"Reality Kings on Safari"
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) revealed its new formats slate for MIPCOM 2025, featuring a wide range of stand-out entertainment, reality, and scripted formats — from brain-busting game shows and adventure challenges to killer cold cases and bold relationship dramas.
The ultimate test of brainpower, "The Final Circle", from Satisfaction for TF1 in France, challenges every part of the mind — from logic and memory to language, calculation, and visual skills — putting players under pressure to prove the full power of their brain. Fifty players start on the outer ring of a 360-degree studio arena. Their goal? Survive the round and move forward through fast thinking under pressure. As they advance, the questions get harder and the circle tightens until only one contestant remains, stepping into the Final Circle where strategy, speed, and brainpower collide in a high-stakes showdown for the grand prize.
From WBITVP Netherlands, producers of the hit "Reality Queens" franchise for streamer Videoland, comes "Reality Kings on Safari", where a group of male reality stars swap likes and luxury for survival in the wild. Split into rival camps, and with no phones, no home comforts, and no easy way out, the stars must navigate the wild and fight for survival as challenges test both brawn and brains to see who thrives under pressure and who cracks when the wild gets real.
"World’s Wildest Race" sends two celebrity teams on the ultimate road trip challenge — a journey as much about friendship and fun as about winning. As they navigate spectacular routes and breathtaking destinations, arriving first doesn’t always mean victory. Bonus challenges along the way can turn the tables in an instant, shaving hours off the clock or sending them wildly off course. Produced by Collectif for Kanal 5 and HBO Max Denmark.
Joining these are "Custom Cars", by Ricochet for Quest in the UK, a high-octane ride through the wild world of outrageous modified motors and the personalities who build them; "The Murder Club", from Wall to Wall for BBC Two, which revisits forgotten cold cases and sheds new light to unmask killers never caught; "The Unheard Tapes", also from Wall to Wall for BBC One, retelling pivotal historical moments using the real voices of those who lived them; and "Special Rescue", produced by WBITVP Finland for YLE, a reality format demonstrating that adults with learning disabilities can become heroes when given the opportunity.
Leading scripted formats is "Oh, Otto!", the award-winning and unflinchingly honest story about love, belonging, and finding oneself when life falls apart, originally produced for Streamz in Belgium. When Otto’s first love ends and his best friend moves away, he’s left alone for the first time. Heartbroken, restless, and searching for connection, new truths open up through unexpected parties and late-night adventures. Along the way, Otto realizes that growing up rarely happens on schedule, and that sometimes the biggest steps forward come from losing your footing first.
"Oh, Otto!" joins a raft of scripted format hits from WBITVP’s Belgian company, Eyeworks Film & TV Drama, including psychological courtroom anthology "The Twelve", which has had its third season in Australia; "The Divine Monster", about a wealthy family’s greed, corruption, and suspicious deaths; and "Double Life", where two women’s lives collide after discovering they had a relationship with the same man only after his death.
Finally, André Renaud, WBITVP’s GVP of Format and Finished Sales, gave a detailed review of the slate: "The global appetite for high-concept, high-stakes formats is as strong as ever, and "The Final Circle" and "Reality Kings on Safari" deliver on that scale and energy, with viewers flocking to them as they launch locally. Audiences are actually exploring adventure and passion like this in a variety of ways, including on the open road of "World’s Wildest Race", through the lens of car culture in "Custom Cars", in the powerful storytelling of series like "The Murder Club", "The Unheard Tapes", or "Special Rescue", and in bold scripted formats such as "Oh, Otto!" or "The Twelve". We’re delighted to be launching a strong and varied slate of unscripted and scripted formats, with ideas that can resonate and be reimagined by buyers around the world," explained.
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