10 Sept 2024
The BBC in the UK has commissioned a brand new version of Seven.One Studios International’s hit adventure dating format Stranded on Honeymoon Island.
The new adaptation of the innovative format is set to be produced by CPL Productions, a Seven.One Studios company and will air in a primetime slot on flagship channel BBC One. This brings the total number of international Stranded on Honeymoon Island commissions to seven, 18 months after the show first launched.
The format, which sees couples matched by experts marooned on a deserted island and left to fend for themselves for three weeks, was initially commissioned by VTM in Belgium, where two seasons have already aired. It has also aired in Portugal (SIC) RTL Netherlands, Czech Republic (FTV Prima) and Germany (SAT.1). A forthcoming adaptation is set to air on Seven Network in Australia.
Stranded on Honeymoon Island was created by Snowman Productions, the creators of dating phenomenon Married at First Sight. The Copenhagen-based production company – part of Seven.One Studios and a sister company to Seven.One Studios International – manages a production hub in Southeast Asia which facilitates the year-round filming of new local versions of Stranded on Honeymoon Island.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC said: “We are thrilled to be bringing this dating reality format to the BBC. This unique new dating series will see couples who have previously been unlucky in love being paired up and sent straight on their honeymoon with no phone, no apps and no contact with the outside world – let’s see if they can make it work on their desert island and find love.”
Murray Boland, CPL Creative Director said: “We are incredibly excited to be bringing this show to the BBC. It’s a bold and innovative format but it also has heart and soul. CPL takes great pride in the relationship reality formats it produces and Stranded on Honeymoon Island feels like a very special commission.”
Tim Gerhartz, Managing Director of Seven.One Studios International, said: “We are delighted that Stranded on Honeymoon Island has found the perfect home in the UK with the BBC. These major new commissioning milestones underscore our commitment to delivering unique, engaging content that resonates with global audiences to become the new mainstream. Together, we are setting new standards in the formats industry, and we look forward to more international audiences getting Stranded on Honeymoon Island.”
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