Passion Distribution Picks Up Virgin Island

Passion Distribution has acquired the worldwide rights to Virgin Island, produced by the U.K. indie Double Act.

Commissioned by Channel 4 in the U.K., the reality series follows a social experiment featuring 12 virgins who all experience intimacy anxiety as they follow a bespoke program of treatments on a luxury island retreat. The format is set to launch at MIPCOM later this month.

Emmanuelle Namiech, CEO of Passion Distribution, commented, “Virgin Island is genuinely an exciting new, taboo-shaking, relatable social experiment—it offers a fascinating insight into young people’s lives today—their relationship with sex, intimacy and relationships and how these issues have been affected by the world that we live in, in the age of social media. Passion Distribution is proud to bring another exceptionally noisy yet inclusive and purposeful format to market.”

Rob Davis, co-founder of Double Act, added, “On the surface, Virgin Island might seem like the most sensationalist reality TV show yet, but instead, it’s a heart-warming, life changing and refreshingly authentic format that has struck a deep chord amongst young people”.