Hélène in Shanghai series announced by Jean-Luc Azoulay, Digi Mart USA News: French producer Jean-Luc Azoulay has announced a new series centered on Hélène Rollès, titled Hélène in Shanghai, according to a report published by BFMTV. The show is expected to launch soon on JLA Play, the streaming app Azoulay recently created.
Azoulay told Média+ that the company wants to first offer French series before producing Hélène in Shanghai, following Elsa in L.A. He is currently producing the short program Elsa in L.A., starring actress Elsa Esnoult, who plays Fanny Greyson in Les Mystères de l’amour, relocated in this version to California.
No synopsis or release date has been announced for the spin-off. Rollès, an actress and singer who is very popular in China, was filming in the country until the end of October.
In February 2026, during the Chinese New Year, she performed a duet with John Legend on Chinese television during an extravagant show. “I love being here, it’s a bit like my second country,” she said at the time.
Rollès first gained popularity in the late 1980s through Club Dorothée, and later in the early 1990s through the AB Productions sitcoms Premier baiser and its spin-off Hélène et les garçons. She has also remained popular through other spin-offs, including Le Miracle de l’amour (1994–96), Les vacances de l’amour (1996–2007) and Les Mystères de l’amour.
Les Mystères de l’amour was halted in 2025 after 14 years on TMC and returned a few weeks ago on JLA Play. The app offers original series in vertical format, following the trend of TikTok and Instagram content, but the episodes of Les Mystères de l’amour are broadcast in horizontal format.
