The CW’s just added the unscripted series A Wicked Offer and the British drama Dates to their 2015 summer lineup. A Wicked Offer is executive produced by Jenny Daly and features couplestaking on challenging tasks in order to win cash prizes. Dates stars Ben Chaplin and Oona Chaplin and debuted on Channel 4 in Great Britain. Created by Bryan Elsley, the cast of Dates also includes Andrew Scott, Katie McGrath, Amanda Hale, and Gemma Chan.
Here’s the details on the two series, courtesy of The CW:
A Wicked Offer:
In the outrageous, darkly comic one-hour series A Wicked Offer, couples are presented with a series of Faustian bargains, as they must decide to complete a series of scandalous and controversial tasks involving their unsuspecting friends, families and co-workers for cash prizes. With each challenge testing the couple’s moral and ethical boundaries, the couples must weigh the potential havoc wreaked on their relationship with each other and everyone involved. As each task is completed, the stakes and the cash value are raised, forcing the couple to decide how far they’re willing to go for money.
Dates:
Dates focuses on a first date between two people who have met on an online dating service. The series explores the issues, intricacies, romance, and danger of modern relationships and the thrills, calamities, lies, and truths of first dates.
-By Rebecca Murray
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