William Shatner is back in the captain’s chair in ‘Stars on Mars’

April 13, 2023 FA8Dd 0 Comments

The tireless William Shatner is about to embark on a mission to the red planet, or at least a simulation.

Fox is heating up summer TV by approving a full season of sci-fi reality series ‘Stars on Mars,’ an unscripted celebrity-fueled show spotlighting the ‘Star Trek’ luminary William Shatner in a host role, depending on Variety (opens in a new tab). This extra-planetary series will premiere in June and centers on Earth-based entertainment stars as they don space suits to reside inside a colony habitat designed to simulate environments that a March that the astronaut might encounter during a future mission.

“Stars on Mars” premieres Monday, June 5 at 8 p.m. exclusively on Fox. This intriguing show arrives from the creatives at Eureka Productions of Fremantle and follows this team of celebrities competing in the set of Mars with Shatner handing out certain tasks and commands to the stars from simulated mission control until a only “celebrity” remains standing.

“The moment I heard the pitch for ‘Stars on Mars,’ I knew such a bold, big, and extravagant show simply belonged to Fox,” said Fox’s president of unscripted programming. , Allison Wallach, in a press release, reported Variety. “Watching celebrities take giant leaps out of their comfort zone and into the unexpected will no doubt be truly transformational and comical. Throughout, we’ll learn a lot about these stars, and if you factor in William Shatner at the helm of Mission Control, we have the makings of a show that is ready to take off.”

Here is the official description of this Martian far-out free for all:

The show will open with the celebrities living together as they live, eat, sleep, strategize and bond with each other on the same space station. While there, they’ll face authentic conditions that simulate life on Mars, and they must use their brains and brawn – or maybe just their stellar social skills – to survive the competition and claim the star title. the brightest in the galaxy. Celebrities will participate in missions and vote to eliminate one of their teammates each week, sending them back to Earth.

Cue intergalactic alliances and rivalries. “Stars on Mars” will send these famous rookie space travelers where no one has gone before and reveal who has what it takes to survive life on Mars.

Eureka Productions’ Chris Culvenor came up with this clever “Stars on Mars” concept and will serve as executive producer alongside Paul Franklin, Wes Dening and Eden Gaha. Charles Wachter is on board the project as executive producer and showrunner.

“Stars on Mars” airs on Fox on June 5, 2023.

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