Shipwrecked to Return to Channel 4

LONDON, May 19: RDF Television’s hit Shipwrecked is set to return to the U.K.’s Channel 4 with a new 15×1-hour series slated for a late 2011 broadcast.

After a two-year hiatus, the show’s eighth season will strand contestants in the Cook Islands and will air on Channel 4’s T4. The show will be executive produced by Tayte Simpson for RDF Television, part of Zodiak Media Group, and the series producer will be Kate Bates. The commissioning editor for T4 is Neil McCallum.

McCallum, the head of T4 and music, said: “As one of the pioneering reality shows, Shipwrecked has always proved to be a firm favorite amongst T4 fans. So it’s great to be bringing the show back this autumn, with its refreshed format and new back to basics approach to island life.”

Executive Producer Tayte Simpson added: "The rules and format will be kept tightly under wraps, but we can say that applicants should be prepared for the experience to be tougher than ever… Yes it’s paradise, but this is no summer holiday."