{"id":6265,"date":"2018-05-21T10:18:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T14:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/case-study-hunted\/"},"modified":"2018-05-29T09:36:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T13:36:56","slug":"case-study-hunted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/case-study-hunted\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Hunted"},"content":{"rendered":"

Billed as a real-life thriller, Hunted <\/em>follows as everyday people go on the run while some of the world\u2019s best investigators try to hunt them down. The series plays out like a national manhunt.<\/p>\n

The concept for Hunted<\/em> originated from Shine TV, part of the Endemol Shine Group, and the show was created by Kelly Webb-Lamb and Tim Whitwell. \u201cThe original idea came from the notion of a Big Brother<\/em> society, and what would you do if you had to disappear; where would you go? Would you go around the corner and hide in your back room, would you go to the middle of nowhere?\u201d explains Lisa Perrin, CEO of Creative Networks at Endemol Shine Group.<\/p>\n

\"***Image***\"The show first launched in the U.K., Perrin says. \u201cShine TV and Channel 4 had huge success with another format, The Island<\/em>, so Channel 4 commissioned the very first series, in 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n

From there, Spain picked up the format. This was quickly followed by Denmark. The series has had three seasons in the Netherlands, and it\u2019s been sold in France and the U.S. \u201cIt\u2019s one of our very well-traveled formats,\u201d says Perrin.<\/p>\n

Regarding adaptations made within the various international iterations, she tells TV Formats<\/em>: \u201cWe\u2019ve played around in terms of budget in the different territories, and from season one to season two in the U.K. there was a cash incentive added. When it was originally launched, the idea of a surveillance society was very current, whereas there was less focus on that by the time we filmed the second series. The addition of a cash prize increased the competitive element\u2026though when you watch it I think you forget that they are playing for money and it becomes all about the contributors and their mission to evade the hunters. Some of the technology and how it\u2019s made in Holland is really smart; they\u2019ve really adapted the show to make it on a different budget, still using an embedded crew\u2014one of the things piloted on The Island<\/em>\u2014but looking at when and how they shoot to make it true to the format while remaining their own.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the format does offer some flexibility, there are certain elements that must remain at the core. For one, having a strong embedded crew is key, Perrin explains. \u201cThat separate gold command that lives in a bubble is really crucial. We\u2019ve played around with the number of contestants depending on budgets and production periods, which has worked. You know you\u2019ve got a solid format when you can shake the number of contributors and put them in different environments and it doesn\u2019t change the viewing experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a strong, simple one-line premise, which is really key,\u201d Perrin notes. \u201cIt started from a really simple question, which was, What would you do if you had to disappear?\u2014a really universal question that everybody has a different answer for. We\u2019ve also managed to scale it down from a Channel 4 U.K. budget, which is probably much richer than the rest of the world (other than the U.S.), meaning that we\u2019ve been able to travel it widely, as the scalability is key. I also think we\u2019ve been good as a group of companies in sharing our learnings; the fact that it\u2019s made within a big group is very helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the U.K., there was also a celebrity version, which Perrin believes has strong potential to be replicated in other markets as well. \u201cIt was via Stand Up to Cancer, one of Channel 4\u2019s brilliant charity strands that has the added benefit of allowing them to really innovate with some of their existing formats. It\u2019s fascinating; the fact that these celebrities are well known adds another challenge to the mix and I absolutely think it will spawn more versions. They say that when you go celebrity there\u2019s no going back, but I think the two can absolutely co-exist\u2014look at Big Brother<\/em> and The Island<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Perrin sees potential for finished sales on the celebrity treatment. \u201cThe English-language version has sold in six territories outside of the U.K.,\u201d she adds. \u201cYou can binge-watch and not watch in real time, so it has real potential for finished sales.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, the goal is to keep the format \u201cfresh, new and creatively successful for Channel 4 and all of our other broadcasters around the world. That could be by using exciting celebrities, new tech or upping production values.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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