Particle.news

Download on the App Store

France 2’s ‘Rendez-vous chez le psy’ Launches With Stigma-Fighting Pitch and Authenticity Questions

Marketed as real therapy with patients in session, the BBC One format adaptation faces early reviews questioning a studio-built consulting room.

Overview

  • France 2 is airing the series this week, with episodes on france.tv and at 3 p.m. on Oct. 6–9.
  • Developed by Warner Bros International TV Production France, the show adapts BBC One’s Change Your Mind, Change Your Life and was pitched as “like En thérapie… but real.”
  • Producers say the aim is to de‑dramatize mental‑health treatment and encourage consultations, a goal that aligns with France’s 2025 national focus on mental health.
  • Télérama’s review challenges the program’s authenticity, reporting that the therapy room is a studio set and describing the tone as closer to reality TV.
  • Sud Ouest offers a positive assessment, citing discreet fixed cameras, single‑take sessions with six patients and four therapists, and calling the approach effective.