Format

Red Arrow Studios International has closed two new deals with broadcasters for its hit format Stranded on Honeymoon Island, upping the total number of commissions to six.

Dutch broadcaster RTL Netherlands and Czech Republic's FTV Prima will both launch local versions of the innovative adventure dating format, in which couples matched by experts are marooned on a deserted island and left to fend for themselves for three weeks.

The format was initially commissioned by VTM in Belgium, where two seasons have already aired. Stranded on Honeymoon Island has also aired in Portugal (SIC) and Germany (ProSieben) and will debut on Seven Network in Australia this year.

Stranded on Honeymoon Island was created by Snowman Productions, also the creator of dating phenomenon Married at First Sight. The Copenhagen-based production company – part of Seven.One Studios and a sister company to Red Arrow Studios International manages a production hub in Southeast Asia which facilitates the year-round filming of new local versions of Stranded on Honeymoon Island.

Tim Gerhartz, Managing Director at Red Arrow Studios International, said:
“We are delighted that RTL Netherlands and FTV Prima are onboard to produce Stranded on Honeymoon Island. The bringing together of two popular reality genres – dating and adventure – is a winning combination and makes for a heady and unique fast track relationship show in an exotic and genuinely remote setting. We are sure it will capture the imagination of the Dutch and Czech viewers.

"Stranded on Honeymoon Island" is a reality show that throws four couples into a unique social experiment. Matched by experts and committed to each other in a surprise ceremony, they are then abandoned on deserted tropical islands. With minimal resources, they must collaborate and communicate to survive. The show tests whether isolation strengthens or strains their relationships. Throughout the experience, they receive occasional supplies and messages from home. After two weeks, they must decide whether to stay together or part ways for good.