BBC and NBCUniversal Partner on Reality Competition Series ‘Destination X’
thewrap.comBBC and NBCUniversal are partnering up on a new reality competition show “Destination X.”The adventure series, whose format originated in Belgium, follows 10 contestants who embark on a road trip, but do not know their location as the Destination X bus works to mislead both the contestants and the viewers.
As their journey continues, contestants must follow clues to determine if they can trust what they see as their knowledge will be put to the test at the end of each episode.
The “contestant who places their X on a map furthest away from the bus’s actual location must leave the game and loses their shot at winning a cash prize,” per the official logline.
Remaining participants are tasked with finding the location of the host, who communicates with contestants from an unknown location.“Destination X,” which is created by Geronimo and distributed by Be-Entertainment, marks the latest collaboration between the broadcast giants, who last teamed up on “The Traitors.”“Following the must-see success of ‘The Traitors,’ I’m delighted that once again we’re partnering with NBCUniversal on another very smart, very addictive and very innovative competition show,” BBC Director of Unscripted, Kate Phillips, said in a statement. “With countless red herrings and brain-teasing clues, we were gripped from the start.
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