Talpa Studios, Banijay Entertainment, ITV Studios and Prime Video unveil new unscripted formats. 4 weeks in unscripted content (51/2025-2/2026).
Talpa Studios introduces a new studio show 'The House of Hide & Seek'. Celebrities will play the classic childhood game of hide and seek in a gigantic two-story, house-like set with more than 120 hiding spots. It has been ordered by RTL 4/Videoland in the Netherlands, with Fox Entertainment Studios partnering on a potential U.S. adaptation.
Another format, 'All Star Hide and Seek' from Rabbit Films, will now be represented by Banijay Entertainment. Influencers and TV stars hide across real-world locations, while the host tracks them down.
A new reality show, 'Try Before You Buy', is in development by ITV Studios and Vincent TV. Six first-time house buyers will live in a house for sale and team up to beat the others. They must be strategic about whom they dare to share their home and mortgage with.
Dutch channel SBS6 is successful with Talpa Studios' format 'The Tribute: Battle of the Bands', frequently crossing an 8 rating and a 20% share this season (6+, live+7) in Saturday prime time, per NMO data. In this music competition, tribute bands recreate the hits of their favorite bands.
The upcoming season 2 of Prime Video's reality competition 'Beast Games' will offer a special crossover episode with 'Survivor', as contestants take on a hybrid challenge course.
'Queer Eye', the longest-running unscripted show on Netflix, will conclude with its final 10th season, launching January 21.
World Screen summarizes the year in formats.