EXCLUSIVE: Norway‘s newest format obsession, The Field, is getting a second season.
Industrial broadcaster TV2 has ordered a second run of the journey actuality format, wherein superstar contestants positioned in separate bins discover themselves dumped in the midst of challenges that they know nothing about. Seafood TV will return to supply.
In Norway, the present launched earlier this month, and its first episode has now consolidated to over one million views, in accordance with producers — no imply feat in a rustic of simply over 5 million individuals.
In every episode, contestants instantly discover themselves in the midst of a problem when their yellow field opens and should work out what to do, working with the others to attain the purpose. Every ep ends with a pair of contestants partaking in a duel to remain within the recreation.
Seafood TV, the Norwegian indie producer that makes the present, has additionally been buying it internationally itself, and we perceive one other cope with an undisclosed community has set to be be introduced. This follows remake agreements with RTL Nederlands and TV2 in Denmark, and Seafood’s Chief Inventive Officer, Aleksander Herresthal, has mentioned six native variations are within the works.
The producer had initially bought the thought on to TV2 in Norway off paper, an uncommon and rarely-seen deal kind. Identified for reveals similar to survivalist format Kompani Lauritzen (Movie star Activity Pressure), the biz determined to promote The Field immediately, permitting execs to pitch direct to networks.
“We predict we’ve one thing actually particular and the explanation we did the distribution was Kompani was a tough promote, as a result of distributors would say it’s much like SAS: Who Dares Wins, though it isn’t,” Herresthal informed Deadline. “It’s simpler for those who pitch your self, as a result of you will have the eagerness for the venture. You might be promoting your self and other people see that zeal. With so many massive teams round, it’s a must to discover new methods of doing enterprise.”
Leisure codecs are in vogue this January, because the return of The Traitors within the UK and U.S. have pushed viewing and media dialogue. The beginning of the 12 months tends to be when many massive actuality collection drop in Europe and the U.S., with the colder climate conserving individuals indoors throughout the week. A number of different massive reveals similar to The Apprentice are set to drop this month world wide.
