Celebrities swim with sharks for Stern & Wild client’s latest reality show

Congratulations to Stern & Wild filmmaker Iain “Thompy” Thompson, Showrunner of the thrilling new reality series SHARK! CELEBRITY INFESTED WATERS which launches on ITV1 tonight.

The five-part series sees seven ocean-phobic celebrities confront their greatest fear – sharks. Filmed in the Bahamas, the shark capital of the world, the show will push the celebrities to their limits having them dive and interact with a variety of different sharks including Hammerheads, Bull sharks and Tiger sharks. The line-up comprises Ade Adepitan, Helen George, Sir Lenny Henry, Ross Noble, Dougie Poynter, Lucy Punch and Rachel Riley.

The series is produced by Plimsoll Productions and draws on its strengths in both Natural History and Premium Unscripted production. Its launch coincides with the 50th anniversary of the release of Steven Spielberg’s JAWS, which defined the shark for a generation of filmgoers as an indiscriminate killer, but aims to disprove the stereotype and help both celebrities and viewers to fall in love with one of the ocean’s top predators and recognise their vital place in both the food chain and our ecosystem.

The series is tipped to be one of the hits of the summer. Plimsoll’s Creative Director of Factual Entertainment Andrea Jackson and Head of Factual Entertainment Karen Plumb discuss the show’s genesis in the latest “Behind the Scenes” feature in Broadcast, while on the other side of the screen, the Guardian’s Rhik Samadder picks the show for his weekly column “The watcher”.

The series launches on ITV1 and STV tonight (14 July) at 9.00pm and is available to stream on ITVX and STV Player. To watch the trailer, click on the image below.