Channel Seven’s Million Dollar Island delayed for three months after asbestos discovery
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Big-budget Channel Seven reality show Million Dollar Island is ‘delayed THREE MONTHS’ after deadly asbestos discovery on location
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Channel Seven has reportedly delayed shooting its new reality series Million Dollar Island for three months after dangerous asbestos material was discovered on location in Malaysia.
Cast and crew have been told production is now expected to begin early next year, according to the industry’s website TV Blackbox.
If true, it means that the series’ scheduled air date for the first quarter of 2023 should be moved to the second or third quarter.
Channel Seven has reportedly delayed shooting its new reality series Million Dollar Island for three months after dangerous asbestos material was discovered on location in Malaysia
Seven’s plans appear to have changed since the beginning of the week, when a network spokesperson said the issue would not affect “transmission date plans.”
It will be a costly delay as the Sydney Morning Herald Seven reported spending about $700,000 to produce each episode.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Seven for comment.
Cast and crew have been told production is expected to begin early next year. (Pictured: Million Dollar Island host Ant Middleton)
Asbestos is a heat-resistant mineral material that was popular in building and construction until the 1980s.
It contains microscopic fibers that, if inhaled, can fester and cause deadly diseases, including cancers.
Created by the team behind Wife Swap and Big Brother, the series sees 100 contestants compete for $1 million in a survival game set on a remote island.
Host Ant Middleton, 42, said the concept should be must-see television.
This means that the planned broadcast date of the series of the first quarter of 2023 will have to be postponed for several months. (Pictured: Middleton at SAS Australia)
“Think The Hunger Games meets Lost…but not so brutally,” the former British Special Forces soldier said in a statement.
“This is a high stakes challenge for ordinary, everyday Aussies. Literally anyone can apply. You don’t have to be the strongest or the strongest to win big.’
Seven executive Angus Ross said Middleton was the perfect choice to host the franchise, which is based on a popular Dutch format.
‘[Middleton] is smart, tough and a brilliant strategist, qualities that will prove invaluable as he immerses himself in the game in what promises to be the most engaging and fascinating new series Australia has seen in a long time,” said Ross.
Million Dollar Island co-creator is Stephen Lambert (pictured), who has also created Undercover Boss, Gogglebox and Wife Swap