The distributor announced new adaptations and renewals of Mentorn Media’s entertainment formats across France, Poland, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, with new seasons scheduled to premiere in 2027.

Passion Distribution has announced new milestones for three entertainment and reality formats from its sister company Mentorn Media: Most Identical, Paradise Hotel and Worst Driver, which continue to expand internationally through local adaptations and new seasons.

In France, Most Identical is heading back for a second local adaptation, with broadcaster and streaming platform M6 commissioning a two-part special. Coyote Conseil will produce the show, which is currently in production. A premiere date has yet to be announced.

Originally launched on BBC1 in 2003, the format has been adapted in eight territories, including the US, Australia, Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary and the Netherlands. The show brings together 100 pairs of twins who compete in a series of entertaining challenges and scientifically designed tests to determine the country’s most identical pair.

Paradise Hotel Adds New Seasons Across Europe

Meanwhile, Paradise Hotel continues to expand its international footprint. In Poland, TVN has commissioned a 14th season of the local adaptation, produced by Golden Media in a new location to be announced soon. The format has become a fixture on TVN7’s schedule and a key title for HBO Max in the country, where it has ranked as the streamer’s No. 1 unscripted series.

In the Netherlands, RTL has renewed Paradise Hotel Netherlands for a third season on its streaming platform Videoland. The new 18-episode installment will be filmed in Thailand in fall 2026 and is scheduled to premiere in 2027.

The format also maintains a strong presence across Scandinavia, where it has remained on air for 20 years. New local seasons have recently premiered in Denmark (Season 22), Sweden (Seasons 18 and 19) and Norway (Season 18), all produced in Mexico.

According to Passion Distribution, Paradise Hotel regularly ranks among Viaplay’s most-watched non-sports titles in Norway, tops unscripted rankings in Denmark and has set a record for new subscriber numbers on the platform in Sweden.

Originally launched on Fox in the US in 2003, the reality competition brings together a group of singles at a luxury hotel, where they compete to find love and win a cash prize. Combining romance with strategic gameplay, the format has been adapted in more than 15 territories and has generated over 4,300 episodes.

Worst Driver Renewed in the Netherlands

The latest development for Mentorn Media is the renewal of Worst Driver Netherlands, with a 13th season receiving the green light. The reality competition puts drivers nominated by friends and family through increasingly demanding challenges to determine who deserves the title of the country’s worst driver.

First launched on Channel 5 in the UK in 2002, the format has been adapted in 21 territories, including the US, Canada, Australia, Germany and Sweden, with more than 700 episodes produced to date. Its Canadian adaptation became one of the country’s longest-running unscripted series and consistently ranked among Discovery’s highest-rated shows.

Hannah Wyatt, CEO of Tinopolis Unscripted UK, highlighted the enduring appeal of the three formats and their ability to connect with audiences across generations. She noted that their strong foundations in universal themes and quirky questions make them evergreen properties that can be adapted to different markets.

Nick Tanner, Director of Sales and Co-Productions at Passion Distribution, said the formats’ strength lies in their combination of attention-grabbing premises, clear gameplay mechanics and flexibility across territories. He also emphasized their ability to engage audiences across platforms and generate social media conversation, reinforcing their value to buyers seeking proven formats with long-term potential.

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The distributor will be offering a slate of premium factual and entertainment programming, spanning bold new reality formats, compelling blue-light series, distinctive documentaries and returning audience favourites.

Passion Distribution heads to Mipcom 2026 offering a diverse slate of premium factual and entertainment programming, spanning bold new reality formats, compelling blue-light series, distinctive documentaries and returning audience favourites.

Leading the entertainment lineup is Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money (9 x 60′), a bold reality series from Mischief & Wonder for Stan that pulls back the curtain on the top 1% of OnlyFans creators, featuring Annie Knight, Lily Phillips and more. Packed with ambition, glamour, and controversy, it’s set to become viewers’ next reality TV obsession.

Also joining this year’s slate is the second season of Channel 4’s hit series Virgin Island (8 x 60′). This BAFTA-nominated production from Double Act TV follows a group of adult virgins as they travel to a Mediterranean retreat to confront their intimacy issues. Rounding out the entertainment lineup is Carnival Catwalk (8 x 60′ & 1 x 30′) from Itz Rome for Peacock, the Caribbean’s first reality fashion design competition celebrating the spectacular artistry of Carnival couture.

