A few months ago it was announced that presenter Pilar Rubio was preparing a new reality show shot in the Canary Islands. ‘Discovering Canary Islands’ is an adventure contest with international stars that already has a premiere date on Rakuten TV: next October 13.
Discovering the Canary Islands
‘Discovering Canary Islands’ is the new project by pillar blonde exclusive to Rakuten TV that already has its season 1 ready. It is a adventure reality show that will confront its contestants with different tests that delve into the folklore and culture of the Canarian terrainincluding the ninth island of San Borondón.
This program has been shot in English and the 8 contestants each come from a different country: Nathan Nuyts (France, 23 years old, footballer), Jill Cooper (Italy, 54 years old, presenter), Tom Belz (Germany, 34 years old, climber), Evan Edinger (United Kingdom, 31 years old, youtuber), Julie Vanderzijl (Belgium , 35 years old, influencer), John Sharpson (Ireland, 35 years old, presenter and teacher), Eilish Flesch (Netherlands, 24 years old, model and former ‘Love Island’ contestant) and Sara Chafak (Finland, 31 years old, poker player , former ‘Survivor’ and ‘Mask Singer’ contestant).
It is a co-production with Atlantia Media and Initiative/Mediabrands Content Studio that will become a Rakuten Original and can be seen in 42 countries and will have a total of 6 episodes.
At the San Sebastián International Film Festival, the reality show made a presentation, with the presence of Pilar Rubio herself, several members of the team and the contestants, in which the first episodes were screened.
‘Discovering Canary Islands’ is Rakuten TV’s first Spanish-produced reality show and will hit the platform on October 13.