DR, Denmark’s leading public service broadcaster, has commissioned Snowman Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, to produce a local version of hit format Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
Snowman, who created the internationally successful format “Married at First Sight”, have completed production on the show, which will see seven senior residents of a Danish care home brought together with eight four-year-olds for six weeks.
The four-episode series is set to premiere on DR1 on November 6, 2019.
The original production of “Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds” is created and produced by CPL Productions for Channel 4 in the UK, and has won numerous awards including a Broadcast Award, a Grierson Award, two Realscreen Awards, two Edinburgh TV Awards, two International Format Awards, and two BAFTA Award nominations.
Red Arrow Studios International distribute the format of “Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds” worldwide, with local versions commissioned in over 13 territories including Spain (Movistar+), the Netherlands (Max), Israel (KAN), Australia (ABC) and Germany (Vox). New territories recently announced include France (Canal+), Sweden (TV4) and Portugal (RTP).