Overview

• Channel 4 schedules the launch for Sunday, 31 August at 9pm, introducing a new reality competition set in a grand country estate.
• Elizabeth Hurley said on The One Show that she never met the contestants because her ‘Deceased’ messages were filmed in advance and shown on a vintage TV as VHS tapes.
• Rob Rinder hosts in the role of the Executor and legal guide, overseeing tasks that enforce the rules of the will.
• The format requires contestants to collaborate on ‘final requests’ yet allows only one player to claim the money from each task, encouraging persuasion and betrayal.
• Radio Times previews report the opening challenge revolves around fulfilling a final order for the Deceased’s boutique wine range, and Channel 4 has posted the full 13-player lineup on Instagram.