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Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So, we’re going to do the hard work for you.

This week we head to the Wild West of the German online content creator community, where a group of YouTubers have forged an unexpected digital hit in a space usually reserved for traditional TV channels: adventure reality. 7 Vs Wild takes the peril and jeopardy of Alone or Naked & Afraid and gives it a YouTube twist to build communities and followers around its episodes. Amazon Freevee recently picked up rights to launch an original third season, proving digital and linear can work harmoniously together.

Exclusive: Amazon Freevee has ordered an expanded third season of Germany reality series 7 Vs Wild, as distributor Quintus Studios bags international format rights to the YouTube show.

7 Vs Wild has become one of Germany’s most unexpected unscripted hits since launching during the pandemic in 2021. It sends seven content creators and influencers into the wilderness with just seven basic survival items, such as a machete, sleeping bag or fire steel to help them brave the elements and survive through techniques including shelter building.

German YouTube producers Fritz Meinecke, Johannes Hovekamp and Max Kovacs developed the format, which is produced by their production company, CaliVision Network.

The first two seasons launched on YouTube but Freevee has boarded season three in Germany and plans to release two episodes a week exclusively for seven days before they land on YouTube. The Amazon free streamer has also picked up seasons 1 and 2, which...