Channel 4 has today announced the commission of an ambitious new factual entertainment series from Maverick in which a group of highly skilled engineers will be put into a catastrophic scene and left to find a way to escape.
Inspired by real life events, the series will follow a small group of skilled people stranded at a crash site in a hostile environment, days from civilisation. Surrounded by the wreckage, their only option to escape is to build a new vehicle from the debris– be it an Air-Boat, flying machine or hover-car…or something you can’t even imagine.
In each episode, four new cast members will find themselves in a different terrain such as desert, snow, jungle or on water. They must generate their own power and make their own shelter – but they can’t just survive, they must ESCAPE.
At the helm of this bold new series is Royal Engineer Ant Middleton (SAS: Who Dares Wins) whose SAS experience will offer a unique insight into the mental and physical challenge ahead for the intrepid contributors as they take on this epic challenge.
The group will also have to battle their fierce, harsh environment and work together to build a way out before their basic rations run out. The only tools they have are those they can find or salvage from the debris.
Liam Humphreys, Head of Popular Factual at Channel 4 and responsible for similarly ambitious programmes such as The Island with Bear Grylls, The Jump and Eden said, “Escape is a thrilling new format and joins our stable of bold and large scale commissions. It will test the ingenuity and resolve of our contributors to the limit. They will need to leave no stone unturned if they are to successfully engineer a way out. ”
Simon knight, CEO of Maverick, said: ‘Channel 4 asked us to think big and risky and we came up with Escape: a distinctive format that’s going to be filled to the brim with action and drama. I can’t wait to see how they escape.’
The 5 x 60’ series was commissioned by Channel 4’s Head of Popular Factual Liam Humphreys and commissioning editor for factual entertainment, Danny Carvalho. Escape is a Maverick TV production and the Executive Producer is Simon Knight.
Maverick TV is an all3media company and Escape will be distributed by all3media International.
