Reality show ‘Survivor’ will returns to India after 10-year break

Banijay’s reality show Survivor is to get back to Indian screens after a 10-year break.

The super-producer has signed an deal with Tamil entertainment network Zee Tam to produce a version of the adventure show for its decoration ZEE5. Banijay Asia will create the series. Survivor recently screened on Disney’s StarPlus in 2012.

Survivor tests the spirit of a group of conventional individuals who are marooned with minimal more than whatever they might be wearing. As they get their own food, construct their own shelter, and order their own society, castaways should contend in progressively troublesome trial of strategy and guile.

Survivor India is the 48th iteration of the configuration since its dispatch in 1997, with the show being created in a record 22 domains this year. It stays a robust for CBS in America, where 40 seasons have been made, with the latest drawing a crowd of people of 10M.

“The Tamil industry has always been experimental and bringing a reality show of this nature will only broaden the genre further,” said Deepak Dhar, CEO of Banijay Asia. Siju Prabhakaran, EVP and south cluster head, ZEEL, added: “From the production value to the portfolio of talent, Zee Tamil has truly embarked on a journey in partnership with Banijay Asia to redefine quality entertainment in the market.”

The Survivor pact marks the second major global format deal for Banijay in a day. The creation bunch has additionally clinched a deal to adjust Lego Masters in China under a concurrence with Shenzhen TV. Long Qing Media will make the show.