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This series is fictional, loosely based on reality TV.

People, events, places and dialogues may have been invented,

modified or recreated to express the authors' artistic vision.

Skyrock live from Difool's condo.

Skyrock live from Difool's apartment.

It's 8:00 a.m. France is waking up. Something happened over the weekend.

Some people downloaded the swimming pool video.

-It's beautiful. -Difool liked it.

You downloaded it, not cool.

-Marie, everyone did it. -Hello?

I know what you'll say about the alcohol.

I messed up, but I cut as soon as I could.

Are you fucking kidding me? It went on for 20 seconds!

They're talking about it on the radio.

It was late, I was tired.

Like with the ashtray. "It was late..."

Maybe it just slipped.

I'll call you back.

Fucking hell, we're dead.

Yes, that's right.

Come in.

Christian, we're taking full responsibility.

Rochechouart fucked up, we'll get someone else.

Look at Le Parisien.

LOFT STORY ARE YOU SHOCKED?

The Americans have a term for this. "Buzz."

Yes.

So you're happy.

No, I'm furious.

Drezen doesn't read Le Parisien!

It will be the headline of Le Figaro and Le Monde tomorrow.

-Up yours, Breton. -It's bad news.

We'll have the CSA on our back.

Do you know what the CSA is?

The French TV and radio regulatory body.

No! Nine old men paid to laze around

on the 18th floor of a tower with a view of Paris.

-They can cancel the show. -Have they called? No.

Don't panic until there's a reason.

We can't broadcast that scene on the daily show.

Maybe we could edit it.

Show just a tiny bit.

-It's risky. -Listen to me.

At 5:50 p.m. the whole country will get together

and turn on their TV to get the answer

to the question that they're all asking:

Did Jean-Édouard screw Loana in the pool?

Do you want to take that away from them?

You're a monster, Palazzo.

CSA HQ 5:50 P.M.

Loft Story, sponsored by voila.fr.

Eleven singles cut off from the rest of the world in a huge loft,

filmed 24/7 by 26 cameras

and 50 mics.

Who will be the perfect couple? You decide.

Hello everyone. It's Monday.

Our six boys and five girls have been living together for four nights.

They just shared their first weekend together,

and they danced.

But the big story this weekend

is Loana and Jean-Édouard, who got to know each other in the pool.

My girl, what are you doing?

-It's bad. -Come on, it's just a bit of her boob.

It's not like he raped her.

So as long as it's not rape or Nazis, we'll encourage the death of intellect?

The Western world survived dating shows and game shows.

Do you have shares in M6 for defending this shit?

I'm not defending...

It looks like it.

Loft Story is finished today.

Have a good night on M6, we'll see you soon.

Ciao.

Hello? It's 100% real, I swear.

It was amazing.

Sure...

We're playing with fire.

You can see boobs every day, in pharmacies, on newsstands...

We've broadcasted sexual intercourse to five million viewers.

It's not exactly what we decided.

They know there are cameras.

You're right.

I'll go back to the control room.

Okay.

What do we do?

Hi.

-Hola. -No mishaps last night?

It was chaos. Someone ate the chocolate cereal in secret,

Steevy was very upset.

Don't scare me like that.

Yes, Mom. How are you?

Isabelle, we'd like to talk to you. Do you have a moment?

No, not today.

-Tomorrow? -Can't. What's going on?

You're scaring me.

You lied to us.

No, I...

Is that your sociological show?

You're calling about Loft Story?

I thought that someone had died!

Izzie, we've always supported you, but this...

What?

I haven't joined a far-right party, relax!

-You can't do this to us. -What?

-Izzie! -Stop calling me Izzie, it's ridiculous.

Look, your uncle Aymeric saw your name in the credits.

I mean, his name.

-His name? -Yes, his name!

Our name, Isabelle!

The name that allows you to spend every summer in Cap Ferret,

to get a room at the Grand Prix Diane and a table at the Café de Flore!

So shut up and listen to us!

We're not asking you to quit,

but you could... Use an alias.

