Star Academy expands production scale for new season

The upcoming season of Star Academy is preparing for its launch at the Château des Vives-Eaux in Dammarie-les-Lys. To kick off the season, a special event titled ‘Before’ will feature influencers and former students participating in a 24-hour immersion. This event, organized in partnership with Zalando, will include singing and dancing masterclasses to preview the new setting before the official students arrive on October 10.

For the 2026 season, production has significantly increased its technical scale to support the ‘Star Academy, en direct du Château’ live stream on TF1+. The production team, including Endemol France and DMLSTV, will deploy approximately 80 cameras throughout the castle and its grounds. This increase from previous years aims to provide near real-time coverage of classes, evaluations, and student debriefs for the TF1+ platform.