The Fortune Hotel: release date, episodes, host, who's left, players, trailer and everything we know
Stephen Mangan hosts The Fortune Hotel, ITV1's new reality show packed with sun, sea... and secrets.
Move over The Traitors, there's a new game of deception in town and it's all set to be your favourite reality show of the summer. Here's everything we know about The Fortune Hotel...
The Fortune Hotel release date
The Fortune Hotel promises to be a real entertainment extravaganza and launched on Monday, May 13 at 9pm on ITV1.
The show continues to air nightly Monday to Thursday over the next two weeks, with the final episode airing on Thursday, May 23.
The Fortune Hotel episodes
Episode One - Monday, May 13: Game show presented by Stephen Mangan, in which 10 pairs of guests arrived at a Caribbean resort to play a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.
Episode Two - Tuesday, May 14: The remaining pairs sampled dubious cocktails in the first Room Service task, before digging for treasure on a tropical beach in the Day Trip challenge.
Episode Three - Wednesday, May 15: The guests were left reeling by the events of the last Night Cap but a shocking twist left them all eager to find the fortune as the stakes got even higher. Things got personal in the Room Service game before a wet and wild Day Trip Challenge.
Episode Four - Thursday, May 16: At the luxury resort, the remaining pairs attempted to search for the cash case and avoid the dreaded Early Checkout. Alliances were formed and suspicions grew about who was hiding the fortune. Plus, a surprising pair were given the Early Checkout card and faced a premature exit unless they could offload it.
Episode Five - Monday, May 20: A room-service challenge takes a comedic turn when pairs are judged on the merit of their artistic talents before the guests need to put aside rivalries and work with their competitors to triumph when they work in teams. But with only two pairs gaining the powerful final swap, it's soon clear that communication will be key to success.
Episode Six - Tuesday, May 21: The guests attempt to pack light in the Room Service Challenge before they embark on a Day Trip Challenge at the island's rum distillery. An offer of help at the Night Cap goes wrong, leaving one pair left in the cold.
Episode Seven - Wednesday, May 22: One particularly vulnerable pair tries to form new alliances and the guests must think in sync in the Room Service game. The Day Trip Challenge sees the pairs on a luxury yacht.
Episode Eight - Thursday, May 23: The final pairs have reached the end, but only one of them can check out of the hotel with the fortune case - a devilish twist is revealed and it's every pair for themselves going into the dramatic final, a cunning riddle must be decoded in a Room Service game, and the climactic Day Trip Challenge sees guests locate a speedboat and race to escape a tropical island to make it back to the hotel first.
Who is the host?
The Split and Pointless star Stephen Mangan is the resort's manager who welcomes 10 pairs of holidaymakers to The Fortune Hotel.
They will all be hoping that, by the end of their stay, they’ll be leaving with a golden glow and £250,000 cash.
How does the game work?
As they arrive at The Fortune Hotel, our 10 pairs are each given a briefcase - and only they will get to learn what's inside.
"Eight cases have nothing in them, one holds the cash and the remaining case contains the Early Checkout card - end the day with that and you’re going home," explains Stephen.
"All our pairs are trying to stay at the hotel while working out where the cash is and the goal is to be the couple at the end holding that case. If they are, they win a life-changing sum of money."
Each episode, our ‘Fortune Holders’, ‘Fortune Hunters’ and ‘Unfortunates’ will try to unravel the ‘Whogotit’ mystery by playing the Day Trip Challenge. Where they place in the challenge will determine their order in the nail-biting case swap in the hotel’s Lady Luck bar later that night. Who’s holding the fortune? And who’s destined for an early checkout?
Who has left The Fortune Hotel so far?
Episode One: Chloe and Louie
Episode Two: Tracey and Abbie
Episode Four: Lesley and Gary
Who are the guests at The Fortune Hotel?
Meet the 10 couples hoping to win big at The Fortune Hotel…
Adam & Michael
Best friends
Adam says: "Our strategy is to be the fun guys - befriend everyone, so they want us around."
Will & Jo-Anne
Mother and son
Will says: "I’m not going to trust anyone at all. I’m 100% in it to win it!"
Jae & Cherish
Best friends
Jae says: "I would describe our friendship as being, I am the calm… and she is the storm!"
Scott & Tommy
Best friends
Scott says: "The game plan was to convince everyone we had a game plan, which we don’t!"
Daniel & Claire
Married
Daniel says: "As a criminal barrister, I hope this game will involve bluffing and manipulating."
Aysha & Samm
Married
Aysha says: "If we were to win this game it would be huge - and make our three girls proud."
Jen & Susan
Best friends
Jen says: "I might drop some red herrings about my job to throw people off the scent."
Louie and Chloe
Business partners
Louie says: "Working in the beauty industry, first impressions are we’ll be underestimated."
Tracey & Abbie
Mum and daughter
Tracey says: "People will think we’re ditsy, fun and giggly, so we’ll be good contenders."
Gary & Lesley
Partners
Gary says: "Since being made redundant, getting that £250,000 would change our lives."
Is there a trailer?
There is indeed. Here's a teaser to whet your appetite.
The Fortune Hotel... check-in opens from Monday, May 13 at 9pm on ITV1.
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