Lithuania’s Tella PLAY extends ‘Hunting Season’

Hunting Season

Lithuanian OTT platform Tella PLAY has ordered a third season of Talpa Studios’ prison escape format Hunting Season.

Produced locally by Elitaz group in Lithuania, the show is set to air in 2024.

Hunting Season follows a celebrity duo as they flee from a team of three prison guards. These guards have one goal: to catch the fugitives within four hours. The fugitives get a 20-minute head start and have to wear a transmitter that sends a GPS coordinate to the hunters, every 10 minutes.

They have been given the opportunity to arrange an escape vehicle from prison and one means of transportation for the road. While the hunting team is provided with various tools to track the fugitives from their spy-van, the fugitives have nothing: no phone and no cash. On top of that, blending in is not so easy in a beautiful bright-orange prisoner jumpsuit.

The hunted fugitives may not remain in the same vehicle for more than 20 minutes at a time and can only enter public buildings, such as a train station or parking garage. The fugitives win the game if they manage to stay out of the hunters’ reach for exactly four hours. However, if the guards catch them before the time is up, it’s game over.

Vitalija Kibilide, head of TV business at Telia PLAY, said: “Following the success of seasons one and two, we anticipate a triumphant season three for Hunting Season. This show played a crucial role in Telia PLAY’s standalone OTT solution launch. The impressive engagement from the first two seasons motivated us to continue.”