Laura Hamilton and Geno Segers front this Anglo-American reboot of the French classic, filmed inside the stone corridors of Fort Boyard off France’s Atlantic coast. Six squads of British and American teenagers duel in head-to-head heats built around speed, strength and controlled terror, collecting keys that buy time in the climactic Treasure Chamber. Win four keys and the team pockets an extra 150 gold coins per key; fall short and the sand-filled clepsydre docks precious seconds before the final scramble for coins. The games recycle familiar Fort contraptions—Boiler Room, Tightrope, the rope-maze—but strip out the adult lock-in rule and tweak the kit so no one is handcuffed to piping. Each episode runs 22 minutes in the first two runs, stretching to a full hour once ITV takes over sole production in 2012. After Andy Akinwolere replaces Segers, the tournament expands: ten hour-long episodes per series, fifty across five runs, the last airing on CITV in December 2014. Disney XD retains global pay rights outside Europe, slicing the later episodes into twin 30-minute blocks for its Asia-Pacific and Middle East feeds.
Production Details
Disney XD / 5 Seasons / 50 Episodes / 2011
Producer(s): Steve Pinhay
Main Cast
