Channel 4 has confirmed a new reality show from The Traitors producer Studio Lambert, called The Inheritance. The 12-episode series will be made with GroupM Motion Entertainment.
Twelve strangers arrive at a grand English country estate, lured by the opportunity to inherit a chunk of a vast fortune. The fortune belonged to a glamorous benefactor known only as The Deceased who has left video messages for the players from beyond the grave.
To release money from The Inheritance, players must work as a team to complete a series of challenges. The better they perform; the more money is released. But The Deceased had a wicked sense of humour and there is one condition: to win the game they must persuade all others that only they should be entrusted with the money.
The Inheritance was commissioned for Channel 4 by Steve Handley, Head of Reality & Entertainment, with Tom Beck, Head of Live Events and Commissioning Editor, Reality & Entertainment and Genna Gibson, Commissioning Editor, Reality & Entertainment.
Steve Handley, Channel 4’s Head of Reality & Entertainment, said: “The Inheritance isn’t just a battle of strategy, alliances, and inevitable betrayals – it’s a cocktail of drama, jeopardy, and outright mischief that Reality fans love. I can’t wait to see how our players handle the challenges, the twists, and a few sneaky surprises.”
Tim Harcourt, Studio Lambert’s Chief Creative Officer, said: “We often work together in life and yet some team-members seem to get so much more than others. This incredible game – part Knives Out, part Succession – can finally show us why this happens… and what better way to explore the notions of fairness and entitlement than through the delicious prism of a fight over a will.”
Martin Oxley, Head of Formats & Entertainment (UK) and Executive Producer for GroupM Motion Entertainment, comments: “With The Inheritance, the team at Studio Lambert have devised a truly ingenious new reality game. Its stunning backdrop will ring bells for fans of noble stories and stately settings, and alarm bells for those who have had the misfortune of dividing up a family estate. We can’t wait to see who can turn the key and unlock their own small fortune from the deceased’s vast wealth.”
Executive Producers for Studio Lambert are Tim Harcourt, Darrell Olsen, Kim Murphy and Joe Wildman, with Martin Oxley for GroupM Motion Entertainment. Production Executives for Studio Lambert are Shona Kemp and Ellie Rowe, with Karen Bonnici for GroupM Motion Entertainment. All3Media International will handle format and tape sales worldwide.
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