Naked Beach Set for German Version

Germany’s SAT.1 has commissioned four episodes of Naked Beach, a format that sees people with body confidence issues flown to a sunny beach where they are met by naked hosts.

The format, originally created by Barefaced TV for Channel 4, tests the theory that our body image and self-esteem will improve if we see more normal naked bodies instead of media-perfect ones. Naked Beach is being remade for German audiences by Tresor TV and will launch in primetime later this month, with the local title No Body Is Perfect—Das Nacktexperiment (The Naked Experiment).

Over the course of a week, the participants are coached to change the way they think about themselves and learn to be comfortable in their own skin.

The format is represented by Magnify Media.

Kaspar Pflüger, CEO of SAT.1, said: “No Body Is Perfect delivers the ideal mix of a highly relevant issue with the topic of body-positivity and big and honest emotions! It’s a perfect fit for SAT.1 and we’re very excited to bring this program to the German audience for the very first time in January 2020.”

Axel Kuehn, managing director of Tresor TV, added: “When we heard about the idea of Naked Beach, we were completely hooked right from the beginning. Body positivity is one of the most important topics of our time, with so many people suffering from a lack of body confidence. The team at Barefaced TV have found a simple but brilliant way to turn this issue into a unique format. We are excited to say that our adaptation not only turned out to be a very emotional and entertaining TV format, but also helped to change the life of our participants for the better.”

Andrea Jackson, CEO of Magnify Media, said: “Naked Beach breaks new territory—it’s a makeover format that doesn’t seek to change the way we look, rather how we think about ourselves and cleverly encapsulates the conversation surrounding today’s body positivity movement.”

Lucy Golding and Rosie Bray, creative directors at Barefaced TV, said: “We are delighted to see Naked Beach take on another nation’s body image issues. It has been a real joy to work with the hugely talented team at Tresor and bring the series to life for a new audience. We hope viewers enjoy the emotional transformations, as well as all the format’s cheeky twists and turns.”