YTV has ordered 13 episodes of Survivorman Kids, a pint-size series ‘inspired’ by the reality series, from Toronto’s 9 Story Entertainment, which has brought in filmmaker and survival expert Les Stroud.

Survivorman Kids, which is the working title, will take a team of six 14- to 16-year-olds into the wilderness for three weeks, testing their survival skills, with Stroud serving as mentor and judge.

It will be the first live-action show from 9 Story (Peep and the Big Wide World, Skyland). ‘This show will inspire kids to reach much higher than they ever thought they could,’ said CEO Vince Commisso in a statement. ‘This partnership is proof positive of our commitment to seek out projects with strong appeal and potential, and to take them from development, to production and delivery within a targeted time-frame.’

Stroud will ‘show our audiences that they have the same capability, both mentally and physically, and give kids a chance to test themselves in the wild outdoors,’ added Scott Dyer, EVP and GM of Corus Kids Television.

The company announced its deal with Stroud to develop a survival show at MIPCOM in October. Survivorman airs on Discovery Channel in the U.S. and on OLN in Canada.

No word yet on when the show might hit the airwaves.

From KidScreen Daily