The blue-light slate is headlined by the brand-new road policing series Biker Cops (22 x 60′), a Mentorn Media production for Channel 5 following UK police bikers as they race to catch lawbreakers on the run. Passion Distribution also brings new seasons of established blue-light favourites, including All New Traffic Cops and Inside The Police Force from Mentorn, as well as Call The Bailiffs and Fare Dodgers from Middlechild Productions.

Highlights from the documentary lineup include Jeremy Bamber – Proof Of Innocence (1 x 90′), which re-examines the infamous 1985 White House Farm murders and Wado: Spirit Of Wood (1 x 90′), an exploration of Japan’s relationship with wood, narrated by Helena Bonham Carter. Also joining this year’s slate is The White House season two (4 x 60′), Nutopia’s gripping Fox Nation docudrama that takes us inside the walls of the White House, where scandal, ambition and betrayal threaten the future of the young nation.

With a diverse portfolio ranging from thrilling crime shows and thought-provoking documentaries to entertaining format hits, Passion Distribution’s Mipcom 2026 slate offers something for every buyer and every audience.

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The deal covers worldwide rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand. The company has already secured pre-sales with RTL in the Netherlands and DPG in Belgium.

UK distributor Passion Distribution has added the exclusive international distribution rights to Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money to its catalogue. The new reality series, produced by Mischief & Wonder, will be presented internationally at Mipcom 2026.

The deal covers worldwide rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand. The company has already secured pre-sales with RTL in the Netherlands and DPG in Belgium.

Produced by Mischief & Wonder, behind titles including The Voice, Married at First Sight and Byron Baes, the nine-part, 60-minute series follows a group of OnlyFans creators at the top of a multi-billion-dollar industry.

Set against the Gold Coast in Australia, Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money follows figures including Annie Knight and Lily Phillips, exploring the personal and professional dynamics of a group of women competing to remain at the top of the business.

The title is a Stan Original and premiered on the Australian platform Stan, where it reached the number-one position and remained among the Top 10 most-watched titles for nearly a month. Since its launch, it has also ranked as Stan’s third most-watched reality series, alongside titles such as Love Island and Married at First Sight.

“We are excited to bring this original format to market. Through spending time with these women, we discovered that this world is as relatable as it is surprising,” said executive producers Emma Lamb and Leigh Aramberri.

Nick Tanner, Director of Sales and Co-Productions at Passion Distribution, highlighted the title’s potential in the international reality market, pointing to its characters, storylines and setting.

With the addition of Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money, Passion Distribution expands its unscripted offering ahead of Mipcom 2026, where it will present the series as one of the new titles in its international catalogue.

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Nordisk Film TV, the Banijay Entertainment label, will produce the Danish version of Passion Distribution’s social experiment format.

Passion Distribution has announced the third international adaptation of Virgin Island in 2026. The social experiment format, originally produced by Double Act for Channel 4, has been commissioned by TV 2 Denmark, with Banijay Entertainment label Nordisk Film TV producing the local version.

The Danish adaptation, which has recently wrapped filming in Greece, will follow a group of young men and women as they confront issues surrounding intimacy and relationships.

The deal follows adaptations commissioned by Dutch public broadcaster BNNVARA, produced by Concept Street, and RTL+ in Germany, produced by RTL Studios. Passion Distribution also confirmed that several additional international versions are currently in development.

Virgin Island became Channel 4’s biggest streaming launch in its history across any genre. Its first season also delivered the broadcaster’s highest consolidated share among 16–34-year-olds since modern records began, performing at four times the channel’s benchmark for the demographic.

The second season, which premiered in 2026, further strengthened the format’s performance. In May, it grew its 16–34 audience by 11% year on year and became the most-watched programme of the month among this demographic across all UK commercial channels, outperforming titles including Gogglebox, The Great Pottery Throw Down and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

The format has also received significant industry recognition. In 2026, it won the Broadcast Award for Best Factual Entertainment Programme, while in 2025 it received the National Reality TV Award for Best Social Experiment Show. The series was also nominated for a BAFTA TV Award and a Grierson Award.

Marianne Bjørn, Format Manager at TV 2 Denmark, said the format explores intimacy and relationships from an emotional and contemporary perspective. Ulrik Jorgensen, Managing Director of Nordisk Film TV, highlighted the international interest generated by the format and its approach to a subject that is rarely explored on television.

