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EXCLUSIVE: Taskmaster’s world rollout is continuing apace, pinch a section type greenlit by Polish broadcaster TVN. Warner Bros. Discovery-owned TVN’s type of nan deed comedy-entertainment format will beryllium produced by Avalon and Constantin. The news comes arsenic respective caller world Taskmaster bid person conscionable launched, pinch much to travel done 2026.
The format has an all-powerful ‘Taskmaster’ who, pinch nan thief of a loyal assistant, tests nan wiles of a sheet of comedians complete nan people of each bid by mounting them weird and awesome challenges.
Alex Horne created nan show and is simply a big connected nan long-running UK type alongside comedian Greg Davies. “I deliberation this has sewage a spot retired of control, to beryllium honest,” he said arsenic news of nan latest world deal dropped. “But I americium still thrilled that nan group of Poland are yet going to spot their apical comedians casting dignity to 1 broadside arsenic they strive to impressment nan Polish type of Greg Davies.”
There is upwind successful nan Taskmaster sails internationally. The Poland news comes aft Swedish commercialized web TV4 greenlit 2 much seasons, pinch Avalon and Baluba producing what will beryllium their fourteenth and fifteenth seasons of nan show. WBD successful Norway has besides renewed its woody and is making much Taskmaster locally, pinch Nordisk producing alongside Avalon. The Norwegian type won nan section TV Academy Award (Gullruten) for Best Comedy Show successful 2024.
Iceland and Estonia launched their ain takes connected nan format past period connected Syn and TV3 respectively. Elsewhere, a Dutch Taskmaster will front connected RTL later this year. The TVN woody will return nan full number of countries that person their ain type to fourteen.
Avalon sells nan show astir nan world arsenic good arsenic producing it. “We’re thrilled to beryllium partnering pinch TVN and Constantin to bring Taskmaster to Poland,” said Paula Warwick, Head of Distribution astatine Avalon. “The spot of nan format and its expertise to present guaranteed drama person driven its dedicated world following, and we can’t hold to bring it to Polish audiences. With much territories coming connected committee this year, its world description shows nary signs of slowing.”
