EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Freevee has ordered an expanded third season of Germany actuality collection 7 Vs Wild, as distributor Quintus Studios baggage worldwide format rights to the YouTube present.
7 Vs Wild has grow to be considered one of Germany’s most sudden unscripted hits since launching in the course of the pandemic in 2021. It sends seven content material creators and influencers into the wilderness with simply seven fundamental survival gadgets, akin to a machete, sleeping bag or fireplace metal to assist them courageous the weather and survive by way of strategies together with shelter constructing.
German YouTube producers Fritz Meinecke, Johannes Hovekamp and Max Kovacs developed the format, which is produced by their manufacturing firm, CaliVision Network.
The first two seasons launched on YouTube however Freevee has boarded season three in Germany and plans to launch two episodes every week solely for seven days earlier than they land on YouTube. The Amazon free streamer has additionally picked up seasons 1 and a couple of, which can be found forward of season 3. The first two seasons are each 16 episodes and filmed in Sweden and Panama, respectively. Season three is capturing in Canada this summer season.
German factual channels proprietor and distributor Quintus as International codecs rights exterior of Germany.
“7 vs. Wild is a perfect example of how social media can grow into state of the art big screen entertainment and how traditional TV and streaming platforms can benefit from the community power on social video platforms. Congrats to Fritz and his team and to Calivision, they´ve developed a media phenomenon from a creative idea for what was once a modest YouTube channel” stated Gerrit Kemming, Managing Director at Quintus Studios.
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