In a new reality series planned for Fox's midseason slate, the competition for a big cash prize could end after one episode or extend indefinitely, the network said Tuesday.
Premiering March 22 at 9:30 p.m., Unan1mous isolates nine contestants in a locked bunker, where they vote on which one of them will win a $1.5 million cash prize. The catch is that the longer it takes for them to decide, the less money will be available.
The biggest wild card for Fox is that Unan1mous could conceivably end after one episode, said Mike Darnell, executive vp of alternative programming at Fox.
"We don't know when it will end," Darnell said. "The biggest issue is it could end at any moment."
"The fact that a network exec like Mike can step up and do this speaks for itself," said J.D. Roth, one of the executive producers of Unan1mous. "I don't know anyone at any network that could try something like this."
Darnell would not elaborate on where or when the shoot for "Unan1mous" takes place, only that it is "in progress." In keeping with its open-ended nature, Unan1mous has no specific episode order from the network, though Darnell estimated it could wrap in eight.
The contestants will include a broad cross-section of the country, including a minister, an atheist, a ladies' man, and a feminist. Each of them could have secrets exposed that would influence the vote.
Each week, a contestant is eliminated from contention but continues to live in the bunker and vote for the winner. During the series, the subjects have no exposure to the outside world and are monitored entirely via cameras hidden in the bunker.
Unan1mous was created by Lincoln Hiatt (The Contender) and cocreated by Roth and Todd Nelson (The Biggest Loser).
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I am sick of reality shows, too, but I would be interested in seeing this. I don't know about anything longer than 8 episodes, though. I would probably be sick of it by then.
Enough with the REALITY Shows !!!!