BBC Studios Sends Pressure Cooker Format to Croatia

BBC Studios has secured the first international format license for Pressure Cooker to HRT 2, a free-to-air channel in Croatia.

Pressure Cooker, based on an original format from Jamie Oliver Productions, partners home cooks with a celebrity chef for a unique cooking challenge. The pair is tasked with choosing ingredients off of a conveyor belt, then using whatever ingredients they grab to create a tasty meal while working against the clock. A star tasting expert judges the food and crowns a winner at the end of each episode. Episode winners will go through to the grand final, where ultimately two finalists and their celeb partner have a half-hour to put together a victory-worthy dinner and dessert. The series is due to go into production this spring.

Salim Mukaddam, VP and general manager for CEE at BBC Studios, said: “Many of us will recognize the sheer panic that comes with trying to prepare an impressive meal when we’re up against it for time. Pressure Cooker takes this up a notch with unknown ingredients and celebrity judges in the mix, making for entertaining, and sometimes hilarious, results. Pressure Cooker is just one of the engaging and entertaining formats that BBC Studios has to offer international audiences, and I am looking forward to seeing the reaction from Croatian audiences when it airs later this autumn.”