This is insane. Have you watched the show?

-We've heard about it. -Okay.

People are shocked because it's new,

but I'm happy with what we're doing.

If you were, you wouldn't have lied to us.

Fuck.

I have good news and bad news.

I've got the ratings for the pool.

We're in the lead with 32.3%.

If this continues, I'll owe you a bonus of 25 million.

We'll have earned it. It'll barely cover the excess costs.

What's the bad news?

I spoke to the CSA director.

He was very direct.

Unfortunately we're going to have to ask the lofters...

To smoke less on camera.

Good job, gentlemen.

I might end up respecting you.

You know what we need?

Merchandise.

We've done some brainstorming, we've got some ideas.

Okay.

We'll do video tapes of Loft Story,

a magazine, T-shirts, lighters, board games,

beach towels...

And my favorite... A manicure set.

Beaupré!

The CSA will leave us alone. I told you.

We have a problem.

-Nestlé are pulling their commercial. -What?

They're boycotting us.

Citroën will be next.

Fuck.

You're gonna ruin your skin.

I've got hand lotion.

-I've got some, too. -You came prepared?

Your hands will be soft for tonight.

-What? -Soft.

Yeah, totally.

Isn't it obvious?

Because of the other night.

What?

Were you too drunk to remember?

What are you talking about?

No, nothing. You're right.

Hey, you've got a stain on your pants.

-You cut the shot. -Which one?

Jean-Édouard. He was smiling like an asshole.

-No, I didn't. -Check.

Okay.

I did, I cut ten frames, but...

It was for pacing. How did you notice that?

-Can you put it back in? -Why?

Nominations are in six days,

and I don't want to do any favors to this bastard.

Okay. Can we do it tomorrow?

-We need to sleep. -Another hour.

Just one hour.

Okay.

So, public indecency,

a legal warning from an anti-smoking group,

another one from an organization to save animals.

-What? -The chickens.

And that's only this morning.

We get it, we're starting to get in trouble.

If the advertisers boycott M6, we'll have a real problem.

No advertisers, no commercials,

no revenue, no Loft Story.

No bonus, no PPP.

Exactly. Stop filming the showers,

no more conversations about sex,

and for the 24/7 channel, we'll add a three-minute delay.

The problem isn't the show, it's our reputation.

-Okay? -I'm not following.

The country isn't against us,

it's a few Parisian intellectuals

making noise. We need to convince them.

-We need more intellectuals on our side. -Yes.

Philippe?

I may be able to get in touch with Jospin, but...

-That's good. -Do it.

Imagine if the next president praised Loft Story.

We need to get rid of the pictures of the pool,

-they're still out there. -I'll take care of it.

Okay. Benjamin, speak about it in the next live broadcast,

"We're hoping that you'll talk about it with your families, your parents."

It'll show that we're being responsible.

-Okay. -Okay?

I'll try to talk to the press.

I'll push the sociological, family aspect.

I should do that.

"Mr. Palazzo, as a 60-year old man,

"aren't you conveying a reductive view of youth

-"and objectifying women?" -You're right.

See?

What was that?

Free the lofters!

-Get off me! -Is he crazy?

Get off me! Free the lofters!

Fuck.

Look.

10:04 a.m.

2:32 p.m.

4:47 p.m.

And 2:56 a.m.

She brushed her teeth four times.

What are you saying?

I think she's making herself vomit.

Or it's after breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner.

No.

She stuffs herself at night, in secret. I'm not making this up.

-Why? -Because of this asshole.

Have you seen how he talks to her?

Check the camera in the toilets.

No. No one needs to check that camera.

But you're right.

I'll call the therapist, he'll talk to her.

-Okay? -Thank you.

Karim?

You're doing a good job. Thank you.

-Hello? -Hello, you.

You used to call me more when we weren't dating.

I'm sorry, I've been super busy.

That's okay.

I was thinking about you. I thought it could help you

if we let you inside the loft.

I could give you an exclusive interview.

You thought of me?

Yes, it would help you get noticed.

