The horror/game show hybrid “Release The Hounds” debuted as a Halloween special on the UK’s ITV2 last year before releasing here in the States (watch the first three episodes below) through Blackbox TV.
The one-off episode received positive notices for the premise, and an outpouring of interest on Twitter, explains Deadline before adding that it caused ITV to commission a six-episode series to be produced by Sony Pictures Television‘s UK production joint venture Gogglebox.
“‘Release The Hounds’ mixes two genres by sending unsuspecting contestants into a forest at dusk as they seek out chests full of prize money. In order to win big after a series of challenges, they must outrun a pack of hounds trained to guard the cash.”
Production starts on the hourlong show this spring.
Gogglebox created the series with Sony Pictures Television distributing the format internationally; it’s currently in discussions with other territories.