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The Fortune Hotel S2 Press Pack

The Fortune Hotel S2 Press Pack

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Press Pack is strictly embargoed until Monday 28th July, 8pm.
Get ready to check back in! The critically acclaimed reality competition, The Fortune Hotel, produced by Tuesday's Child is set to return for a highly-anticipated second series on ITV1 and ITVX this summer.
Hosted once again by the inimitable Stephen Mangan, the eight-part series will see a new bunch of holiday makers packing their bags and donning their game faces as they head to a Caribbean paradise with their sights firmly set on the ultimate prize: a briefcase packed with £250,000.
This series promises an array of all new vital challenges, never before seen twists, high-stakes deception and of course, plenty more helpings of intense case-swapping drama in The Night Cap. And, for the first time, fans can delve even deeper into the drama with the brand new accompanying vodcast, 'Late Check Out', hosted by comedian Ellie Taylor.
Having launched to rave reviews, critics praised the series with The Guardian calling it 'a fiendishly addictive mix of The Traitors and The White Lotus' and The i adding 'The Fortune Hotel has already hit the jackpot.' Plus, the series proved a hit with audiences and fans alike, achieving 6.5m streams and reaching just under 12m viewers when it aired on ITV1 and ITVX last year.
The returning hit promises to combine all the most loved aspects of the format, complete with new vital Day Trip challenges filled with devious surprises, updated Room Service games that now take place around the hotel and sneaky surprises that will make keeping hold of that coveted case containing the £250,000 even harder. The holidaymakers will need to outwit their competition and avoid an early checkout to be the last ones standing with the life-changing sum of money.
Adding to the excitement, the brand-new companion vodcast, also produced by Tuesday's Child 'Late Check Out', hosted by Ellie Taylor, will follow every episode of the main show on ITVX and as a podcast. Viewers and listeners will be taken on a deep dive into all things Fortune Hotel, with behind-the-scenes gossip, exclusive clips, and interviews with the hotel's freshly checked-out pairs and special guests along the way. 'Late Check Out' will also feature exclusive scenes with Stephen Mangan as he reacts to the dramatic Night Caps, plus there are two special episodes which feature hilarious outtakes from him. Additionally, the vodcast will also showcase 'The Golden Case reveal', where eliminated pairs discover who was holding the money, with shocks and revelations aplenty. The Fortune Hotel: Late Check Out will go out across ITVX, YouTube & all Global platforms (including Spotify and Apple). Sky Vegas are proud to be the official sponsor of The Fortune Hotel: Late Checkout.
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