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\n\tBanijay Entertainment<\/a> looks set to present one of the biggest, most powerful and eclectic lineups of any company at this year\u2019s Mipcom<\/a> content trade fair at Cannes, headlined by \u2018Half Man,\u2019 from \u2018Baby Reindeer\u2019 creator Richard Gadd<\/a>, whacky but popular gameshow \u201cLet\u2019s Play Ball\u201d and \u201cWild Reckoning With Bear Grylls.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tSet for an HBO U.S. release,\u201cHalf Man\u201d marks the latest from \u201cBaby Reindeer\u201d creator-star Richard Gadd who also heads the cast of with Jamie Bell (\u201cRocket Man\u201d) in the tale of two men, close as brothers as teens, now embittered enemies.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOf new offers, Banijay Entertainment\u2019s scripted slate also takes in upcoming Channel 4 drama \u201cFalling,\u201d from \u201cAdolescence\u201d co-creator Jack Thorne \u2013 when anybody connected to that series, especially is writer, is likely to spark a feeding frenzy, and \u201cA Woman of Substance,\u201d a new adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford\u2019s best-seller whose Channel 4 makeover in 1984 remains the U.K. broadcaster\u2019s most watched show of all time.<\/p>\n \n\tPacking broad family and more particularly YA appeal, the whacky Dutch high concept \u201cLet\u2019s Play Ball\u201d \u2013 seeing celeb lead teams rolling a big ball down narrow streets, across rivers and up the Netherland\u2019s steepest hill \u2013 weighs in as Banijay Entertainment\u2019s flagship format. First bowed on YouTube, posting 1.2 million views, it is now launched on Dutch broadcaster SBS6, hitting No. 1 for its slot, 84% up on slot average in the 20-34s demo.<\/p>\n \n\tAmong unscripted hit titles, \u201cShaolin Heroes,\u201d a Danish premium adventure reality format, has captivated viewers by surpassing TV2\u2019s primetime slot average by 31%, scoring a re-commission. It has also scored bullish launches on Belgium\u00a1s VTM and RTL in the Netherlands, as well an order, announced late July from major French commercial broadcaster M6. More deals are expected, says Banijay Entertainment.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, comedian reality TV contest \u201cLast One Laughing, created by Hitoshi Matsumoto, is now produced in 11 markets by Banijay Entertainment\u2019s labels.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tOne big highlight on Banijay Entertainment\u2019sfactual slate could well be \u201cWild Reckoning With Bear Grylls,\u201d made for BBC One, BBC Cymru Wales, and iPlayer where the survival doyen abandons the jungle to turn fractured relationship counsellor in rugged North Wales.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe\u2019re heading back to Mipcom with a stellar line-up reflecting the breadth and ambition of our catalogue,\u201d said Cathy Payne, CEO Banijay Rights. \u201cFrom gripping, character-driven dramas like \u2018Half Man\u2019 and \u2018A Woman of Substance,\u2019 through to the emotional journeys of \u2018Wild Reckoning with Bear Grylls,\u2019 we\u2019re presenting an eclectic slate set to entice global buyers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThis year, we\u2019re doubling down on impact with a bold selection of original and innovative formats. From the instantly recognisable digital-native \u2018Let\u2019s Play Ball\u2019 to the irresistible \u2018Villa of Temptations,\u2019 we\u2019re delivering broad appeal across genres. As the home of the superbrand, we are also supercharging our existing IP with the return of\u00a0\u2018Fear Factor: House of Fear\u2019 and travelling hit\u00a0\u2018Shaolin Heroes,\u2019 a testament to the ongoing talent of our creative teams worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHere\u2019s a closer look at potential new or newer highlights, plus a reminder of returning titles and evergreen powerhouses:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tScripted<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cTwo Years Later\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tFrom Australia, romantic dramedy \u201cTwo Years Later,\u201d made for Paramount+, is set in Brisbane in a post-pandemic world as thirty-somethings Ryan and Emily test an unexpected relationship across eight dates, picking up two years after their daily bus flirtations which ended with COVID-19 broke out. Major Australian stars Brenton Thwaites (\u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d,\u201d\u202fMaleficent\u201d) and Phoebe Tonkin (\u201cH2O: Just Add Water\u201d) head the cast.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFalling\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tWritten by Jack Thorne, a long-term leading light of U.K. drama series whose credits include not only \u201cAdolescence \u201cbut Shane Meadows\u2019 \u201cThis is English\u201d trilogy and Series Mania Grand Prix winner \u201cThe Virtues\u201d and \u201cBest Interests.\u201d \u201cFalling\u201d stars Keeley Hawes\u00a0(\u201cBodyguard,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s a Sin\u201d) and\u00a0Paapa Essiedu\u00a0(\u201cI May Destroy You\u201d) in a romantic drama where a nun falls in love with a priest.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHalf Man,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tWhen Ruben shows up unexpectedly at Niall\u2019s wedding, it sparks an explosion of violence that throws viewers back through their lives, spanning almost 40 years from the 1980s to the present day. From Gadd, whose \u201cBaby Reindeer\u201d won six Primetime Emmy Awards, \u201cHalf Man\u201d is described as a series which captures the wild energy of a changing city \u2013 a changing world, even \u2013 while asking: What does it mean to be a man? Mam Tor Productions, a Banijay company, produces for the BBC and BBC Scotland, in co-production with HBO.