of Marseille, who find themselves in the fictional Mistral district. Personal and societal intrigues intertwine with regularly changing detective stories.
Plus belle la vie fans often want to know what happens at the end of each episode. It’s hard not to succumb to the temptation to find out more. Fortunately, it is possible to see the episodes in advance, ie before they are broadcast on France 3, and therefore to find spoilers. Several options are available to you: first, go to France TV website, which broadcasts each morning the episode broadcast the same evening on France 3. The Salto streaming platform then offers the evening episode but also that of the next day in advance, for a subscription of at least €6.99/month. Finally, the MyCanal site offers to rent the episodes for €0.99, or to buy them for €1.49.
The producers of Plus belle la vie regularly publish “indiscretions”, ie short spoiler videos of the next episodes. An effective way to make France 3 viewers want to discover the rest of their favorite soap opera a few days in advance and to tease the developments in the current plot. These videos are uploaded daily to the official page of Plus belle la vie, indiscretion section, on france.tv. What feed the theories of viewers.
To follow the broadcast of Plus belle la vie live, it’s very simple: just go from Monday to Friday at 8:20 p.m. on France 3 at 8:20 p.m. Note also that the france.tv site offers to watch the series live on a smartphone, tablet or computer at the same time. If you missed an episode of Plus belle la vie, it is possible to find it in replay and streaming. Just log on to the official site of Plus belle la vie or that of France Television. Note however that the episodes are available for 6 days on the site after their broadcast. Finally, the Salto streaming platform also offers to find episodes of the soap opera in its subscription.
Since 2004, the list of actors and actresses in the cast of Plus belle la vie has changed a lot. Some continue to travel the Mistral, when new ones have appeared. Below, we offer you a non-exhaustive list of the main actors and actresses still on screen in Plus belle la vie:
- David Ban: Valentin Carrier
- Kjel Bennett as Bilal
- Marwan Berreni: Abdel Fedala
- Jerome BertinPatrick Nebout
- Theo Bertrand: Kevin Belesta
- Laurie Bordesoules as Emilie
- Caroline Bourg as Elsa
- Pauline Bression as Emma Rimez
- Jean-Charles Chagachbanian: Franck Ruiz
- Sam Chemoul as Tom Belesta
- Elisabeth Commelin: Yolande
- Michel Cordes: Roland Marci
- Marine Danaux: Sophie Corcel
- Anne Decis: Luna Torres
- Serge DupireVincent Chaumette
- Simon Ehrlacher: Romain Vidal
- Alexandre Fabre as Charles Fremont
- Sylvie FleppMirta Torres
- Lea Francois: Barbara Evenot
- Emanuele Giorgi as Francesco Ibaldi
- Annie Gregorio as Claire
- Rachid Hafassa as Karim Fedala
- Rebecca Hampton as Celine Fremont
- Marie Hennerez as Lea Nebout
- Stephane Henon: Jean-Paul Boher
- Cecilia Hornus as Blanche Marci
- Boubacar Kabo: Mouss Bonghor
- Laurent Kerusoré as Thomas Marci
- Léa Kerel: Therese Marci
- Joakim LatskoGabriel Riva
- Prudence Leroy: Fanny
- Florian Lesieur as Noé Ruiz
- Marie Mallia as Lola Corcel
- Avy Marciano: Sacha Malkavian
- Lola Marois: Ariane Hersant
- Pierre Martot: Leo Castelli
- Regis MaynardEric Norman
- Lara Menini: Eugenie Grange
- Stephanie Pareja: Jeanne Carmine
- Flavie Péan: Victory Lissajoux
- Ella Philippe as Nisma
- Gregory Questel: Xavier Revel
- Thierry Ragueneau: Francois Marci
- Marie Reache as Babeth Nebout
- Tim RousseauKylian Corcel
- Caroline Riou: Laetitia Belesta
- Eleonora Sarrazin as Sabrina
- Charles Schneider: Claude Rochat
- Bryan Tresor: Baptiste Marci
- Thibaud VaneckNathan Leserman
- Elodie Varlet as Estelle Cantorel
The plot of Plus belle la vie is difficult to summarize, as the series has changed since its creation in 2004. Every evening, it is possible to follow the daily life of the inhabitants of a fictional district of Marseille, the Mistral. Several intrigues are intertwined: a policewoman, who can stage different investigations, such as the hunt for a serial killer, assaults, the fight against the mafia or terrorism, more personal intrigues (romantic, family… ) and societal. Plus belle la vie has the particularity of being completely rooted in current events and does not fail to refer to real events, such as the death of a personality, attacks or elections.