The Drop joins Most Wanted and Catch Us as the third format commissioned by ProSiebenSat.1.
Talpa Studios and Signal.Stream have secured their third format commission with Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group, as streaming platform Joyn prepares to launch a local adaptation of The Drop on November 25.
Titled In the Dark – Wer übersteht die Nacht?, the eight-part series follows the group’s earlier commissions of Most Wanted and Catch Us. The latest deal further strengthens the relationship between ProSiebenSat.1 and Talpa Studios, founded by John de Mol, and its creative partner Signal.Stream, underlining the growing appeal of their creator-driven entertainment formats across both streaming and linear television.
In The Drop, six celebrities are taken out of their comfort zones as they spend several nights in locations believed to be haunted. Equipped with cameras and devices designed to detect paranormal activity, they must complete a series of challenges while confronting their deepest fears. From abandoned sanatoriums to former prisons and centuries-old castles, contestants face unexpected noises, mysterious apparitions and the unsettling experience of being completely alone in the dark. The German adaptation, produced by Studio Flitz, consists of eight weekly episodes.
The commission follows two seasons of Most Wanted on Joyn, while Catch Us – Die Jagd durch Europa premiered on ProSieben and Joyn yesterday, on November 10. Each format brings a different concept to the screen, but all three reflect a shared ambition to rethink traditional entertainment through the lens of a new generation of viewers.
Marc Rasmus, responsible for ProSiebenSat.1’s reality programs: “With In the Dark – Wer übersteht die Nacht?, we’re adding a new dimension to our successful reality portfolio – let’s call it ‘scaretainment’: reality TV with guaranteed thrills for the dark season. Following Most Wanted and Catch Us, this is our third collaboration with our valued colleagues at Talpa in the Netherlands.”
Wouter van der Pauw, founder of Signal.Stream, says: “Three different formats, all with one thing in common: they started on YouTube. At Signal.Stream, we develop, test and improve our ideas with real audiences before bringing them to broadcasters and streamers. Together with Talpa Studios, we’re incredibly proud that ProSiebenSat.1 sees the potential of this approach and has now commissioned a third format. It shows how ideas born on YouTube can grow into successful international entertainment formats. And we’re only getting started.”
