Touring in French Polynesia in the fall of 2020, in the midst of the global Covid-19 epidemic, Koh-Lanta's new season, “The Secret Weapons”, will be broadcast from March 12 on TF1.
A very particular pride for its host, Denis Brogniart, who reviews the special conditions implemented so that the filming of the show can take place.
“In all the other countries where Koh-Lanta exists, none has been filmed in 2020. We are the only ones in France to have had the audacity to do so!
But we had to put in place a strict health protocol, ”says the flagship host of the TF1 program.
The members of the filming team first had to undergo a PCR test before leaving and then respect five days of quarantine when arriving in Papeete, and redo another to join a huge boat where a sort of sanitary bubble was created. on the water.
“Everyone respected the barrier gestures.
And there have been no cases of coronavirus.
The only ones obviously who weren't wearing masks were the candidates.
I would remove it just when shooting the tests or during the advice and I put it back as soon as the sequences were finished, ”continues Denis Brogniart.
During this 22nd season, viewers will be able to discover and follow 20 candidates "physically strong, well prepared and very competitive", comments the host, who reveals two of the secret weapons of this edition unlike any other, new features that have spiced up the game. alliances and strategies.
“There is among these new rules, the possibility of provoking a duel another candidate during the council to avoid elimination, it is the quits or doubles.
There is also the formidable black bracelet, which allows whoever finds it, to seize the immunity collar of another adventurer ”.
