El Puente (The Bridge) is a Spanish reality television series in which a group of contestants is challenged to work together as a team in order to build a bridge.[1][2]
| El Puente | |
|---|---|
 TV series poster | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Paula Vázquez |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Zeppelin TV |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | #0 |
| Release | 29 May 2017 – 23 September 2018 |
Created and produced by Zeppelin TV (part of Endemol Shine Iberia), the first season aired on #0 from 29 May 2017 to 17 July 2017.[3] It was filmed in the Argentinian Patagonia. The series was renewed for a second season, which was filmed in Vietnam, and all of its episodes were made available on VOD on 23 September 2018.[4][5] The series was hosted by Paula Vázquez.
Format
In the first season, a group of fifteen strangers was brought together and challenged to build a bridge to an island 300 meters away in 30 days. If they were successful, each contestant had to vote on who deserved to receive the €100,000 prize that was kept there. The person with the most votes had then to decide whether to keep it for themselves or share it among the group.[6]
In the second season, two competing groups were introduced, among other twists. Each group consisted of seven people and had to build a bridge of 400 meters in 20 days.[7]
Series overview
| Season | Premiere date | Finale date | Location | Prize | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 May 2017 | 17 July 2017 | Patagonia, Argentina | €100,000 | David |
| 2 | 23 September 2018 | Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam | Equipo Sur (South Team) | ||
International adaptations
The French adaptation of the show, titled The Bridge : Le Trésor de Patagonie and hosted by Stéphane Rotenberg, premiered on M6 on 3 January 2019.[6][8] A British adaptation, titled The Bridge and narrated by James McAvoy, was produced by Workerbee for Channel 4 in 2020.[9] A Brazilian adaptation was produced for HBO Max in 2021.[10]
An Australian version was commissioned for Paramount+ in 2022, with the first episode also broadcast on sister free-to-air channel Network 10 as a preview. Ten months later, the full series was broadcast on Network 10 in primetime, in the place of the premiere week of the 15th season of MasterChef Australia, which was delayed a week following the death of judge Jock Zonfrillo.[11]
| Country | Name | Broadcaster | Premiere | Finale | Host(s) | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | The Bridge Australia | Paramount+ | 19 August 2022[12] | 9 September 2022 | Hugo Weaving (narrator) | Season 1, 2022: Bardie Somerville |
 Brazil | A Ponte: The Bridge Brasil | HBO Max | 9 June 2022[13] | 23 June 2022 | Murilo Rosa | Season 1, 2022: Suyane Moreira[a] |
 Denmark | The Bridge Danmark | Amazon Prime Video | 4 November 2022[14] | December 2022 | Mads Steffensen | Season 1, 2022: TBC |
 Finland | The Bridge Suomi | Amazon Prime Video | 4 November 2022[15] | 25 November 2022 | Antti Reini | Season 1, 2022: Marju Kauppinen |
 France | The Bridge : Le Trésor de Patagonie | M6 | 3 January 2019 | 24 January 2019[b][17] | Stéphane Rotenberg | Season 1, 2019: Elian Casini |
 Hungary | A híd | HBO Max | 11 August 2023 | 25 August 2023 | Magyarósi Csaba | Season 1, 2023: Janka Sára Molnár |
 Lithuania | Tiltas | Telia Play | 4 October 2023[18] | 6 December 2023 | Rytis Zemkauskas (narrator) | Season 1, 2023: Ignas Jomantas |
 Norway | The Bridge | Amazon Prime Video | 4 November 2022[19] | 9 December 2022 | Jakob Oftebro | Season 1, 2022: TBC |
 South Africa | Die Brug | kykNET | 26 October 2023[20] | 4 January 2024 | Neil Sandilands (narrator) | Season 1, 2023-24: Robert Kruger |
 Sweden | The Bridge | Amazon Prime Video | 4 November 2022[21] | 27 November 2022 | Jens Hultén | Season 1, 2022: Robert Vrabac |
 United Kingdom | The Bridge (1) The Bridge: Race to a Fortune (2) | Channel 4 | 11 October 2020[22] | 2022 | James McAvoy (2020) (narrator) AJ Odudu (2022) Aldo Kane (2022)[23] | Series 1, 2020: Julie Nguyen[c][24] Series 2, 2022: Kim Blackman[d] |
Notes
References
External links
- Official website at #0 (in Spanish)
- Zeppelin TV website (in Spanish)