-Do you need an interview? -I've been found out.

It's tricky. I'll have to ask.

I'm not in charge.

What's the problem?

There's no problem.

Can't you ask?

Yes, that's what I'm saying.

It sounds like you don't want to ask.

No, I'll ask, but...

Okay, thanks.

What happened?

Someone broke in last night.

Did they take anything confidential?

No, just tech. Someone will install security cameras.

Sir?

-It's the end of the line. -What?

It's the end of the line.

Hi.

Who's there?

The future of French TV.

Where did you put Leila's pills? She's turning into a Gremlin.

In the bathroom?

There's barely any left!

What about the second bottle?

Check under the cupboard.

Six plates?

Do you know the neighbor, Cindy?

-Yes. -I saw her and we talked about you.

No, no way. I'm not having dinner with Cindy.

-She insisted. -I don't care.

When we were at school, she called me fat. So, no.

I mean, you were a bit chubby when you were 16.

Okay, fine.

What did you tell her?

Nothing.

Nothing!

She asked if they were actors in the loft.

I told you not to talk about it. Come on.

Is your job making you this upset?

No! I don't feel like it.

-It's just dinner. -I can't.

Why?

I've met someone.

Really?

A girl?

Yes, a girl.

A girl from work?

No. I mean...

I met her in Nice.

What's her name?

I'm not telling you. Do you want her social security number, too?

I... There. She has a name.

Hello, Cindy? It's Myriam.

I'm sorry, but I have to cancel dinner tonight.

Karim is too busy with work.

Yes, he has to write all the lines for tomorrow.

It'll take all night.

We'll do it another time.

Sinon, start camera three.

Loana, go to the pantry.

This is my first therapy session in a pantry.

What should we talk about?

Anything you want.

How is it going with the others?

It's like a confessional.

No, it's different.

Relax. There are no cameras or microphones,

it's just you and me.

Well... Everything is fine with the others.

I mean, except with that asshole.

Are you eating properly?

Yes.

I mean, I take what there is.

With 250 francs a week, it's nothing fancy.

Most of the lofters have gained weight.

You lost weight, right?

-So it's real. -What?

The camera in the toilets.

Nobody has looked at it, I promise.

Yes, I made myself throw up. I know, it's wrong.

-I'm not here to judge. -Then why are you here?

I'm here to help you.

I won't do it again.

How do you feel after?

-Better? -No, not better.

Worse?

I want to stay pretty.

For one guy in particular?

You said he was an asshole.

So what? It doesn't mean anything.

You've used that term before.

Do you remember?

No.

When we met during the casting process.

No, I don't remember.

It was about someone else.

Someone from your past.

I know you can't tell me what she said, I respect that,

but what did she tell you?

She'll be fine.

She agreed to see me regularly.

Thank you.

An anti-racism group is denouncing that someone said "dirty Arab,"

on Monday, around 2:47.

-In the afternoon? -Morning.

What's wrong with all of them?

Who watches Loft Story at 2:47 a.m. on a Monday?

I just spoke to the tech guys,

they're struggling with the footage of the pool.

The more we try to delete it, the more people share it.

-Do we have a tech guy here? -Cariño.

We don't have the usernames,

but I got about 20 IP addresses,

connected 24/7 to loftstory.fr.

There are a lot in Boulogne.

Could they be at Quai du Point-du-Jour?

Wait a minute...

They are, why?

What's there?

Thank you.

Any news from the record labels?

Yes. They don't want to pull their commercials.

We sent four legal warnings, and we have three more pending.

And... we've got something good, too.

One of the lofters said that Jewish people control the media.

She's wrong, I'm Breton.

Should we send it to the Union for Jewish students?

Yes, let's do that.

-It's not enough, we need to go harder. -Harder?

We got 53% of the advertisers to pull out.

They took 65% of my audience for Le Bigdil.

Do you know how much Vincent Lagaf costs, just for his suits?

-No. -No? Write this down.

-Send it to Le Monde. -I'm listening.

