Channel 4 is gearing up to launch a thrilling new series titled The Hunt, which promises high stakes and intense competition across nine episodes.
The show’s premise is simple yet challenging: contestants must either hunt or be hunted in a merciless forest setting.
In this ultimate game of hide and seek, failure means leaving empty-handed, while victory could result in a whopping £100,000 prize.
Survival in The Hunt isn’t just about being elusive; it’s about outsmarting the competition. Each episode sees players designated as either Predator or Prey, reports the Mirror.
According to the show’s synopsis, it reads: “The Prey hold the cash, desperately trying to protect their winnings while completing challenges to win more money.
“The Predators must hunt them down and steal their cash. If they succeed their roles are reversed and the entire game flips, with Predators suddenly become Prey.”
Equipped with advanced tracking technology, the contestants will find it increasingly difficult to remain undetected within the dense woodland. To retain their earnings, they must stay on the move.
The key to enduring The Hunt lies in forming shrewd alliances, engaging in strategic teamwork, and playing psychological games. At the end of each hunt, one player will be eliminated from the game at a futuristic basecamp, keeping the tension high until the very end.
As each episode builds in intensity, Channel 4 viewers can expect shifting fortunes and fractured alliances, with only the most cunning, resilient, and astute contestants making it to the final showdown.
Steven Handley, Channel 4’s Head of Reality and Entertainment, expressed his enthusiasm for the new series, saying: “The Hunt delivers high-octane Adventure Reality and takes innovative gaming tech to create a world where viewers can experience in real time what happens when we re-engage our primal instincts.
“I can’t wait to discover what strategies a group of ordinary Brits will use to survive in a world where there is only one rule – hunt or be hunted.”
Lee McMurray, Senior Commissioning Editor at Reality Entertainment, added: “The Hunt combines the classic Channel 4 ingredients of real people doing incredible things, on an epic scale.
“Having championed the idea through the Contestable Pot process, I’m excited to now be bringing it to life, and I look forward to working with CPL and treating our audience to an entertaining, exhilarating new prime-time treat.”
The show is now open for applications from those aged 18 and above.