Shine Sells MTV’s The Buried Life into New Markets

LOS ANGELES: Shine International has sold Reveille’s hit MTV reality series The Buried Life in 10 markets, including Australia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Foxtel in Australia picked up the show, as did Turner in Latin America, MTV Portugal, MTV Canada and FIC in Greece and Turkey. Further sales include Brazil’s Globosat, Sweden’s Kanal 5, Belgium’s VMMA and MBC in the Middle East, as part of MBC’s ongoing output deal with Shine International.

The docu-series follows four friends who travel across the U.S. in a bus to pursue their wildest aspirations, checking items off their list of "100 things to do before they die." The show is airing original episodes Monday nights on MTV, and has reached more than 32.1 million total viewers.

“The Buried Life works on so many levels,” said Chris Grant, the president of Shine International. “The talent is second to none with four guys whose charisma transcends borders. The format is a new spin on the bucket list and lives in its own new space, especially because the guys help a perfect stranger accomplish a dream every time they themselves cross an item off their list. Plus, the list items they’ve chosen to tackle make for extraordinary TV.”