Fox has formally announced Utopia, a new reality series created by Big Brother's John de Mol, will make its debut this fall.
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"Utopia will be the largest, most ambitious social experiment on television," new Fox reality chief Simon Andreae said in a January statement when the network had announced it had ordered the series.
"The series offers people from all walks of life the chance to start all over again and re-write the rules of civilization as we know it. It addresses fascinating and fundamental questions about human law, morality and social structures, wrapped in an irresistible and truly forward-thinking television format."
Utopia will feature "pioneers" living in an environment together with no existing power structures and limited amenities. The "inhabitants" will be tasked with building a new society and attempting to become indispensable to the group, otherwise, they'll risk being "exiled" back to their regular lives and replaced by potential newcomers.
Similar to Big Brother, the "inhabitants" will be recorded 24/7 and live feeds will be available online. While additional details have yet to be revealed, home viewers can become "a valuable and powerful asset to the community," according to Fox.
Utopia premiered in Holland in early January and drew strong ratings.
The elimination format of the current Dutch version of Utopia has three inhabitants facing eviction as two new potential contestants simultaneously arrive. One of the two newbies will be forced to leave, but the one who gets to stay has the power to decide which one of the three remaining inhabitants will definitely be eliminated.
The participants initially nominate two of their own for eviction, while viewers select the original third nomination.
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