Since 2021, the success of
“LOL: who laughs, comes out!”
continues unabated and season 4, launched on February 16, seems to be taking the same path.
“We are extremely happy to see that the franchise continues to be among the best performances of all launches
,” says Thomas Dubois, director of original productions for
Prime Video
in France.
Building on the enthusiasm generated by the game, the platform is not resting on its laurels.
This is how she has been working for several months already on season 5 and on a new spin-off.
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“We are working to expand the franchise. We are super happy with
“LOL: whoever shouts, comes out!”
released last October.
And with the idea of always renewing ourselves and offering different things, we are going to do a new spin-off called
“LOL: IRL”
(in real life)
, we are told. it exclusively.
This time, the game will be relocated, it will no longer be on set but in real life locations.
We're testing something else.
This effective rule, which is not to laugh, will no longer take place only in a closed place, which is the set in which we shoot each time, but in real life
,” he explains.
“The personalities will play in a setting where they will no longer be alone”
Thomas Dubois, director of original productions for Prime Video in France
The personalities will be able to meet in the middle of the street, in the middle of a store or in a museum.
“It could be in lots of different places.
We are in the process of defining the places in which it will take place.
The personalities will play in a setting where they will no longer be alone.
They will play with people in real life
,” explains Thomas Dubois.
Consequently, anonymous people, who discover the filming, will be able to take part in the game and try to make the personalities laugh.
“That’s going to be the magic of what’s going to happen.”
That's the difficulty of finding yourself in real life.
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If for “LOL: who shouts, come out!”, Prime Video had recalled former candidates from the game such as Gérard Darmon, Camille Lellouche, Ahmed Sylla and Kyan Khojandi, it has not yet been established that this is the case for “LOL: IRL.”
“It’s still under consideration
,” says Thomas Dubois.
In addition, the presence of Philippe Lacheau, in the role of host-referee, has not yet been confirmed.
“But that will undoubtedly be the case
,” he insists.
“We make proposals and people call us”
Thomas Dubois, director of original productions for Prime Video in France
At the same time, the platform is working on season 5.
“We started casting before the launch of season 4. It is being formed naturally
,” announces Thomas Dubois.
We make proposals and people call us.
The first selection criterion is the desire to have fun because not laughing is a difficult exercise.
And the second is to be able to build a casting that is coherent because there is a group effect so we do not cast individuals
,” he emphasizes.
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Every season, “LOL: who laughs, comes out!”
is entitled to its share of new features.
The next edition will be no exception to the rule.
“The mechanics are not yet established.
We are always trying to renew ourselves.
We like to see people's reactions to the seasons we've just launched.
The fact of having recently put season 4 online will allow us to see what worked, what took less and what we need to move on
,” adds the director.
Due to the Olympic Games, filming of “LOL: IRL” and season 5 of “LOL: Who Laughs, Come Out!”, for broadcast in that order, should take place before or after the summer, between June and september.
“The precise dates are being defined.
The Olympics create a huge workload in the filming line and we want to be sure to have the studio at the right time
,” he concludes.