Lifted Entertainment has been commissioned by ITV / ITVX to produce a new prime-time hidden camera, reality gameshow series called Celebrity Sabotage.
The new series will see a team of celebrities working together to sabotage unknowing members of the public, in order to win them a big cash prize.
ITV have ordered 6 x 60’ episodes for the first series, which will shoot in 2025. Broadcasting details will be confirmed in due course.
Katie Rawcliffe, Director of Entertainment and Daytime, said:
“Celebrity Sabotage is a unique combination of hidden camera, reality, and gameshow, delivering big laughs with a fantastic celebrity cast. We are delighted to bring this exciting new format to the ITV audience.”
Richard Cowles, Managing Director of Lifted Entertainment said:
‘Whether it be hidden camera, reality, or game shows, at Lifted Entertainment we specialise in creating formats that have broad appeal. Celebrity Sabotage incorporates all of those disciplines in a prime time show that sees celebrities duping members of the public. There are loads of laughs and the celebrities’ sabotage is all for a good cause – to win them loads of cash. We’re delighted that Katie and the ITV Entertainment team have green lit the show and we can’t wait to get going’
Recent commissions for Lifted Entertainment have been My Mum Your Dad for ITV, with the recent second season becoming ITVX’s number 1 non-scripted title in the three weeks after launch, and brand new format Cheat: Unfinished Business (w/t) which is a co-production with 12 Yard for Netflix.
Celebrity Sabotage was developed by the Lifted Entertainment development team and was commissioned by Katie Rawcliffe, Director of Entertainment & Daytime Commissioning for ITV / ITVX. The commissioning editor for ITV is Louise Major.
Creative Director and Executive Producer for Lifted Entertainment is Diego Rincón who Executive Produced Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway and is Creative Director across The Voice UK for ITV.