Today, it's not as the CEO of TF1

that I'm speaking up, but as a citizen.

Like most of the French population, I was shocked

by the show Loft Story on M6,

and the dawn of a new kind of entertainment,

trash TV!

Loft Story stirs up strong feelings.

Two hundred people dumped trash cans in Neuilly

in front of the headquarters of the growing channel...

For a long time, French channels had refused to indulge

in this voyeuristic concept that was popular abroad.

France is not just any country.

French people deserve shows that reflect them.

The anti-Loft Story people, activists from alternative movements,

walked to the Plaine Saint-Denis,

where the famous loft is, to try and break in.

It's a violation of dignity for men, women and children!

I'll ask the CSA again.

Their silence and inaction worry me.

When will the indulgence for such a destructive show stop?

"The meanest and most ill-intentioned show that I've ever seen."

Hitler reached the highest ratings in Germany.

It doesn't mean that he was good.

Is that the example we want to set for our young audience?

A society where we benefit financially from a short affair.

Where we agree to be locked up and enslaved

at the cost of our mental health.

Two questions immediately come to mind.

Does entertainment have a limit?

They went all out on us.

WHO FARTED?

And does French TV still have morals?

Clearly, some people couldn't care less.

As for this channel, TF1 will continue

to provide news and entertainment without disrespecting its viewers

and their values.

Sign it with "Michel Drezen, CEO of TF1."

There.

That's what I call "going harder."

If they cancel Exclusif and Bigdil, we're screwed.

Even with the bonus.

He'll calm down.

We made the most powerful man in TV pretty angry.

Do you know how long it took me to get Drezen's number?

So that's your problem.

You don't want to lose your membership card.

I suppose you're not power-hungry, are you?

Why did you lose it after the pool scene?

Why did you say no to the Spanish investors?

Why?

You want more, you want power, to be someone!

And to be someone, you need to be on Drezen's side

rather than watching him stir up the public.

Where will you put the bougainvillea?

All along there, like you wanted.

Christian, about our advertiser problem, we had an idea.

We wanted to move the daily show 20 minutes earlier.

Yeah. We won't be against Le Bigdil,

and TF1 will get their ratings back.

They'll leave us alone,

you'll get your advertisers back... Everybody wins.

Would you put another planter here?

Where, there?

Yeah.

-It'd be nice. -Yes.

I'll do that.

Everybody wins.

You don't want a war with TF1, I get it,

but that's not my problem.

Bring back my advertisers, I'm not giving in.

I won't change the time of the show just to make you happy.

Esteban? It's Palazzo.

I feel so bad

about how our dinner ended.

I talked to my associate, and he agrees now.

No...

Jealous people say these things.

Our reputation is untouched.

Yes, really.

Yes.

Yes, but if we wait too long, I'll get other offers.

Okay.

Great. I'll call you back.

Christophe, you have not been nominated.

Aziz, you have been nominated.

Camera one.

Jean-Édouard, you have been nominated.

It's part of the game. We'll deal with it.

So who is it?

Aziz and Jean-Édouard.

You only have a few days left to wait for the viewers' results.

I'd like to remind you that they vote for who they want to stay in the house.

Enjoy your evening.

Loana and Jean-Édouard together caused the scandal.

If we don't want any more scandals, break them up.

No couple, no scandal.

-What? -He's having a stroke.

I'm serious. Jean-Édouard has been named. Nominated...

-Nominated, I think. -Whatever.

We use it to get him out, we influence the votes,

and on Thursday, he's out. No more Jean-Édouard.

What do you mean?

I have loads of footage of him being an asshole.

-I can edit something against him. -Wait.

The two of them are the scandal, but they're the show.

If you break them up, we'll lose the drama.

I don't like that. Sorry.

Our show is authentic.

That's the promise.

If you start manipulating the viewers, you'll betray them.

You don't mind leaving Loana locked up with him?

She's making herself sick.

The critics can see it, we look like tyrants.

It's too easy for them.

What footage do you have?

Tonight, I was in the pool with this young lady...

