EXCLUSIVE: British format Strangers on a Airplane is jetting into the U.S.

44 Blue Productions has signed an choice cope with UK indie Strawberry Blond TV to transform the present for the American market.

Peter Chernin’s North Street Firm, which owns 44 Blue, shall be purchasing the format to networks and streamers after hanging a deal final month with Isabella Zoltowski, Worldwide and Business Marketing consultant at Strawberry Blond. 

Within the UK, Channel 4 ran Strangers on a Airplane in a 5.30pm entry primetime slot in April, since when it has been optioned into a number of European territories and in New Zealand.

The present takes 5 opponents to a preferred vacation vacation spot the place they battle it out to see whose journey is finest. Every day one takes management for twenty-four hours in a bid to show they’re the host with probably the most. Though they’ve the identical price range, all of them have distinctive plans — so one particular person’s concept of vacation heaven may very well be one other’s vacation hell. 

Steve Wynne, CEO of Strawberry Blond, stated: “It’s genuinely thrilling that our American cousins shall be competing to see who can vacay away finest. SOAP is in good arms with 44 Blue, who’re specialists at making award-winning and good sequence.” 

Co-founder and CEO of 44 Blue Productions, Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch added: “We’re delighted to companion with Strawberry Blond TV on this aspirational format. At a time when there’s actual lust for journey, this present presents viewers nice escapism, entertaining recreation play and genuine humor – with an opportunity to win their very own fantasy trip.”