Michael Sheen was the first to face The Assembly in 2023. 

After an initial outing last year on the BBC, The Assembly is coming back for a series. However, the show is hopping broadcasters as it’s ITV who have commissioned a four-episode run.

Based on a French format, The Assembly sees a different celebrity forced to cast aside everything they were ever taught by their media trainers as they face their most honest, funny, chaotic – and heartwarming – interview yet.

The panel is made up of a group of inquisitive interviewers who are autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning disabled. No area is out of bounds and no question is off the table. Carefully considered PR fluff won’t cut it on this show!

Michael Sheen’s episode, which you can still find on BBC iPlayer, was a joyous watch and garnered critical acclaim.

The next four interviewees for the series are yet to be announced but they’re promised “to come from various corners of the showbiz world, and with each of them enjoying illustrious careers in their respective fields.”

As well as the UK, the show’s format has already been adapted with success in Australia, Denmark, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, and is currently in production in eight other territories too.

Michelle Singer and Stu Richards, Executive Producers for Rockerdale Studios said:

“We’re absolutely buzzing to be bringing The Assembly to ITV and delighted that, just like us, the team there want to see more of telly’s most mischievous cast putting proper famous types under the microscope. This show will be funny and naughty and warm and smart and, bloody hell, we’ve got ourselves all worked up now… we just cannot wait to make it.”

We’ll keep you posted.