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CBS ANNOUNCES "PIRATE MASTER," A NEW REALITY-BASED SERIES
WHERE 16 INDIVIDUALS WILL COMPETE AS PIRATES ON THE HIGH SEAS IN SEARCH OF
HIDDEN TREASURES
The Next Epic Adventure Series From Emmy Award-Winning
Producer Mark Burnett Premieres Thursday, May 31
PIRATE MASTER, the next epic adventure reality series from Emmy
Award-winning producer Mark Burnett, will premiere Thursday, May 31
(8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
PIRATE MASTER will send 16 modern-day pirates on a high seas
adventure where they will live as buccaneers and travel around the Caribbean
island of Dominica in search of hidden treasure that will total $1 million.
Over the course of 33 days, these pirates will live aboard a massive 179 foot,
square-rigged barque which carries 12,500 square feet of sail.
Each week, the pirates will embark on extraordinary expeditions
where they will decipher clues along the way in search of missing treasure.
Gold coins -- real money which the pirates may take with them beyond the show --
will be awarded after each expedition, but only to some. The gold will play a
key role as pirates strike deals with each other or plead for long-term
security. In addition to claiming the lion's share of the week's riches, one
pirate will become the captain of the ship and will assign roles and chores to
the remaining crew members, setting the tone for either law and order or
betrayal and sabotage, which could lead to mutiny by the crew.
Each episode will conclude on the ship at Pirate's Court, a
lively gathering of public speaking and judgment where one individual will be
eliminated and "cut adrift." In the end, one will be the first to find the
largest booty, worth $500,000, and claim the title of "Pirate Master."
Series creator and executive producer Mark
Burnett explains, "Pirate Master breaks new ground in that it's the collision of
fantasy and reality. This is a show where, in true pirate fashion, anything can
happen with a group of people that live by their own set of rules and usually
break them. It's adventure, excitement and loads of treasure. Anyone who ever
wanted to be a pirate will love this show!"
PIRATE MASTER is produced by Mark Burnett Productions. Mark
Burnett and Lisa Hennessy are the executive producers. Eden Gaha and Page
Feldman are the co-executive producers
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