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMaigret,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tLeading the charge for Banijay Entertainment at the London TV Screenings, the first contemporary TV adaptation of the iconic detective novels by Georges Simenon, for PBS Masterpiece. Written by Patrick Harbinson (\u201cHomeland,\u201d \u201c24,\u201d \u201cThe Tower),\u00a0produced by Playground, behind \u201cWolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0the revamp introduces a fresh take on the legendary Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret. This reimagining features a young, unconventional debonair Maigret, played by Benjamin Wainwright\u00a0 (\u201cBelgravia: The Next Chapter\u201d).\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThese Sacred Vows,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tWeek-long drinking for an Irish wedding in Spain ends up disastrously with a priest\u2019s death. Told in dazed flashback, by screenwriter-director John Butler (\u201cThe Outlaws,\u201d Season 3), and produced by Treasure Entertainment for Irish public broadcaster RT\u00c9. Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Love\/Hate) Justine Mitchell (\u201cDerry Girls\u201d) and Jason O\u2019Mara (\u201cAgents of Shield) star.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWallander,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tA modern-day Swedish-language reboot of iconic global crime brand which won Kenneth Brannagh a Bafta and helped Nordic drama break out worldwide. It now stars Gustaf Skarsg\u00e5rd (\u201cOppenheimer,\u201d \u201cVikings\u201d) and is produced by Jarowskij\/Yellow Bird, TV4 and Banijay Rights, catching the sleuth at 42, separated and estranged from his daughter as his life seemingly unravels.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cA Woman of Substance,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tAnother show from The Forge, a brand new adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford\u2019s \u201cA Woman of Substance\u201d which sold over 30 million copies worldwide while a Channel 4 mini-series makeover in 1984 gave it 13.8 million viewers, its biggest audience ever. This time round, Brenda Blethyn takes the Debra Kerr role as the older Emma Harte, once an impoverished Yorkshire maid who builds from one clothes shop to becoming the richest woman in the world. Produced for Channel 4 from scripts penned by \u201cThe Buccaneers\u201d scribes Katherine Jakeways and Roanne Bardsley.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tNon-English language Banijay shows also take in \u201cDisenchanted,\u201d sneak-peeked at this month\u2019s La Rochelle Festival, for France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions and from Banijay Studios France. Returning favorites include Banijay Entertainment\u2019s \u201cRogue Heroes\u201d\u00a0<\/em>(Kudos) for BBC iPlayer and MGM+; the modern day and serialized \u201cBergerac\u201d (BlackLight TV) for U and U&DRAMA; and \u201cAnonymous\u201d(NL Film)for NPO. Third-party pick-ups includes \u201cSignora Volpe\u201d (Route 24) for Acorn TV; and \u201cThe Hardacres\u201d (Playground in association with Screen Ireland and Red Berry Productions) for 5.<\/p>\n \n\tVariety<\/em>\u00a0has profiled new or recent shows. A significant number of Banijay Entertainment\u2019s standouts, potential or proven, however, are ordered or acquired by global streaming services. Banijay label Kudos has produced \u201cHouse of Guinness,\u201d now boasting a powerful trailer on Netflix. Its catalog also takes in the final chapter of the \u201cCulpa M\u00eda\u201d movie trilogy for Prime Video from Spain\u2019s Pokeepsie Films, rated as one of the streaming service\u2019s most-watched fiction offers ever. Also on streamers are Season 3 of Groenlandia\u2019swomen\u2019s empowerment tale\u00a0\u201c<\/em>The Law According to Lidia Poet\u201d for Netflix, and the concluding series of Salma Hayek\u2019s lush, sensual and socially-pointed \u201cLike Water for Chocolate\u201d for HBO Max, produced by Endemol Shine Boomdog and Endemol Shine North America.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tFormats<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFear Factor: House of Fear,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tOne of the most anticipated of Banijay Entertainment\u2019s new unscripted shows, a reimagining of the IP from Endemol Shine North America as a serialized high-stakes social experiment. Living together in the Fear House, a group of strangers face OMG stunts, challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy, says Banijay. Set to hit screens in 2026 on Fox.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFoodish,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tA culinary hit for Banijay Italy, just recommissioned by Sky Italia\u2019s digital free-to-air TV8. Host Joe Bastianich and a celebrity evaluate contestants\u2019 versions of iconic regional recipe, from Milan risotto to authentic carbonara in Rome, competing to claim the \u201cFoodish\u201d apron.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFootball Island,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Netherlands<\/p>\n \n\tA Dutch format hailed by Banijay as a groundbreaking sports competition format and a co-production from SimpelZodiak, behind the local adaptation of \u201cSurvivor\u201d and \u201cHunted,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0and Banijay Benelux label Southfields, the largest sports production company in the Netherlands. 13 legendary footballers are deposited at a remote tropical location where they must survive and win football-inspired challenges.