BBC Makes Latest Big Entertainment Bet With ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’; Adventure Dating Format Comes From ‘Married At First Sight’ Creator

The BBC has unveiled its latest big entertainment bet, an adventure dating format birthed by the creators of Married at First Sight.

Airing next year, Stranded on Honeymoon Island, which has already made its way to a number of territories, will see 12 single people matched into couples and then stranded on a deserted island.

On remote beaches, the fledgling relationships are put to the test as couples live together and fend for themselves with few resources. Marooned and alone, they must communicate and collaborate to get by.

The UK version will be produced by Married at First Sight UK and Love is Blind UK producer CPL Productions. The format was forged by Danish Married at First Sight creator Snowman Productions and has since been ordered in Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Australia.

Kalpna Patel-Knight, BBC Head of Entertainment, said: “This unique new dating series will see couples who have previously been unlucky in love being paired up and sent straight on their honeymoon with no phone, no apps and no contact with the outside world – let’s see if they can make it work on their desert island and find love.”

Stranded on Honeymoon Island (12 x 60’) was commissioned by Patel-Knight. EPs for CPL are Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Dermot Caulfield and Rachel Viner. The Commissioning Editors for the BBC are Katie Taylor and Chantal Boyle. Snowman, CPL and Seven.One Studios International are all part of Seven.One Studios. Stranded on Honeymoon Island is distributed by Seven.One Studios International.