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Peacock has set the premiere date for the new polyamorous dating series “Couple to Throuple.”

The 10-episode first season will roll out in weekly batches of three beginning Feb. 8. The season finale is set to stream separately.

Hosted by “Access Hollywood” co-anchor Scott Evans and guided by sex and relationship expert Shamyra Howard, the Peacock original series follows four couples as they experiment with introducing a third partner into their relationship.

“Set at a remote tropical resort, the couples will meet, mingle, and date a group of singles, many of whom are experienced in polyamory,” the official logline reads. “With three times the fun, the feelings, and drama, these relationships are put through the ultimate test to see if they are the perfect match. At the end of their time in paradise, the couples will decide if their hearts have room for more than just “the one” and commit as a throuple,...

Exclusive: Another two senior execs at The Apprentice UK producer Naked have exited – commercial boss Tamara Howe and Head of Formats Cam de la Huerta.

The Fremantle label also saw its factual entertainment chief James Lessell leave earlier this year to set up an indie, while MD Fatima Salaria left at the start of 2023.

In an all-staff email, Naked MD Tom O’Brien said Howe “leaves Naked in a better place” after a three-year stint as Director of Commercial and Operations, while de la Huerta was thanked for “passion and hard work.”

Howe is an experienced and well-liked exec, who was previously MD of Vice TV Emea. Prior to that, she spent 13 years in various senior roles for the BBC, including Controller of Business for the comedy and entertainment team.

She joined Naked on a three-month contract in 2020 following its merger with Fremantle stablemate Boundless “but became indispensable for us all...

Exclusive: Unscripted TV veteran James Lessell has launched the UK’s latest indie production outfit.

The former Naked Head of Factual Entertainment has created The End TV, and has drafted in fellow British production veterans Ed Booth and Justin Bradley-Lennon to work at the production house. Lessell exited Fremantle’s The Rap Game UK producer Naked in June to launch the biz.

The End will focus on producing TV shows and branded content in the UK and abroad. Lessell is MD and founder, while Booth is Creative Director and Bradley-Lennox is Series Director. We hear development deal discussions are underway with larger players.

Lessell has worked in unscripted TV for 25 years, producing shows such as The X Factor, Dancing on Ice, The Only Way is Essex, Celebs Go Dating and Big Brother. He was most recently fact-ent chief at Naked and before that worked at The Masked Singer UK maker Bandicoot TV.

Exclusive: Peacock has ordered a reality format in which fluid couples and singletons explore their sexuality on an island from the producer of Hulu docuseries Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne.

Fremantle-backed UK producer Naked is behind the as-yet-untitled show, which has had working titles including My Tropical Romance.

In the show, which is still early stages and will film in the U.S., couples and singletons head to a tropical island to explore their relationships.

The show is seeking couples and single people who are adventurous and open-minded, with a fluid approach to dating and an interest in exploring non-monogamous relationships.

Exec producers for Naked are James Lessell, Matt Cox, Tom O’Brien and Simon Andreae.

Naked produced Hulu / BBC Three’s Planet Sex With Cara Delvingne in which the host – a model, actress and LGBTQ+ advocate – explores modern sexuality in a range of settings, attending masturbation seminars, going to...

Music Financier Invests In ITV’s ‘The Ipcress File’

Exclusive: Music financier Cutting Edge Media Music has invested in ITV’s adaptation of Len Deighton’s The Ipcress File and will take full music rights to the upcoming series. Altitude Television’s big-budget six-parter has already pre-sold to AMC+ and producer Andy Mayson said “Cutting Edge’s involvement and expertise has ensured the authentic sounds of the 60s feature.” The highly-anticipated series comes from Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Hodge and Emmy-winning director James Watkins, and stars Joe Cole, Tom Hollander and Lucy Boynton. Cole stars as Harry Palmer, a Cold War army sergeant who turns to spying in order to avoid prison, cutting his teeth on The Ipcress File. The book was adapted in 1965 into a hit film starring Michael Caine as Palmer.

‘Masked Singer UK’ Indie Bandicoot In Triple Hire

Masked Singer UK producer Bandicoot has made a triple hire...

Bandicoot TV, producer of the U.K. version of smash hit music reality show “The Masked Singer,” has added Kate Stannard, Liz Holmwood and Ruchika Tagore to its management team.

Stannard joins as the label’s first ever head of development, with a remit to identify, create and develop brand new formats across U.K., U.S. and international markets. She had a brief stint at Rdf and was previously head of development at Initial. Shows Stannard has worked on include “The Games,” “5 Gold Rings,” “Catchpoint,” “The Question Jury,” “Pick Me” and “Cash Trapped.”

Liz Holmwood, who previously worked with Bandicoot as a talent executive on “The Masked Dancer” and was formerly head of on-screen talent for Fremantle, joins as head of talent. Credits include “All Star Musicals,” “Britain’s Got Talent,” “Celebrity X Factor” and “Celebrity Juice” and responsibilities will include both U.K. and U.S. territories.

Stannard, Holmwood...