Discovery and D+ in India land on FBoy Island with adaptation from Fox6 Media

FBoy Island was created by STX Entertainment and The Year of Elan for HBO Max

MIPCOM: Discovery Channel and the D+ platform in India have commissioned a local version of US format FBoy Island, to be called FBoy Survival.

Produced by Fox6 Media, the 20-episode series will launch in February 2026. The Indian version will blend the core Discovery audience interests of adventure-survival with the reality dating genre.

Created by STX Entertainment and The Year of Elan for HBO Max in the US, FBoy Island has built a strong international footprint, with local versions produced in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden. The format has also inspired spin-off FGirl Island for The CW in the US.

The show is part of the formats catalogue at Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP), which announced the deal on the first day of Mipcom in Cannes.

The new Indian commission continues the relationship between WBITVP and Discovery India, which has also ordered a second season of Reality Queens of the Jungle.

Known locally as Reality Ranis of the Jungle and produced by Endemol India, the series has been a local success on both Discovery Channel and D+.

Created by WBITVP Netherlands, the format has now been produced in eight territories, including Poland and Germany, and has run for six seasons in the Netherlands on RTL5/Videoland.

This year’s new addition to the franchise, Reality Kings on Safari, is launching to the international market here in Cannes this week.

Elsewhere, FBoy Island has also been commissioned in Germany, with a nine-part series produced by WBITVP Germany set to debut later this month on Amazon Prime Video.

Elsewhere in the WBITVP catalogue, ZDF’s Cash or Trash has been licensed to two new markets in Central and Eastern Europe.

Croatian national broadcaster Nova TV will produce a 20-episode run, while in Serbia, Nova will produce a 60-episode series. In the format, a panel of expert dealers attempt to outbid each other to buy antiques, heirlooms, keepsakes and other extraordinary items brought in by members of the public.

Finally, WBITVP confirms the first international commission of Inside Therapy. France Télévisions has ordered a five-part series known as Rendez-vous Chez le Psy, tied to Mental Health Awareness Week.

Produced by WBITVP France, the series is accompanied by a wide-reaching social and digital campaign, including podcast episodes and Q&As with therapists answering questions from the public. The format was created by WBITVP group company Twenty Twenty for BBC One/BBC iPlayer and launched internationally at 2025’s London Screenings.