The creators of The Voice Australia and Big Brother Australia have launched a new survival TV series, Million Dollar Island Australia and it is casting now!
As the name implies, the winner is set to take home $1 million in prize money, but theyâll be competing with 100 other contestants on a deserted island for the chance.
The new Seven show, which originally launched this year in The Netherlands, has been dubbed the âworldâs biggest social experimentâ.
Each contestant is given a â$10,000 braceletâ, which they must give away when they leave the island and so the finalist with the most bling, wins!
Contestants are set to film on the deserted island for six weeks, some time between September to November 2022.
The Premise of Million Dollar Island Sounds Familiar⌠Squid Game, Is That You?
You remember Netflixâs 2021 Korean survival-horror series Squid Game, right?
If you decided to skip streaming the mega-hit series, hereâs the summary: âHundreds of cash-strapped contestants are taken to an unknown location to compete in childrenâs games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly.â
And uh, hereâs how the Dutch version of Million Dollar Island is describedâŚ
The show will pit 100 survivalists against each other for a $1 million prize â forcing them into teams, depriving them of food, forcing them to build their own shelters and competing to be the last person on the island.
While theyâre not planning any Hunger Games/televised murder just yet, it is easy to see the similarities.
What kind of cast are the Million Dollar Island showrunners looking for?
Interestingly, the casting page asks applicants whether they âcope well in the great outdoorsâ and if they prefer âglamping, camping, basics or none of these at allâ.
They even asked how applicants interact around strangers, promising they will be âlooking for all typesâ of personalities.
The application also asked for survivalist training or experience, as well as the candidateâs biggest fears. They totally wonât use that knowledge for nefarious challenges, weâre sure!
If you think youâre up for a challenge, you can find the casting call right here. Good luck!
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