Stranded on Honeymoon Island Gets U.K. Treatment

The BBC has commissioned a U.K. version of Seven.One Studios International’s hit adventure dating format Stranded on Honeymoon Island.

CPL Productions, a Seven.One Studios company, will be producing the local version, which will air in a prime-time slot on BBC One. The new agreement brings the total number of international Stranded on Honeymoon Island commissions to seven, 18 months after the show first launched.

Created by Snowman Productions, Stranded on Honeymoon Island was initially commissioned by VTM in Belgium, where two seasons have already aired. It has also aired in Portugal (SIC), the Netherlands (RTL), the Czech Republic (FTV Prima) and Germany (ProSieben). A forthcoming adaptation is set to air on Seven Network in Australia.

Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of entertainment at the BBC, said: “We are thrilled to be bringing this dating reality format to the BBC. This unique new dating series will see couples who have previously been unlucky in love being paired up and sent straight on their honeymoon with no phone, no apps and no contact with the outside world – let’s see if they can make it work on their desert island and find love.”

Murray Boland, CPL’s creative director, said: “We are incredibly excited to be bringing this show to the BBC. It’s a bold and innovative format, but it also has heart and soul. CPL takes great pride in the relationship reality formats it produces, and Stranded On Honeymoon Island feels like a very special commission.”

Tim Gerhartz, managing director of Seven.One Studios International, said: “We are delighted that Stranded on Honeymoon Island has found the perfect home in the U.K. with the BBC. These major new commissioning milestones underscore our commitment to delivering unique, engaging content that resonates with global audiences to become the new mainstream. Together, we are setting new standards in the formats industry, and we look forward to more international audiences getting Stranded on Honeymoon Island.”