While waiting for the arrival of the celebrities, the film crew comments on the Roland-Garros tournament.
"How much is Nadal there?"
One of them asks.
"We're at 3-2 for him," replied another, his head riveted on his laptop screen.
Finally, Denis Brogniart made his appearance, followed by the five celebrities of the day.
"This is the last tonight, we are going to feast," launches the host to the candidates.
And to warn them: “In a few moments, the door will open.
"In front of him, there is this Friday evening Maëva Coucke, Miss France 2018, the model Baptiste Giabiconi, the dancers and choreographers Christophe Licata and Chris Marques, as well as the influencer (and another ex-Miss France, in 2010), Malika Ménard ...
"Last year the zombies were nice"
"I feel a beautiful abnegation in you, but that will not be enough, warns the host, under the gaze of the cameras.
The night will be complicated for you.
»At Parc Astérix, in Oise, the filming of the final episode of the second season of District Z, this program produced by Arthur's production company, has just started.
Throughout the night, the small team will have to face hordes of particularly uplifted zombies.
On the evening's menu: 21 different tests, during which the candidates will be locked in coffins, immersed in a well, lost in a cemetery ... And tirelessly hunted by the living dead.
"The zombie approach is a real know-how."
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For this second season broadcast on TF1, the ingredients have been stronger. “Last year the zombies were nice. This year, we are going further, in make-up, with more blood, more prostheses, contact lenses, rotten teeth, exclaims Hervé Bruneau, the director of the shows of the Park. And we will go more easily to contact. The zombie approach is a real know-how. "A way of responding to the criticisms that had flourished during the first season, notably accusing the show of being too similar to" Fort Boyard ".
"We're more aggressive," Caroline abounds, intermittent in the show.
We even leave with bruises.
In all, around 30 zombies have been drafted for the show.
“Hosting this shoot allows us to make our artists work, during a period in which they do not necessarily work,” continues Hervé Bruneau.
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Recognition for the park's teams, but also a “bet” on the future. At Parc Astérix, we believe in a Fort Boyard destiny which today hosts shows from all over the world. "Everything will depend on the success of the game," said Guy Vassel, the deputy general manager of the premises, who recalls that this is the first time that the site has hosted "such a large production". For the moment, no release date has been determined.