Can't Stop Media, the boutique distributor based in London, announced that French hit format The A Talks (Les Rencontres du Papotin) has been commissioned by TVN with a local version in Poland. The Polish remake will make its debut this year.

The commission follows from a raft of options with Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) for Flemish Belgium and the Netherlands, Fremantle in the Nordics, Banijay in Spain and Israel, Ballandi in Italy, Seapoint in Germany, Avanti in Quebec, Rockerdale Studios in the UK, Mark Fennessy’s Helium in Australia and Kite Entertainment in Ireland.

Created by QUAD+TEN and Kiosco TV (part of Webedia-owned Elephant Group), and initiated by (France’s most popular movie directors, Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano (“The Intouchables”), The A Talks is France 2’s new signature show.

In each episode, one of the Nation’s most popular celebrities (actor/actress, singer, TV host, politician, athlete) faces a group of 30 atypical journalists with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). All have very different personalities, but one thing in common: a disarming naturalness that is full of truth! Through surprising, unpredictable, sometimes funny or poignant questions, viewers discover celebrities as they have never seen them before! In these questions: no calculations, no traps, but also no taboos and no filters. Faced with these very special interviewers, the guests naturally drop the masks and each meeting becomes a magical moment, out of time, filled with emotion, laughter, poetry and impertinence. The show is also nourished by various artistic sequences (music, poetry, drawing…) delivered by journalists endowed with an unsuspected talent.

Since its launch in September last year, The A Talks has strongly outperformed France 2’s average by +44% among 25-49 and +27% among 4+.

In the fourth episode which aired on January 7, 2023, The A Talks welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron for an interview as no other. The show was 1 among all channels with 4,6M live viewers and a 22,5% share (+55% vs France 2’s average). It also became the most watched unscripted show ever, on France.tv, the catch-up platform of the public broadcaster.