For Rob Davis, Executive Producer at Double Act, the format’s international expansion demonstrates the universal nature of issues surrounding intimacy and connection among young people. Meanwhile, Nick Tanner, Director of Sales and Co-Productions at Passion Distribution, described the Danish adaptation as the first Scandinavian version of the format.

Virgin Island is internationally distributed by Passion Distribution, a company specializing in unscripted content and entertainment formats.

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The German version marks the format’s second international adaptation, following an earlier commission by Dutch public broadcaster BNNVARA.

Passion Distribution has announced a new international adaptation of its social experiment format Virgin Island, which has been commissioned in Germany by RTL Studios for streaming platform RTL+.

The production recently wrapped filming at a beachfront location in Mexico and follows ten young men and women as they confront their intimacy issues, staying true to the original format created by Double Act for Channel 4 in the UK.

The German version marks the format’s second international adaptation, following an earlier commission by Dutch public broadcaster BNNVARA. Passion Distribution also revealed that several additional international versions are currently in development and will be announced in due course.

The announcement follows the format’s strong performance in the UK, where its first two seasons have become one of Channel 4’s biggest recent factual entertainment successes.

According to Passion Distribution, the first season delivered the broadcaster’s biggest streaming launch ever across any genre and achieved Channel 4’s highest consolidated audience share among 16-34-year-olds since modern records began, performing four times above the channel’s benchmark for the demographic.

Premiering in May 2026, the second season further built on that success, increasing its 16-34 audience by 11% year over year and becoming the most-watched programme of the month among that audience across all UK commercial broadcasters, outperforming titles such as Gogglebox, The Great Pottery Throw Down and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

The format has also earned significant industry recognition, winning the 2026 Broadcast Award for Best Factual Entertainment Programme and the 2025 National Reality TV Award for Best Social Experiment Show. It has also received nominations for both the BAFTA TV Awards and the Grierson Awards.

“It is a privilege to be working with RTL on the German version of Virgin Island, and I wish them every success,” said Rob Davis, executive producer at Double Act. “The format’s growing international appeal reflects the fact that intimacy and connection are defining issues for many young people today. Virgin Island proves these stories can be told with warmth, humour and authenticity, creating television that is both emotionally engaging and culturally relevant.”

Nick Tanner, Director of Sales and Co-Productions at Passion Distribution, added: “Virgin Island is a tonic for TV social experiments and has proven its ability to engage young audiences across both streaming and linear television. The German adaptation will be a bold, emotional and enthralling edition.”

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The deals cover 250 hours of programming and include titles such as All New Traffic Cops, Inside the Police Force and Call the Bailiffs.

UK-based distributor Passion Distribution has announced a new round of international sales for several titles from its factual catalogue focused on law enforcement, emergency services and rescue operations, a genre that continues to enjoy strong demand among broadcasters and streaming platforms across multiple markets.

The latest agreements cover approximately 250 hours of programming and include sales of titles such as All New Traffic Cops, Inside the Police Force, Call the Bailiffs, Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law, Special Ops: Crime Squad UK and Car Pound Cops.

Among the key deals, All New Traffic Cops (182×60′) has been acquired by BBC Studios for Australia and by Discovery Communications for the Netherlands. In addition, Bravo TV New Zealand licensed ten seasons of the series, while DPG Media in Flanders and Foxtel in Australia picked up two seasons each.

Meanwhile, Netflix acquired one season of Inside the Police Force (23×60′) for the UK and Ireland. Produced by Mentorn Media, the series follows the daily work of one of Lincolnshire’s busiest police stations. The title has also been licensed to TV2 Denmark and RTL Netherlands.

Another notable agreement involves Call the Bailiffs (24×60′), the documentary series following enforcement agents carrying out court orders, which has been acquired by BBC Studios for Australia and by Discovery for several German-speaking territories across Europe. DPG Media has also picked up the series for Flanders.

In addition, Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law (14×60′), which follows ticket inspectors and undercover officers working across London’s transport network, will continue its international rollout through new sales to DPG Media and Discovery in various European territories.

The distributor has also secured deals for Special Ops: Crime Squad UK (24×60′), acquired by BBC Studios for Australia, and Car Pound Cops (30×60′), which will air in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands through Discovery Communications.

“Police series and programmes focused on high-pressure professions continue to be a strong performer in prime time schedules,” said Nick Tanner, Sales Director at Passion Distribution. “With their compelling real-life stories and extensive episode counts, they remain highly effective at attracting audiences.”

