MUMBAI: Going by the popularity of reality shows on Indian television, Sony Entertainment Television is now looking at bringing the Israeli reality show Power Couple to India.
To be produced by Colosceum Entertainment, the show is slated to launch on Sony in October. However, sources say that the channel is still in the process of finalizing the launch date.
It is likely that Sony may pitch the show against Colors’ popular and well-established reality drama Bigg Boss, the new season of which is slated to go on air from 11 October, 2015.
After taking Israel by storm since the launch of its first season, internationally acclaimed show Power Couple follows 10 celebrity couples, who will undergo a rigorous test of love along with their better halves. Disconnected from the world, these 10 couples will be living under one roof and will be tested as they face extreme challenges to prove how well they know each other. Love, trust, patience, belief, courage, sacrifice, compromise, every factor, which keeps a relationship going will be tested under the most demanding circumstances. Couples who have been living their ‘happily ever after’ will be judged on their physical, emotional and mental strength making them question their vows made to each other.
Power Couple format owner - Israel-based Dori Media - has taken the show to countries like China, South Africa, Portugal, Brazil, Germany, Italy and the US.