In 2000, the show “Loft Story” arrived on our small screens to shake up the history of French television and launch the reality TV phenomenon. More than 20 years after the broadcast of this program, its former producer, Alexia Laroche-Joubert, has signed a series called “Cult” which reveals behind the scenes of this first season… which has rightly become cult.
Unfortunately for her, Jean-Edouard Lipa, flagship candidate of the program, has just expressed his annoyance about the broadcast of this series which paints a sad portrait of him.
“Cult”, the new series that invites us behind the scenes of Loft Story 1
Twenty-three years after the broadcast of “Loft Story”, Alexia Laroche-Joubert invites us to delve into our memories and discover the show, seen behind the scenes, with a series called “Cult”, which is arriving on Amazon Prime Video .
This series aims to revisit the events that made Loft Story a real springboard for reality TV in France. All this while recounting the highlights of the program, but also exploring the dynamics between the candidates, the media pressures and the impact of the show on their personal lives.
We thus find the notable figures of Loft Story 1, namely Loana, Jean-Edouard and Laure. The series gives voice to these former candidates, allowing viewers to understand what really happened behind the cameras. We discover the workings of production: the choice of scenarios, media manipulations and casting strategies.
This behind-the-scenes immersion reveals the challenges producers faced in keeping audiences engaged. Tensions, alliances and betrayals are explored with gripping realism, providing a fascinating perspective on what really happens in a reality TV universe.
Series on Loft Story: Jean-Edouard Lipa’s big rant
If this series delights fans of Loft Story, having watched the program more than 20 years ago, some former candidates are not at all excited by this fiction. This is particularly the case of Jean-Edouard Lipa, participant of this first cult season, who has just spoken on Instagram.
“Beware of danger! Tonight will be broadcast on Amazon Prime, at midnight, the first episode of the series ‘Cult’, you know, the series which traces the history of Loft Story, seen through production. A series produced by Alexia Laroche-Joubert, herself producer of Loft Story, which tells her own story..
Things take a turn for the worse when Loana Petrucciani’s former darling gets annoyed and declares: “I can’t wait to see how much she adores herself. According to ELLE magazine, the hashtag #MeToo has done its job. Loana will forever remain the poor good little girl and I the naughty boy.”.
Furious, he adds: “The production refused to allow me to see the series before its broadcast. All of this is still very strange…”.
