This Week in Unscripted TV…

26/6/26

Commissions 💵

• “The Assembly” recommissioned for ITV from Rockerdale Studios 🔗

• Tinder, Cowshed Collective and ITV Studios’ Zoo 55 to co-produce “Double Date Island” for TikTok 🔗

• Constructed documentary series “The Wargame” announced for Sky from The Garden, cast including Nicola Sturgeon and Michael Gove 🔗

• Jamie Olivier to deliver one-shot “20 Minute Meals” for Channel 4 🔗

• Paramount+ commissions Tulisa docuseries from Dorothy Street Pictures 🔗

• BBC to release feature documentary celebrating the life and legacy of Jamal Edwards (Ventureland) 🔗

• Netflix commissions “Hot Ones: Extra Heat” specials from Digital Cinema Collective 🔗

• Channel 5 orders vertical reality series “My Crazy Million Dollar Wedding” from Firecracker Films 🔗

• Channel 4.0 orders “Who Did Me Dirty” (GRM Daily), “Gen Wars” (V2L8) and “Fam or Fan” (Renaissance Studios) 🔗

• HBO announces docuseries “JAŸ-Z in 8” from Tetragrammaton 🔗

• Ranga Bee’s “Parents Evening” goes to Australia for Network 10 from ITV Studios 🔗

• Netflix announces competition series inspired by “Gabby’s Dollhouse” from DreamWorks Animation and B17 Entertainment 🔗

• BBC confirms recommission of “Gladiators” alongside celebrity special (Hungry Bear Media and MGM Alternative) 🔗

• Channel 4 commissions salvage series “The Reclaimers: Made in Suffolk” from Rare TV 🔗

• BBC renews “Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel” from Hello Halo 🔗

• UKTV commissions “Prison Wives of TikTok” from Flicker Productions 🔗

• “Hello Goodbye” commissioned from Warner Bros International Television Production for VRT Belgium 🔗

• “Masterchef” to launch in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan (Banijay Rights) 🔗

Deals 🤝

• Sky and ITV agree terms for ITV Broadcast acquisition deal 🔗

• ITV and Blue Ant Media strike content partnership deal with NatureTime brand 🔗

• UpStream Media acquires 25hrs of factual content from Paramount 🔗

• Banijay Rights strikes representation deal with Mike Reid 🔗

Launches 🚀

• South Shore launches “Zara McDermott: Truth Be Told” on YouTube 🔗

• Wall of Entertainment announces creator-led game shows “Substitute Teacher” and “House Rules” for Tubi 🔗

• BBC Sport partners with The Sidemen for World Cup Watch-along 🔗

Moves 🧳

• Channel 4 promotes Ellie Winstanley to lead Untold 🔗

• Mohammed Adnan goes to Netflix in commissioning role 🔗

• Laura Mansfield to depart ScreenSkills 🔗

• The TV Festival to move to Manchester 🔗

Thank you so much for reading, great to see so much news! See you next week 👋