Following a phone call from Hugo Dumas, The Press, to the producers of the new daily Radio-Canada program, the last 24 hours have not been easy for Fabienne Larouche, Michel Trudeau and Guillaume Lespérance. The day after the publication of the article in which the journalist revealed almost everything about the series that will replace District 31 in September, Radio-Canada had to hastily organize a virtual press briefing to make the official announcement.
Still untitled, the daily drama will mark Suzanne Clément’s big return to Quebec television, nine years after her departure fromUnit 9. “I’m extremely excited, it’s a big dive! exclaimed the actress, who had enjoyed the series very much. Too much.by Marie-Andrée Labbé.
Having just finished writing the second season of Without an appointmentMarie-Andrée Labbé has already immersed herself in the writing of this series, where Suzanne Clément will play Emmanuelle Lacombe, emergency physician in a large Montreal hospital.
Aware that this is a “huge bite”, the author did not immediately accept the contract, but Fabienne Larouche having been a “positive tornado” in her life, she could not miss it. this chance. “I sleep well and I work hard,” says the author, excited to write for the unforgettable interpreter of Shandy, who will add her two cents to the evolution of the series.
In revising the texts, Marie-Andrée Labbé will be supported by Fabienne Larouche. “I am a good reader, I am caring and reassuring,” reveals the versatile TV woman.
Medical world
Set in a post-pandemic world, the show will revolve around the friendship between Emmanuelle and three colleagues she has known forever. The intrigues will not only take place in the hospital, since we will also follow the characters in their private lives. These three friends, a woman and two men, could be doctors, orderlies, surgeons or psychiatrists; everything will depend on the turn the series will take in the coming months.
In order to be able to pass the torch, the producers of Aetios, Fabienne Larouche and Michel Trudeau, invited Guillaume Lespérance, of A Média, to embark on the demanding adventure of producing a daily program — 120 episodes of half an hour per season. The producer of Everybody talks about it and of Discussions with my parents had only one requirement: “I accept, but I want to do it with you. It’s rare that I meet people who are tougher and more go-getter than me. »
Faithful to the post, Danièle Méthot (Virginia, 30 lives, District 31) will act as director-coordinator. “It will be pretty much the same technical team as District 31 reveals Michel Trudeau. Like District 31, there will be a lot of drama, but there will also be the sparkling of Marie-Andrée Labbé. “And the perspective of a hypochondriac! she laughs. “Marie-Andrée is an intimacy specialist. She writes for substance and not for form, and that’s what changes everything,” explains Michel Trudeau.
The title and cast are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, while production is expected to begin in late June or early July. “It’s a galvanizing project! Check us out! concludes Fabienne Larouche.