Endemol Shine’s Hunted Renewed in Europe

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: Endemol Shine Group’s factual thriller Hunted has been commissioned for additional seasons in the U.K. and the Netherlands.

Created and produced by Shine TV, Hunted was ordered for a third season by Channel 4 in the U.K. The sophomore season of Hunted, which aired in the U.K. last year, consistently outperformed its 9 p.m. slot average each week.

In addition, Simpel Media, part of Endemol Shine Netherlands, inked a deal with NPO for a second season in the Netherlands. The agreement follows on the heels of the show’s rollout in the Netherlands last year, when it became NPO3’s highest-rated non-scripted launch of 2016.

Production on the new seasons is currently underway in the Netherlands and the U.K.

Lisa Perrin, the CEO of Creative Networks at Endemol Shine Group, said, “Hunted is an ambitious, genre-defining social experiment that is a proven hit internationally with younger viewers. We’re incredibly pleased to see the show return to Channel 4, as they nurtured the idea with Shine TV from the very beginning. NPO are a brilliant partner in the Netherlands and we can’t wait to once again follow the drama of life on the run with the fugitives.”