Showrunner Fanny Herrero Talks “Joyful” Task Of Co-Writing Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony & Gives Update On ‘Call My Agent!’ Movie

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French writer and director Fanny Herrero is best known internationally as the showrunner behind Paris talent agency comedy-drama Call My Agent!, which was a hit in its original version and has since spawned a raft of remakes.

She has recently added a new string to her bow as one of the co-writers of the much talked about Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, which unfolded under torrential rain on the River Seine on Friday.

This credit will likely also boost her international footprint, or perhaps, her notoriety, given the wildly differing responses to the show, which embraced diversity and inclusion and brazenly explored history and tradition with an unapologetically contemporary take, at the same time as being the first Olympics opening to unfold on a river.

Speaking to Deadline prior to the ceremony, Herrero said the invite from artistic director Thomas Jolly to join the co-writing team came out of the blue. “I guess the 2024 Paris committee must have done some brainstorming and on the script side my name up came up pretty rapidly because of the success of Call My Agent!,” says Herrero. “My first reflex was to refuse.