German streamer greenlights third format that started out on Google platform
ProSiebenSat.1’s streamer Joyn has greenlit a local version of YouTube-originated show The Drop.
The eight-part German remake is based on the show from creator-driven format producers Signal.Stream and Talpa Studios.
It features six celebrities as they spend three nights in locations believed to be haunted.
Equipped with cameras and devices designed to detect paranormal activity, they must complete a series of challenges while confronting their deepest fears.
The German adaptation is being produced by local label Studio Flitz and debuts 25 November, with the local title of In the Dark – Wer übersteht die Nacht?.
The greenlight is the latest from Joyn for Talpa and Signal.Stream, following remakes of Most Wanted and Catch Us. Both shows target younger demos and also originated on YouTube.
Marc Rasmus, head of reality at ProSiebenSat.1, said the show would “add a new dimension” to its slate.
Wouter van der Pauw, founder of Signal.Stream, added: “Three different formats, all with one thing in common: they started on YouTube. At Signal.Stream, we develop, test and improve our ideas with real audiences before bringing them to broadcasters and streamers.
“Together with Talpa Studios, we’re incredibly proud that ProSiebenSat.1 sees the potential of this approach and has now commissioned a third format. It shows how ideas born on YouTube can grow into successful international entertainment formats. And we’re only getting started.”
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