She's a bit too extravagant for me.

And... I think you get it.

It happens sometimes,

you just want to have fun.

The other girl, Laure. I can't stand her.

She's a fucking hypocrite.

Someone should slap her in the face.

"It's too much, we've been here a week..."

What the hell? I want to be like...

"Are you okay, Laure?" Bam!

"Are you okay, Laure, having a nice day?"

-Seriously. -Isa.

Another delivery for you.

This late? Thank you.

Okay, use the footage when they sunbathe with a caption.

"Jean-Édouard sunbathes?"

No, "Jean-Édouard ignores Loana,"

then go back to breakfast when she looked depressed.

From now on, you'll all have a bodyguard

for all public transportation.

I'm really not comfortable with having a babysitter.

Is she kidding me? It's the pot calling the kettle black.

You haven't left the studio in a month, you have no idea.

This is war.

Chaunac's lobby got tagged with literal shit.

How do you do that?

It's not a joke. We received bullets in the mail,

-Isa got an ear... -An eye.

Then it's fine, right?

It was an eye, for Big Brother.

Fuck, that's smart.

Can I help you?

-I work here. -Do you have your ID?

I left it at the office, but I'm the editor...

Get your hand off me, let me in.

What are you doing?

Next time, you're on your own.

-He wouldn't let me in. -So what?

I don't care about closed doors.

Use the window, scale the building, just get in!

Sometimes, I can hear them, can you?

Behind the mirrors.

I heard someone blow their nose.

It was so weird.

Guys, I'm going to bed.

-Night. -Thanks.

See you tomorrow.

I'm going to bed, too.

I don't know why, I don't think I'll be sleeping alone.

I think you will.

Are you sure?

No, don't go back to him, shit!

Hi.

I don't want to mix things up.

Of course, dear colleague.

-Well... -Should we?

Let's go.

The show has record ratings.

How do you explain this?

I think that Loft Story is doing so well

because it's modern.

It's the staging of oneself.

It's also about this universal tendency of curiosity.

Some people say the show is populist.

It's not a populist show. It's an extremely popular show.

A lot of intellectuals have defended the show.

Really? Who, publishers, writers?

Well... A mix of all the industries.

Jean-Jacques Beineix said nice things.

What do your parents think about it?

Okay.

How do you explain the scandal surrounding your show?

I don't see that. I see the enthusiasm...

You came here with a bodyguard.

Yes, a few people...

Do you feel like you're adding fuel to the fire every day?

What do you mean?

I deserve death threats for making a TV show?

Shouldn't you pay attention to this violence?

What the hell are you doing?

Do you think you'll get the Albert Londres Prize?

-Ms. Rochechouart... -You're showing off for your friends.

You should've told me it was bothering you,

-we wouldn't have wasted our time. -Isa...

So now we know each other?

Maybe you didn't know, but we're sleeping together.

Asshole.

I was wrong. These assholes will never respect us.

Journalists, intellectuals... Never.

-What do you mean? -To get the advertisers back,

we need record ratings.

28%, they spit on us. 35%, they want to ruin us.

40%? They'll have to respect us.

It would be the death of us.

Drezen would kill Exclusif and Bigdil.

Then let him kill them! We don't care.

They're history, okay?

I don't know. You should talk to Philippe.

You know what he'll say.

I'm talking to you.

I know you respect him, but he's lost.

Without Jean-Pierre Foucault or Johnny after the break, he's lost.

Can you get to 40%?

Trust me. Okay?

TWO HOURS BEFORE THE PRIME TIME SHOW

What are the voting numbers?

Aziz is ahead by 20,000, 25,000 votes.

Shit.

Karim, forget about the clips against Jean-Édouard.

Both of them?

Get an interview with Jean-Édouard's mother and his friends. Okay?

What's going on?

Jean-Édouard is now our national hero.

What the hell?

You know, his grandfather is in the hospital.

That's good.

Ask the mother about it, and ask the grandfather if he's proud.

Stéphanie, make people boo Aziz.

