''Discussions avec mes parents'' ("Conversations with My Parents") is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered in 2018 on

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. A fictionalized version of the life of comedian François Morency based on his book, the series is set in

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and stars Morency as himself, alongside

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and

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as his parents Jean-Pierre and Rollande, Blaise Tardif as his brother Reynald, and Caroline Bouchard as his sister Judith. The series premiered on September 10, 2018, and is filmed in

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. A second season aired in 2019, a third season aired in 2020, with a fourth season slated to air in 2021. In June 2021, it was announced that

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has purchased rights to produce an American remake of the series.Naman Ramachandran
"NBCUniversal Takes Format Rights for Canadian Hit Show ‘Conversations With My Parents’"
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'', June 9, 2021.

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