Six international formats in 2023: Balloon Artists, Wilderness Temptation and Rural Obstacle Courses

It’s been another year of format fun on TV, with Banijay’s Dutch mystery competition series The traitors proved to be another global hit, especially in the UK on the BBC, while the likes of big brother and survivor fueled a backlash of reboots that divided entertainment producers, buyers and sellers. As the year comes to a close and the world enters 2023 amid the threat of recession and trouser tearing, Deadline has released six new formats that could help shape the genre into the spotlight. As is often the case, shows from the Netherlands dominate, three of which make our list, while others come from the UK and Canada.

Tempting Fortune (UK/North America)

Sending contestants into the wild as a way to use a reality format is nothing new, but sending them into the wild to reach a £1 million ($1.2 million) gold box bursting – especially when they are exposed to alluring and seductive temptations along the way. Way. For three weeks, every time they succumb to the consolation bid, a large portion of the shared prize pool is removed. channel 4 and roku collaborated for the first time on the “loud and provocative social experiment” devised by the London-based creator tension on television called “the ultimate test of our willpower and self-control.” Voltage TV chief executive Sanjay Singhal says the show “asks questions about what we value most in life,” while UK distributor Cinemaflix Media Added Tim Mutimer, CEO of Rights, “It addresses the dilemmas we all face, wherever we live in the world, in a highly entertaining format with scope, impact and eeriness.” For Voltage and Cineflix Rights, both best known for their documentary family tree, the show marks a foray into unscripted formats. Sounds hard to resist.

Ultimate Challenge (Canada) – Gurin Company

This Canadian format has a unique selling point: it promises to turn an entire country into a course. Share Ninja warriorShare SAS: He who dares wins and share cultural tour, Ultimate challenge see 24 competitors coached by a group of elite athletes take on challenges in beautiful locations across the country. In Canada, where CBC the original version commissioned with Insight productions and distributor The Gurin Company The show features Olympic 100m champion Donovan Bailey, six-time Olympic cycling champion Clara Hughes, NFL Super Bowl winner Luke Wilson, former Canadian Rugby Sevens captain Jen Kish, ISU World Cup winner Gilmore Junio ​​and Canada’s co-captain of the Olympic water polo team Waneek Horn-Miller. They lead six teams of four in solo, tandem and team challenges, as a presenting duo of Craig McMorris and Nikki Reyes call the action. Tasks include a 140-meter sprint to the top of an Olympic ski slope in Whistler and a “Spider-Man” race to the bottom of the Hotel Chateau Frontenac in Quebec. The show will launch in Canada in February 2023, and Gurin Company founder Phil Gurin expects a broad revival next year. “When I recently discussed the format with international commissioners in London, I realized that we are dealing with the local angle – the world wants to celebrate its own country and this show does that,” he says.

The Floor (Netherlands) – Talpa

The floor has all the hallmarks of a best-selling format: written by legendary creator John de Mol, huge cash prizes and 100 contestants going head-to-head in a studio environment. That riskSimilar premise is quite simple. The participants each occupy a square of a large LED floor. Random players will be selected to play in a quiz match with a neighboring contestant and play in the two-person boxing category – for example, it can be “Famous Athletes”, “Hollywood Actors” or “Mammals”. One is then eliminated and the winner can choose to continue playing or tactically pass their turn to another player and maintain their status in the game. In the end, only one remains and there is a €100,000 ($106,000) prize. The action takes place over a series of episodes, meaning stories can be built and viewers can bond with players. The program is another one for the Dutch private broadcaster RTL4with the moles Productions by Talpa Entertainment attached and Talpa distribution Sell ​​the format. A launch in 2023 will follow. As the deadline was announced in October, Holy Moly Creator Eureka Productions is working on an American version that will run for 10 episodes and be priced at $1 million.

Explosion (Netherlands)

Toys and crafts provided some of the creative sparks Banijaythe biggest formats of the past few years — think Lego Masters – and is the latest on this production line To blow up. Derived from Endemol Shine Netherlands and RTL4 Via the Banijay Benelux division of the super indie competition Deadline unveiled ten months ago at the London Screenings 2022, a country’s top balloon artists face unique challenges within a limited time frame to be crowned champions. Local adaptations are underway in Australia, New Zealand and Germany after the first season was the number one commercial demo in the Netherlands and was particularly big among 6-12s. “We’ve been able to build on our expertise in this space with a strong catalog of formats that celebrate colorful craft for a wide audience,” said Lucas Green, head of content operations at Banijay. “To blow up showcase great balloon artists with amazing designs and prove that balloons are not just for kids. Sounds like the stuff, but don’t talk about inflation.

Five Star Chef (UK) – International television production by Warner Bros

Of cook, Iron boss and top chef Everyone who is still doing well on the international stage, every newcomer in the market has to work hard to find their niche. expectant channel 4 and Netflix series Five Star Chef by Warner Bros. Discovery UK India twenty twenty may only have: 25 unknown but highly professional chefs compete for six weeks for the right to put their name on the doors of a restaurant in a world-famous hotel. In the case of the six-part British series, which premieres next year, the prize is a restaurant in the five-star Langham Hotel, next to the BBC’s headquarters in central London. Tasks range from creating the most Instagrammable dish to banquet catering, money making skills, restaurant management and outrageous room service requests from millionaire guests with a panel of chefs and the hotel’s CEO. “It’s a real environment with real professionals and a real, tangible prize at the end,” said Andy Zein, Distributor’s senior vice president of creative, format development and sales. Warner Bros. International Television Production. In a brutal first week, each chef presents their restaurant concept and the worst 15 are immediately eliminated from the competition. Three make it to the finals, where they reimagine their developed idea, with two cooking three dishes from their menu before crowning the winner – likely wearing a giant chef’s hat.

The Bodyguard (Netherlands)

The bodyguard was once known only because Kevin Costner heroically saved Whitney Houston by dodging a bullet in the 1992 film, but another emerging Dutch format promises to bring new meaning to the name. Sold by France New connection, the format sees a group of 10 participants undergo intensive training under the watchful eye of two experienced security industry professionals. Each of the eight episodes on Original Kommissar NGO3 In the Netherlands, they were tested physically and mentally through a series of challenges in areas such as attention, flexibility and resilience. One candidate was eliminated each week until one remained, with a future ahead of him as a professional bodyguard. The format comes from Tuval mediaof which the competition format of the army camp The Special Forces survive is also in the Newen catalogue.