Secret Story: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Secret Story is a French reality show hosted by Benjamin Castaldi (season 1 to 8) and Christophe Beaugrand (season 9). It has been broadcast on the channel TF1 since 23 June 2007. A house of secrets full of surprises, inhabited by about twenty candidates and a careful observer without face: "La Voix", virtual inhabitant of the house that communicates the tests of the game to the candidates. Each candidate has a secret that he must seek to preserve throughout the game. Each week, several candidates are nominated by the other inhabitants and the viewers are invited to vote to save their favorite candidate. On the weekend, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. The winner of Secret Story, designated by the public during the grand finale, will win the prize pool of the winner of 100 000 euros.

Series details

• Title: Secret Story
• Format: Reality
• Language: French
• Premiere date: 2007-06-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-08-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TF1
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31287
• IMDb ID: tt1364140
• TVDB ID: 249896

Cast and credited roles

• Benjamin Castaldi — Host
• Christophe Beaugrand — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-06-23; final listed air date 2007-08-31.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-06-27; final listed air date 2008-09-05.
• Season 3: premiered 2009-06-19; final listed air date 2009-09-25.
• Season 4: premiered 2010-07-09; final listed air date 2010-10-22.
• Season 5: premiered 2011-07-22; final listed air date 2011-10-14.
• Season 6: premiered 2012-06-11; final listed air date 2012-09-07.
• Season 7: premiered 2013-06-22; final listed air date 2013-09-13.
• Season 8: premiered 2014-09-01; final listed air date 2014-09-24.
• Season 9: premiered 2015-09-09; final listed air date 2015-11-14.
• Season 10: premiered 2016-08-26; final listed air date 2016-11-17.
• Season 11: premiered 2017-09-01; final listed air date 2017-12-08.
• Season 12: premiered 2024-04-23; final listed air date 2024-06-18.
• Season 13: premiered 2025-06-10; final listed air date 2025-08-07.
• Season 14: premiered 2026-06-23; final listed air date 2026-08-20; episode order: 59.

Source and licence

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