After more than two decades, the reality show Faking It is making a comeback. The show, where volunteers try to master a new skill in just four weeks, is being rebooted by Channel 5.
Here’s the Lowdown: Faking It originally ran on Channel 4 from 2000 to 2006, with 48 episodes produced. The premise involves an ordinary person being thrown into a completely unfamiliar environment and, with the aid of mentors, attempting to learn a new skill well enough to fool a panel of judges into believing they are genuine experts.
What This Means Now: Channel 5 is reviving a popular and fondly-remembered format. The show provides a mix of personal challenges, potential conflict, and the suspense of whether the “faker” can successfully deceive the experts.
The Bigger Picture: The return of Faking It reflects a trend of bringing back older, successful TV formats. The original series was popular and its return will tap into nostalgia, while also hopefully attracting a new generation of fans with those classic challenges. The reboot was originally reported last summer, and more details are set to be released shortly.
