EXCLUSIVE: Big Brother is returning to South Africa 20 years after it debuted in the nation on M-Net channel Mzansi Magic. Banijay Rights’ smash format has experienced a Covid-induced sales b…
Rights’ smash format has experienced a Covid-induced sales boost and is currently airing 31 productions in 21 markets, with MultiChoice-owned network Mzansi taking the South African version for the first time since 2015.
Produced by local indie Red Pepper Pictures, casting for what will be the fifth South African series has already commenced for the new season, which will air next year and was described as “the revival of a global phenomenon that continues to have an enduring appeal worldwide” by Robin Pollock, Banijay Rights’ VP Sales, Africa, Middle East, Greece & Israel. Banijay took control of the format when it acquired Endemol Shine Group last year.
While Banijay will not require the South African producers to introduce quotas, Green said the outfit will “absolutely push to make sure the cast is reflective and diverse.”has such a great casting mechanic, you can be single, gay, straight, looking for love, young or old, and it’s this rich mix that has made it so successful over the years,” he added.has sold to Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Germany and Australia, along with making a high-profile comeback in its original home of the Netherlands.
The show is “perfect for Covid”, said Green, as “bubbles” can be created as contestants live together and are shielded from the outside world. “If someone tests positive, you can whip them out for a standby, which can’t be done on expensive scripted productions,” added Green. He didn’t give much away regarding the constant rumors that the format could return to the UK, where it ran for 18 years onA number of Banijay’s superbrands are currently performing well internationally but not airing in the UK, added Green, which he partly put down to the “funding situation.”
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