“Versailles is the next step in the international co-production strategy we are now pursuing with our partners,” said Fabrice de la Patellière, Head of French Drama and Co-productions at Canal Plus. “This new season, that we aim to develop with renewed originality, will be a full-blown immersion into the absolute power of Louis XIV.” Added Claude Chelli, Director of Capa Drama: “King Louis XIV ruled France for 72 years, so there are still many stories to be told, in the same style and with the same contemporary approach that we established in Season 1. So it is with great relish that for the second season, we are going to take the series into the realm of women, love potions and poisons.”
电影《七十二家房客》轰动一时，著名粤剧演员文觉非在电影里扮演的大反派“太子炳”深入民心，其余的经典角色如“三六九”等也脍炙人口，里面的一些台词更成为广东地区的流行俗语。而周星驰也在他的作品《功夫》里对《七十二家房客》的主场景和主要角色进行了艺术加工，向这部经典影片致敬。 新改编的《七十二家房客》主要讲述解放前40年代里广州西关一栋三层楼的大杂院里，“包租公”太子炳、“包租婆”八姑和七十多家房客交织所发生的许多妙趣横生、让人忍俊不禁又发人深省的故事。
顾晓华（董稚 饰）嫌张三（徐峥 饰）胸无大志，向其提出离婚，并吿诉他如果赚不到五十万，自已将带儿子出国。上小学的儿子无意发现了离婚书，从学校跑失，爷爷老张头（王虎城 饰）得知孙子跑丟，一急之下住进了医院，还被查出了癌症。张三如五雷轰顶，为给老父筹钱治病，他卖掉了父亲的古董店，毎天在奔跑中度日。与妻子离婚后，赚足五十万成了他下一步的奋斗目标，要不然他将失去儿子的监护权。为迅速赚钱，张三参加了“美丽人生”珠宝商大赛，想赢取六十万元奖金。但赛方主管袁水瑶（伊春德 饰）却怎么也瞧不上落魄的张三，尽管俩人还是高中的同学。父亲医治无效魂归天国，张三也被顾小华撵出了家门，他和儿子只好寄人篱下，倒楣的张三该如何面对未来呢......
