Married at First Sight to Be Localized in New Zealand

Red Arrow International has licensed the hit format Married at First Sight to MediaWorks New Zealand.

A local version of the social experiment will air on MediaWorks’ channel Three between October and December 2017. Red Arrow International also sold MediaWorks a new package of all English-language tape versions of Married at First Sight, including those from the U.S., Australia and the U.K.

Henrik Pabst, the managing director of Red Arrow International, said: “It is great news that New Zealand is finally getting its own local version of Married at First Sight after falling in love with the Australian show. The format continues to perform in an extraordinary way around the world, including in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Denmark, with multiple recommissions and new territories going on air throughout 2017.”

Andrew Szusterman, MediaWorks’ chief content officer, commented: “We pride ourselves in bringing the best locally produced content to New Zealanders. Married at First Sight is the show that has been on everyone’s lips for 2017 and we are really excited to be producing New Zealand’s first series of this hit show.”