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLet\u2019s Play Ball,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tBilled by Banijay as the ultimate larger than life gameshow, adventure game-show as two celeb-led team attempt to roll a gigantic ball across terrain in a real-world race. Originally piloted on YouTube via StukTV, where it drew over 1.2 million views, before being developed by EndemolShine Nederland, part of Banijay Benelux, Talpa and Signal.Stream for SBS6.A U.K. version is now being worked on by \u201cBig Brother\u201d producer Initial and Zeppotron, behind \u201cWould I Lie To You?\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cShaolin Heroes,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tA next-gen super brand, Banijay notes, the premium adventure reality sees celebrities embark on a potentially life-changing journey to master the ancient disciplines of the Shaolin Warrior Monks. From Banijay Nordic\u2019s Danish label Metronome, but breaking out across the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cVilla of Temptations,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tAlready a hit, from Banijay Germany, which scored a significant commission from Sat.1 and associate streaming service Joyn. , Announced this June with the German original shot in Thailand, celebrities are flown into what they think is a luxury vacation to be told they have nothing, must pay for everything from a $250,000 prize pot.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tBanijay Entertainment\u2019s globally renowned non-scripted catalogue also includes of course super-brand ratings powerhouses \u201cBig Brother\u201d and \u201cMasterChef\u201d and newer high-profile reality TV titles such as \u201cThe Summit\u00a0\u201cand\u00a0\u201cGood Luck Guys\u201d, a beach set reality TV format. Third-party non-scripted portfolio takes in unique culinary format \u201cAtypical Critics,\u201d fromPixcom International,<\/em>\u00a0featuring autistic food critics who voice unfiltered opinions of renowned Quebec eateries,and competitive knitting series \u201cGame of Wool,\u201d from Hello Halo for Channel 4, hosted by pro diver Tom Daley with contestants competing to become the U.K.\u2019s knitting champ.<\/p>\n \n\tFactual\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cEva Longoria: Searching for France,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tA celebrity.land Original series produced by Hyphenate Media Group and the latest instalment in the host-led culinary travelog franchise,\u00a0\u00a0after seasons set in Mexico, Italy and Spain, Longoria explores the origins of French cuisine and its current mix of centuries-old tradition and cutting-edge creativity.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLost and Found in the Lakes,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tAnother potential breakout Mipcom highlight, as has been he case in the U.K., proving the BBC\u2019s most-watched unscripted show in its slot this year and now returning for a second season. Helen Skelton and a team of divers, detectorists and magnet fishers try to locate all manner of lost items lost on lakebeds and forests in the U.K.\u2019s most mountainous region \u2013 reuniting them with their owners.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMission To Space: With Francis Bourgeois,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tMade for Channel 4 by Shine TV, a byword for popular factual TV, social media star Bourgeois endures the rigors of astronaut training, testing if he has the Right Stuff to leave earth. Shine Tv produces in association with Untold Studios.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tSharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tA third-party pickup, produced for BBC One and iPlayer by Expectation in association with Joks Productions, chronicling the life and final three years of former Black Sabath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWild Reckoning With Bear Grylls,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tProduced by Wrexham-based T\u0177\u2019r Ddraig, part of Banijay UK\u2019s Workerbee Group, the all-new show sees Bear Grylls attempt to resolve challenged relationships \u2013 feuding families and broken friendships to neighbor disputes and long-standing workplace grudges \u2013 with a team of mediators, psychologists and survival mentors, by presenting participants with physical and psychological challenges in wild North Wales. \u201cI\u2019ve spent a lifetime learning from the wild and above all I believe in its power to heal,\u201d Grylls has said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source variety.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Banijay Entertainment looks set to present one of the biggest, most powerful and eclectic lineups of any company at this year\u2019s Mipcom content trade fair at Cannes, headlined by \u2018Half Man,\u2019 from \u2018Baby Reindeer\u2019 creator Richard Gadd, whacky but popular gameshow \u201cLet\u2019s Play Ball\u201d and \u201cWild Reckoning With Bear Grylls.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 Set for an HBO […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2056952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[382916,382917,350569],"class_list":["post-2056951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-banijay-entertainment","tag-mipcom","tag-richard-gadd"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Banijay-Entertainment-Unveils-Mipcom-Lineup.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2056951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2056952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2056951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2056951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2056951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}