Talpa Studios Secures Two Commissions in Hungary

Talpa Studios will debut Catch Us If You Can and the second season of Most Wanted on RTL Hungary.

Catch Us If You Can, the fourth Talpa Studios format picked up by RTL Hungary, is a high-stakes reality chase where celebrity targets go on the run across Europe while multiple teams track them down, with public tips, timed challenges and daily eliminations constantly threatening their cover.

Catch Us If You Can is co-developed by RTL Creative Unit and Signal.Stream, in collaboration with Talpa Studios’ StukTV.

The recommissioning of Most Wanted follows a successful first season of the immersive reality escape series on RTL Hungary. The premiere attracted 657,000 viewers, delivering a 28.8% market share among 18–59 and 51.1% among 18–29-year-olds, marking RTL Hungary’s biggest launch in years.

“Most Wanted is a true event format: it reaches platforms so quickly that it feels almost live, while still trending on social media and driving audiences straight into the show,” said Sebastian van Barneveld, director of global distribution at Talpa Studios. “Having already grown into a powerful streaming brand on Joyn and Videoland in Germany and the Netherlands, it’s exciting to see the format now perform at the same high level on linear television, with many territories poised to follow. Catch Us If You Can is built on the same fast, social-driven discovery principles and has delivered strong viewership from the outset. As our first international sale, it is a real credit to RTL Hungary—who are true partners recognizing proven successes early and localize and deliver them with exceptional care and quality.”