The chase is on again. Celebrity Hunted returns to Channel 4, unleashing a new batch of famous faces onto the streets, tasked with evading a team of highly skilled hunters. It’s a reality TV formula that works: high stakes, familiar faces, and the vicarious thrill of watching celebrities try (and often fail) to blend in with ordinary folks.
This season’s lineup includes “Strictly” dancers, daytime TV personalities, singers, models, and news anchors—a mix designed to provide maximum entertainment value. Their escape from a Norfolk train sets a frantic pace for the premiere. Hiding in barns, commandeering horseboxes, and casually enjoying pints in pubs – the celebrities’ evasion tactics range from ingenious to downright baffling. Meanwhile, the hunters, armed with their surveillance tech, face the challenge of tracking down individuals with varying levels of digital literacy.
Celebrity Hunted is at its best when the celebrities fully embrace the absurdity of the situation. The premiere sets up what should be another season of close calls, near misses, and inevitable captures. Will any of these celebrities manage to outsmart the hunters for a full 14 days? Probably not, but the journey there is always entertaining. Celebrity Hunted premieres Sunday, 5 January, 2024, at 21:00 on Channel 4.