-Okay? -So I do nothing?

-I have a clip, Aziz says Kenza is fat. -Show it.

-Can we talk? -After the show.

What are you doing?

Changing sides.

Jean-Édouard and Loana get viewers, we can't kick him out.

I disagree.

You haven't slept in 48 hours. You should get some rest.

Let's go!

Loana, I love you!

Aziz!

Jean-Édouard

-Lovely to see all these young people. -Yes.

-It's like World Youth Day. -I hear you.

Steevy is sexier than the pope.

Amazing! We've already had more than three million phone calls.

Aziz and Jean-Édouard are neck and neck.

It's now or never, there's only a few minutes left.

Jean-Édouard is ahead again.

They're only 10,000 votes apart, it keeps changing.

Shit.

-When do we close the lines? -We said 11:00 p.m.

What do you mean? Isn't there a rule?

No, I count the votes,

but the lines close when production decides.

Okay.

Karim, can I have a pill?

How many have you taken?

So? Not bad, right?

I wanted to talk about the time of the show again.

For fuck's sake, you never stop.

What if we actually aired later?

At the same time as Le Bigdil.

Head-on. You'll crush TF1.

If we get to 40%, the advertisers will come crawling back.

L'Oréal, Danone...

-They'll pay double. -I'm not sure.

-I like that idea. -No, Christian!

Call the programmers. We move to 7:00 p.m.

You'll get your merchandise.

Your protégé is becoming a real pro.

I couldn't tell you, I spoke to Isabelle...

I forgot that bitch was your partner. The two of you decide.

Trust me, it's the only way.

Loft Story is just one show.

There will be another one, and another one.

Liam de Lint has a ton of ideas.

Le Bigdil, Exclusif?

Who cares? You won't miss them.

Drezen won't either.

Soon Drezen will be the one calling you.

I don't have a choice. I'm fucked.

-Welcome back. -10:59 p.m.

Aziz is ahead by 1,040 votes. It changed in the last two minutes.

Nine hundred now.

Benjamin, drag it out.

What are you doing?

They don't want to choose. We'll help them decide.

-You can't do that. -Relax.

We've been trying to kick Jean-Édouard out.

Leave him alone.

She's making herself throw up! She's still doing it.

We keep an eye on her. She brushes her teeth...

She's not stupid! She takes chewing gum.

How do you know that she throws up?

The camera in the toilets?

240 votes separating them.

I'm taking you off Loana. She's yours, Charlotte.

No, no way.

She can't handle her. You said I was doing a good job.

-130 votes. -Go home,

-take Friday off, get some rest. -Isa.

I'll see you Monday at 10:00. Thank you.

It changed again, Jean-Édouard is leading.

-By 200 votes. -Close the lines.

At first, everything was against them.

They found common ground.

A happy ending. They made up,

despite the tension inside the loft.

Will it be Aziz or Jean-Édouard leaving the loft tonight?

-What? -Do you think you're God?

Like with the red switch?

Benjamin, Aziz is out. You can open the envelope.

The first lofter who will leave us is...

Aziz! Aziz is leaving.

-Fuck. -So, how much?

-We got crushed. -What are the ratings?

Loft Story, 41%, Bigdil, 23.

-85 with the youth. -Shit!

Even France 3 did better.

-I'm not telling him. -Why me?

-You're his favorite. -All the more reason.

-Clémentine? -Yes?

Would you like to meet the boss?

Come in.

Mr. Drezen? Last night's ratings.

Good, thank you.

With the growing success of Loft Story, some dissenting voices are being heard

in the political arena. Former prime minister

Édouard Balladur has said he's a regular viewer of the show.

Are you busy? We have visitors.

Okay.

Don't blow it out of proportion.

I think people exaggerate...

Coming!

It's hyperbolic.

Let's not over-inflate a phenomenon, and above all...

Hello.

Stéphane Pereira, my colleague, Muriel Éprenon,

labor inspection authority.

Raphael, the inspectors want to talk to the lofters.

The show is illegal, they want to shut it down.