El Puente (TV series) explained

Genre:Reality television
Presenter:Paula Vázquez
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:16
Producer:Zeppelin TV
Runtime:50 minutes
Network:
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(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]

Created and produced by Zeppelin TV (part of Endemol Shine Iberia), the first season aired on

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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

List of seasons! Season! Premiere date! Finale date! Location! Prize! Winner
129 May 201717 July 2017Patagonia, Argentina€100,000David
223 September 2018Hạ Long Bay, VietnamEquipo 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]

CountryNameBroadcasterPremiereFinaleHost(s)Winners
AustraliaThe Bridge AustraliaParamount+[12] Season 1, 2022: Bardie Somerville
BrazilHBO Max9 June 2022[13] 23 June 2022Murilo RosaSeason 1, 2022:
DenmarkThe Bridge DanmarkAmazon Prime Video4 November 2022[14] 2 December 2022Season 1, 2022: TBC
FinlandThe Bridge SuomiAmazon Prime Video4 November 2022[15] 25 November 2022Antti ReiniSeason 1, 2022: Marju Kauppinen
FranceM63 January 201924 January 2019[16] Stéphane RotenbergSeason 1, 2019: Elian Casini
HungaryA hídHBO Max11 August 202325 August 2023Season 1, 2023: Janka Sára Molnár
LithuaniaTiltasTelia PlaySeason 1: 4 October 2023[17]
Season 2: 3 October 2024		Season 1: 6 December 2023
Season 2: 5 December 2024		Rytis Zemkauskas
Season 1, 2023: Ignas Jomantas
Season 2, 2024

Current season

NorwayThe BridgeAmazon Prime Video4 November 2022[18] 9 December 2022Jakob OftebroSeason 1, 2022: Thomas Klungland Stange
South AfricaDie BrugkykNET26 October 2023[19] 4 January 2024Neil Sandilands
Season 1, 2023-24: Robert Kruger
Season 2, 2025: Upcoming season
SwedenThe BridgeAmazon Prime Video4 November 2022[20] 27 November 2022Jens HulténSeason 1, 2022: Robert Vrabac
United KingdomThe Bridge (1)
The Bridge: Race to a Fortune (2)		Channel 411 October 2020[21] 29 June 2022James McAvoy (2020)

AJ Odudu (2022)
Aldo Kane (2022)[22] 		Series 1, 2020: Julie Nguyen[23]
Series 2, 2022: Kim Blackman

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'El puente', el primer 'reality' que parece cine. La Vanguardia. Spanish. 23 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Álvarez. Isra. 'El Puente': un espectacular formato entre reality y documental con Paula Vázquez. 20 minutos. Spanish. 24 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Rus. Óscar. David Adán, ganador de "El Puente" (#0): "Es una película con final feliz". ABC. Spanish. 19 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Hergar. Paula. Vuelve El Puente en Vietnam: primeras imágenes de la segunda temporada. eldiario.es. Spanish. 7 June 2018.
  5. Web site: La segunda edición de 'El Puente' se estrena al completo el 23 de septiembre. El Periódico de Catalunya. Spanish. 11 September 2018.
  6. Web site: Watson. Ryan. M6 builds its own Bridge with Endemol Shine. C21Media. 28 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Mingo. Alicia. Paula Vázquez regresa con 'El puente 2' a Movistar+ y nos habla de lo nuevo de '¡Fama!'. Teleprograma. 19 September 2018 . 7 October 2018.
  8. Web site: The Bridge : destination, règles… tout sur le nouveau jeu d'aventure de M6. February 15, 2018. Télé-Loisirs. programme-tv.net. French.
  9. Web site: Wiseman. Andreas. James McAvoy To Narrate Channel 4 Reality Show 'The Bridge'. Deadline Hollywood. 24 August 2020 .
  10. Web site: Viana. Victor. HBO Max anuncia "The Bridge Brasil" com Pepita e mais personalidades. portalpopline.com. 12 August 2021 . pt.
  11. Web site: Knox . David . 1 May 2023 . The Bridge to replace MasterChef TV Tonight . 2023-05-01 . . en-AU.
  12. 1553697116005888000. ParamountPlusAU. 330 metres. 17 days. 1 winner. Global reality phenomenon The Bridge Australia, narrated by Hugo Weaving, premieres…. 31 July 2022.
  13. Web site: New survival reality show, "A PONTE: THE BRIDGE BRASIL", premieres june 9 on HBO Max. Benzinga. 26 May 2022. 8 June 2022.
  14. Web site: Helt nyt overlevelsesprogram med Mads Steffensen som vært lander snart – skal du se med?. Maria. Dalby Kamper. 20 October 2022. 2023-11-27. Woman.dk.
  15. Web site: Prime Video esitteli The Bridge -realitysarjan kilpailijat. 20 October 2022. 2023-12-29. Errori.net.
  16. Web site: Déprogrammation de The Bridge : déçus, les candidats réagissen... - Télé Star. Garin. Clément. 2019-01-14. www.telestar.fr. fr. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203105248/https://www.telestar.fr/actu-tv/autres-emissions/deprogrammation-de-the-bridge-decus-les-candidats-reagissent-sur-twitter-401367 . 2019-02-03 . 2019-01-14.
  17. Web site: Uždarame renginyje "Telia Play" pristatė lietuviams iki šiol nematyto formato serialą "Tiltas" . 15min.lt . 18 October 2023 . lt.
  18. Web site: Prime Video lanserer første lokale, originale reality – med Jakob Oftebro i fortellerrolle. 28 September 2022. 2023-11-28. Trdby.
  19. Web site: Die Brug. 8 November 2023. 2024-01-20. DStv.
  20. Web site: Premiär för The Bridge – så var första avsnittet. Sofie. Landgren. 4 November 2022. 2023-12-30. Filmtopp.
  21. Web site: The Bridge episode 1 viewers confused by lack of bridge-building. Digital Spy. 11 October 2020. 9 June 2022.
  22. Web site: AJ Odudu hosts The Bridge for tropical second season. Radio Times. 26 January 2022. 23 February 2022.
  23. Web site: Channel 4's The Bridge reveals winners in twist-filled finale. Digital Spy. November 2, 2020. 8 June 2022.

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