Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentHBO Max has announced that local versions of its original reality dating competition show FBoy Island have been greenlit for production in Denmark, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands.The hit series will be produced by Warner Bros.
International Television Production in each of these territoriesThe “FBoy Island” series concept was created by Elan Gale (“The Bachelor” franchise) and follows three women who move to a tropical island where they’re joined by 24 men – 12 self-proclaimed “Nice Guys” looking for love, and 12 self-proclaimed “FBoys,” there to compete for cold, hard cash.As Variety TV critic Caroline Framke put it in her review “‘FBoy Island’” tries to flip the “Bachelorette” conceit on its head with a self-consciously cheeky twist.
The women navigate the dating pool together with the hope of finding a lasting love connection. As the series progresses, all is revealed – who is a “Nice Guy”, who is an “FBoy”, and who the women ultimately choose.Annelies Sitvast, who heads up unscripted Max Original productions commissioned and produced in the EMEA region in a statement noted that “FBoy Island” comes to Europe having been a huge success in the U.S.
on HBO Max.“What it also comes with is a fresh take on the dating series format; it’s funny, self-aware and puts women front of centre of the decision-making process,” she said.“These commissions represent our ambition to serve local audiences, broaden our slate and attract new audiences to HBO Max, while of course maintaining that unique approach to quality.”Antony Root who heads all Max Original productions in EMEA, said: “A key pillar of our Max original production strategy in Europe is to grow the unscripted slate.
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