Antoine de Maximy is a French television host, director, journalist, and war correspondent. Initially a director of documentaries on scientific or wildlife expeditions, he gained national fame with his show J'irai dormir chez vous, where he travels alone around the world, filming his encounters. After his first foray into cinema with J'irai dormir à Hollywood (2008), about his American journey, he ventured into fiction with J'irai mourir dans les Carpates (2020).