Hunted S8

Welcome to the application form for Hunted Series 8.

We are accepting applications from duos – whether you are partners, friends, family or colleagues – who think they have what it takes to become real-life fugitives and go on the run for up to three weeks, while being tracked by an elite team of professional Hunters.

You and your partner should complete this form together, or you can also fill out separate application forms which we can combine once you have submitted your application.

Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Once you’ve completed your application it will be looked over by a member of the casting team who may get in touch to discuss the next steps in the application process.

Please read all the following information carefully and ensure you have read our Terms and Conditions and Contributor Privacy Notice before applying. As part of your application, we would ask you to submit a recent photo of yourselves as well as a short video introducing yourselves and telling us why you would like to go on the run.

Before you start to fill out this form, we would like to explain that the information you give in this form will be used by us, Shine TV Limited, to select potential contributors for Hunted and, if you are selected, in the production, broadcast and exploitation of Hunted. Full details about how your information in this form will be used are in our Contributor Privacy Notice and there are also some Terms and Conditions which also apply, so please read these too.

Applications close on 31^st May 2025 at midnight.
Any applications submitted after this date may not be considered. Any changes to the closing date will be posted to this website or notified to you by email. Please note that due to the anticipated high volume of applications we receive, we will not be able to get back to you if your application is unsuccessful. If you have not heard back from us by May 2025, it means your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with disabilities. If you need any additional support to fill out this application form, or have any access requirements you would like to discuss, please contact the team at huntedapplications@shine.tv and let us know what we can do to make sure the application form is accessible to you.

The application form will save every time you hit “Save and Continue Later” button and you will be emailed a unique registration number with a link so that you can log back in to continue your form when you choose. If you encounter any problems, please visit our FAQs or, if problems persist, please contact us at huntedapplications@shine.tv

* To start your application, please tick this box to confirm you have read, understood and agreed to the Terms and Conditions and our Contributor Privacy Notice

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APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

Please fill in all the mandatory fields (marked by *)

1. * Tell us a little bit about yourselves – what is your relationship, how long have you known each other and how would you describe your relationship?

2. Tell us about your home lives – who do you live with, what is your family set up and what are your jobs?

3. * Describe a typical day in your lives

4. * Why do you both want to go on the run?

5. * What special skills do you think you have to avoid being captured? How would you outsmart the Hunters?

6. * What would you want to get from the experience of going on the run?

7. * How would you spend the prize money?

8. * TV Appearances: Have you appeared on or are due to appear on any other television shows? If yes, please list all television appearances in date order and give details below.

9. If 'yes' please give details. Dates, show, channel.

10. * Have you ever served in the Police, Military or Government Security services?

11. If 'yes' please give details.

12. Are you happy for us to keep your details on file so Shine TV can contact you if we are casting a future series of Hunted, or another project that we think you might be suitable for?

Yes No

13. How did you hear about the casting?

Shine TV and Channel 4 are committed to diversity in their programmes so we would be grateful if you would take the time to answer this optional series of questions:

APPLICANT 1

14. How would you describe your sexual orientation?

15. What is your ethnicity?

16. If you have a disability, is there anything we can do to make our selection procedure more accessible to you? (Please give details in the box below)

17. If you are neurodiverse, is there anything we can do to support you through our selection process? (Please give details in the box below)

APPLICANT 2

18. How would you describe your sexual orientation?

19. What is your ethnicity?

20. If you have a disability, is there anything we can do to make our selection procedure more accessible to you? (Please give details in the box below)

21. If you are neurodiverse, is there anything we can do to support you through our selection process? (Please give details in the box below)

We wish to encourage diversity on our shows and will actively endeavour to accommodate any person with specific needs or requirements. We require this information in order to ensure that we meet our legal requirements in respect of the Equality Act, Health and Safety obligations and to meet any duty of care we have to you as an auditionee or a contestant, including the provision of suitable access to audition and filming. To help you answer this question, disability is defined as a “physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities.” A long-term effect is one which has lasted or is likely to last at least 12 months or for the rest of your life.

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