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Conceived as a digital-first production for UpStream Media’s Blue Light YouTube channel, the series will also feature on Billingham’s newly launched YouTube channel, managed by Creation.

Creation Content has partnered with Passion Distribution and digital channel group network UpStream Media on a new YouTube-first factual series, Most Wanted With Billy Billingham.

The 10 x 20-minute blue-light documentary series follows former SAS soldier Billy Billingham as he embeds with police forces across the UK during high-risk operations targeting some of the country’s most wanted criminals.

Combining raw frontline action with Billingham’s expertise, the series offers a gripping, unfiltered look at modern policing, capturing not only the intensity of the manhunts, but the human stories behind them.

Conceived as a digital-first production for UpStream Media’s Blue Light YouTube channel, the series will also feature on Billingham’s newly launched YouTube channel, managed by Creation. The partnership marks a major new model for premium factual production, bringing together a producer, distributor and digital network in a co-funded structure designed specifically for global cross-platform audiences.

The model is designed to maximise true multi windowing opportunities, enabling the series to reach audiences through direct publishing, platform partnerships and international licensing, with Passion Distribution supporting its wider global sales potential.

Billy Billingham said: “This series gives audiences a genuine look at the pressure, professionalism and split-second decision-making involved in these operations. It’s raw, unpredictable and incredibly real.”

Nisha Lillia Diu for Creation Content added: “Most Wanted was built from the ground up as a premium digital-first proposition. The collaboration between production, distribution and digital platforms creates a really exciting model for factual storytelling.”

Nick Rees from UpStream Media adds: “This is a genuinely innovative digital-first model for factual entertainment. Most Wanted delivers premium blue-light storytelling for YouTube audiences today, while also establishing a scalable format with real international sales potential.”

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The international distributor has sold a raft of hit productions to leading broadcasters across Europe.

Leading international distributor, Passion Distribution, is thrilled to today announce a raft of sales across an impressive 300 hours of factual programming.

Following its successful run on Channel 5 earlier this year, Passion have secured several deals for Mentorn Media’s thrilling documentary series – Into the Congo with Ben Fogle (3 x 60’), where viewers embark on Ben’s most extreme journey to date, into the wilderness of the Congo. These new territory sales include, NPO (Netherlands), RTBF and VRT (Belgium), AMC Networks Southern Europe, Viasat (Pan Europe), and Ananey (Israel).

As well as Into the Congo, Passion have made additional sales to Viasat, including the new documentary Churchill’s Forgotten War (1 x 60’) from Unity House Productions, and Coastguard: Search and Rescue S.O.S (6 x 60’), from Middlechild Productions, which is currently airing its second series on Channel 5.

Going further across Europe, the international distributor has closed multiple deals with Discovery, who have picked up Car Pound Cops S3 (20 x 60’), and Find it, Fix it, Flog it S5 (30 x 60’) for audiences in Benelux and Traffic Cops S12 for the Netherlands.

Passion Distribution have also struck a deal with CBS Reality (EMEA) for over 80 hours of programming, including Cold Justice (12 x 60’), Call the Bailiffs S1 & S2 (12 x 60) and Car Pound Cops S1-S3 (30 x 60).

In Belgium, the team have secured deals with DPG, who have picked up the latest series of Traffic Cops (15 x 60’). Elsewhere, and further cementing the excellent relationship Passion have built with Play Media, they have licensed Firecracker’s Open House: The Great Sex Experiment S1 & S2 (14 x 60’), Crackit Productions’ Send Nudes: Body S.O.S (10 x 60’), and Magical Elves’ Cold Justice S3-S5 (34 x 60’ and 2 x 90’).

Going further afield, the team have also sold the 13th series of Mentorn Media’s Traffic Cops (18 x 60’) to Sky (New Zealand).

For Firecracker, and all things Stacey Dooley, Passion Distribution have secured deals with YLE (Finland), RTL (Netherlands), NRK (Norway) and SBS (Australia), for Stacey Dooley: Inside the Undertakers – which sees Stacey tackle the subject of death by immersing herself in the world of undertaking. SBS (Australia) have also picked up the second series of Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over USA (3 x 60), which sees the award-winning journalist once again stay with three unique families and communities in Florida, South Dakota, and Nevada.

These sales highlight Passion’s impact on the international market and their continued excellence in delivering standout, talked about, and entertaining unscripted content.

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