David Tennant, Danny Dyer, & More Will Face 'The Assembly' for ITV

ITV has found its first group of guests for its forthcoming (and extremely unique) interview show, The Assembly. An adaptation of the French series Les Rencontres du Papotin, which featured appearances from notable figures ranging from President Emmanuel Macron and Killing Eve star Camille Cottin, the format sees celebrities and other famous faces tackle what is likely the most unique interview experience of their lives as they sit down for a no-holds-barred chat with a group of autistic, neurodivergent, and/or learning disabled journalists.

The first batch of episodes will feature interviews with Rivals co-stars David Tennant and Danny Dyer, as well as Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall and the longtime, but soon-to-be-retired Match of the Day host Gary Lineker. And what they'll be asked about is genuinely anyone's guess.

In an age of interviews where most celebrities are either asked questions they’ve fielded a million times before or forced to play bizarre games and read thirst tweets in the hopes of generating a viral social media “moment,” The Assembly is both refreshingly forthright and surprisingly unpredictable. The BBC one-off pilot, which aired in 2024, featured Good Omens star Michael Sheen and was a delight in every sense of the word, producing some of the most genuinely charming moments that aired on U.K. TV last year and no small amount of online buzz. (There's singing. Sheen cries multiple times. It's perfect.)