Genre: Reality competition/format
Description: The epic competition with a twist, where 12 strangers trek through the hostile jungle while costly temptations threaten to slash a shared prize pot.
Distributor: Cineflix Rights
Duration: Total 22×60 min.
Season 1: 6×60 min.
Season 2: 8×60 min.
Season 3: 8×60 min.
Production Companies: Voltage TV & WPP Media Motion Entertainment
Notable Mention: Hit format adapted in seven territories: U.K., Mexico, Norway, Italy, Greece, Romania and Spain. The returning U.K. series airs on Channel 4, with season three hosted by comedian Rob Beckett.
The Pitch from Tim Mutimer, Cineflix Rights CEO:
“Tempting Fortune is a bold adventure format for the age of instant gratification, in which a group of strangers is dropped in the heart of a remote wilderness where an epic cash prize awaits. To keep the money, they must survive a 13-day journey through the tropics of Langkawi—without spending it. But as their grueling trek unfolds—and as hunger and exhaustion set in—they come across some of the most tantalizing creature comforts on Earth, all offered at the world’s most exorbitant prices, and even the chance to withdraw cash for themselves from the Tempting Fortune ATM. And every time someone caves, or chooses to leave, there’s that much less for everyone to share.
It has resonated with audiences in the U.K. and globally by tapping into the moral dilemmas that confront us all, wherever we live around the world, in a highly entertaining format with scale, impact and mischief. As The Times puts it: “Like The Traitors and the best of Big Brother, Tempting Fortune shows what human beings are made of.” Will participants put themselves or the wider group first? Will they live for the moment and money can’t buy experiences, or survive the test of willpower and take home the money?
The first U.K. season was Channel 4’s number one launch in 2023 for adults 16 to 34, doubling the channel’s average share. The second season’s 18-24 audience was up more than 80% on average, and the current third season continues to perform very well.
Read more from Tim Mutimer here.
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