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EXCLUSIVE: The Wall is heading backmost to Italy, pinch comedian and presenter Max Giusti hosting a caller section type of nan crippled show. The Italian show has been ordered by Mediaset and will beryllium connected its Canale 5 net.
The original U.S. format The Wall, created by LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Andrew Glassman, precocious concluded its sixth play connected NBC.
The format features a brace of contestants trying to triumph a rate prize. As elephantine balls recreation unpredictably down nan titular Wall, correct answers tin build their prize fund, while mistakes tin spot their winnings disappear.
The Wall has been connected aerial successful Italy before, pinch Gerry Scotti hosting nan show, which ran from 2017-2019. For this latest Italian edition, location is simply a caller twist: nan Lucky Ball offers nan contestants nan chance to summation their winnings by up to €100,000 ($114,000), or swipe them retired entirely.
NBCUniversal Formats, portion of Universal Studio Group, has been trading nan show aft it was added to its catalog. It has been giving nan format a renewed push internationally. Last twelvemonth it did a woody for a Greek version of nan format connected section transmission Skai, fronted by well-known presenter Christos Ferentinos.
It has now added Italy to nan list. The caller Italian type kicks disconnected July 13. RTI produces successful relation pinch Fremantle, and successful collaboration pinch Glassman Media, The SpringHill Company and Universal Television Alternative Studio. The format is executive produced by Jessica Otazua
“The Wall continues to resonate pinch audiences astir nan world, and we’re delighted to beryllium partnering pinch Mediaset and Fremantle arsenic nan format returns to Italy,” said Hannah Mabruk, SVP, Format Sales and Production, NBCUniversal Formats. “Its unsocial operation of knowledge, spot and high-stakes play has made it a world success, and we’re excited for viewers to acquisition this latest edition.”
