Channel 4 & True North Expand Help! We Bought a…

Channel 4 has ordered two new spin-off series from True North following the success of Help! We Bought a Village.

The all-new Help! We Bought a Jungle follows one passionate couple as they transform a patch of jungle into their dream home and business. The couple, Patrick and Lindsay, have ambitious plans to turn it into a two-bedroom home for themselves and two luxury cottages for guests.

The series will capture their attempts to build a fully sustainable, off-grid oasis, battling against heat, storms and power outages. The four-parter is to debut on Channel 4 in 2024, with a second season to follow in 2025.

Help! We Bought a Hotel follows contributors in various stages of development of their hotel businesses across the U.K. and Europe. The series sees these couples buy, build, restore and transform properties and attempt to turn them into thriving hotels. The six-part series is to air on More4 in 2024.

Season two of the original Help! We Bought a Village is also to return later this year with 30 new parts.

Julie Beanland, creative director at True North, said: “This is fantastic news for everyone on the True North team who’ve worked so hard to make a success of the Help! programs so far. It is also a huge vote of confidence from Channel 4 in both the Help! franchise and in regional production as we continue to showcase more fantastic contributors following their dreams.”

Jayne Stanger, who commissioned the shows for Channel 4, added: “We are delighted to have recommissioned True North to make a second series of the brilliant Help! I Bought a Village and to have further expanded the franchise, capturing more incredible stories of people chasing their property renovation dreams.”