Fifty Celebrities Will Be Hand-Picked to Disconnect from Their Everyday Lives and Join the Lion’s Eccentric World for a Chance to Win Up to $350,000
Fans Will Once Again Have the Exclusive Chance to Win $50,000
MIAMI, August 7, 2024 – Telemundo announces the return of Los 50, the groundbreaking reality show that debuted in 2023 as the #1 freshman weekday competition series on Spanish-language television, with a new season premiering this October. This edition promises an even more intense and captivating experience as the prominent personalities will have to isolate themselves from their everyday lives to face the most severe, new challenges under the mysterious game master, the Lion (El León), in hopes of winning up to $350,000 in cash.
Fun Facts About the New Season:
- The Lion: The Game Master is back with more power and a mysterious plan like no other designed for the 50 celebrity contestants that he will be challenging in his bizarre world. The enigmatic and Machiavellian character will be joined by his assistants who are ready to unveil their new look, duties, and surprising new secrets.
- The Star-studded Cast: The new season will welcome 50 popular entertainment personalities, who will be hand-picked by the Lion, each from different origins, backgrounds, personalities, and generations. The Lion and his assistants will soon reveal who they are.
- The Hacienda: Located on a 17-acre plot of land, contestants will be isolated at the majestic Hacienda where they will face the challenges posed by the Lion. The location will feature a new design both inside and out and will be equipped with over 50 camaras and microphones to capture every single corner of the venue.
- The Format: Under the command of the mysterious Lion, who will oversee the competition, the new season will introduce a series of brand new physical and mental challenges and games that will test the contestants’ limits with a unique blend of suspense, strategy, and excitement to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Participants will not have access to cell phones, social media or be able to connect with friends or family and must share rooms and common areas during their stay in the hacienda.
- The Ultimate Cash Prize: One of the largest cash awards ever given on a U.S. Spanish-language television reality competition, the winner of Los 50 will take home up to $350,000. But that’s not all, fans of Los 50 will once again have the exclusive opportunity to win $50,000 by choosing their favorite celebrity contestant to win the competition. Telemundo will soon announce the official rules and details on how viewers can participate.
Created by Banijay Productions France and produced by Endemol Shine Boomdog, a Banijay Americas company, Los 50 (The 50) is an innovative primetime family-friendly format that airs on Telemundo. Fifty stars are singlehandedly picked by a mysterious, masked Lion to participate in a competition like no other. They will live together in an exotic country Hacienda while competing against each other in a relentless and unpredictable game. As they face challenges posed by the Lion, the show gamemaster, they will have to make alliances and develop strategies to avoid elimination. With each game, they play in the hopes of adding money to the grand prize, which can reach up to $350,000.
Audiences will be able to watch Los 50 live on Telemundo and on the Telemundo app (available on Google Play Store and Apple Store,) or Telemundo.com. Fans can visit Telemundo.com/Los50, the Telemundo Entretenimiento channel on YouTube and WhatsApp,to obtain exclusive content or join the conversation on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X by following @TelemundoRealities, using #LOS50.
Los 50 is under the executive production of Francisco “Cisco” Suárez, Telemundo’s Executive Vice President of Reality Programming and Primetime Specials, together with Pancho Calvo as Telemundo’s Executive Producer, in addition to Harold Sánchez as executive producer and Jaime Escallón as showrunner on behalf of Endemol Shine Boomdog.
About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Reality TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Press contact:
Gerardo Oyola
Director, Alternative Programming Publicity
Source: Nielsen, Live+7, HH average audience, 2023.
