Married at First Sight creator’s adventure dating format Stranded On Honeymoon Island sold to Australian network Seven

EXCLUSIVE: Australian network Seven has lost weight Stranded on Honeymoon Island, the new adventure dating format by Married at first sight Producer Snowman Productions.

Seven has dived into the format on the eve of Mip TV with more territory deals to come.

Expelled from Married at first sight Seller Red Arrow Studios International, stranded sees four couples brought together by experts after a speed dating event and taken to a deserted tropical island where they live together with little resources to fend for themselves. The original, which launched last month on VTM in Belgium, doubled the network’s viewership for the 15-34 demo, according to Red Arrow.

Snowman will establish and manage a Southeast Asian production center from which all versions will be produced. Endemol Shine Australia is behind Seven’s version.

stranded has more than a few shades of it married at first sight the popular snowman format sold all over the world. The Australian Married at first sight did exceptionally well, playing for nine seasons while being sold as a finished tape in other territories.

“Stranded on Honeymoon Island is causing a stir among broadcasters around the world,” said Tim Gerhartz, president and CEO of Red Arrow Studios International. “After years of increasingly dramatic reality shows, we’re seeing a growing demand for more authenticity – and Stranded on Honeymoon Island hits the nerve of the times.”

Gerhartz also let him be heard strandedIt brings together the dating and adventure subgenres.

said Angus Ross, chief content officer for entertainment at Seven stranded “takes the reality dating genre to a whole new addictive level.”

With written teething problems, Mip seems to dominate TV formats. The will of The traitors, the piano And Hot Wheels: The Challenge are just some of the key formats being brought to the Cannes market, which starts tomorrow and runs until Wednesday.