Overview
- ITV said the South African production site was evacuated as a precaution due to ongoing wildfires and confirmed filming has been postponed.
- The planned UK premiere on January 12 is canceled until further notice, with host Maya Jama and the cast kept away from the Franschhoek area.
- Producers face severe logistical and editing challenges because the series normally films close to transmission to enable interactive elements.
- Regional fire services reported some blazes in the Western Cape remained out of control and deployed aerial assessments and new ground teams.
- The postponement will also affect international rollout, including Peacock’s US premiere that had been set for January 14.