Content powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, today announces Mastiff Sweden has landed a prime-time commission from TV4 for the debut series of 100 Knives, a new high-stakes culinary showdown, co-developed with Bunim/Murray Productions, part of Banijay Americas and Smart Dog Media. Originally unveiled in 2024 as a development collaboration between the three companies, the ambitious competition format has been picked up for series through a creative partnership with TV4.
100 Knives throws 100 chefs into a high-pressure culinary arena where teamwork is everything and no one can afford to be the weakest link. From food truck owners to fine dining apprentices, contestants are split into brigades and face escalating challenges that test skill and leadership. With each episode, chefs are eliminated, and the brigades reshaped until only the strongest remain, culminating in one ultimate winner who proves they can survive the heat and lead under pressure.
Matilda Snöwall, CEO, Mastiff Sweden says: “Audiences are gravitating to supersized formats with real emotional stakes – and we all know professional kitchens are a hotbed of tension and drama. 100 Knives takes that intensity and scales it to huge proportions – one hundred chefs, brigade battles and relentless pressure. With TV4 as our partner, this is going to be a spectacle for viewers.”
Fredrik Arefalk, Director of Channels and Content, TV4 says: ”We’re excited to be part of the journey behind 100 Knives, a format that truly stands out in a noisy market. At TV4, we have a strong tradition of launching original formats that capture the hearts of our viewers, and this collaboration is a great example of that spirit. Competition, dreams, emotions and food — it’s a powerful mix that we know engages, and we look forward to sharing it with our audience.”
James Townley, Chief Content Officer, Development at Banijay Entertainment says: “From its early development stages to first commission, 100 Knives is testament to how collaboration heightens creative ambition. There’s a growing appetite for formats that push scale and tension, delivering immersive and emotionally charged storytelling. 100 Knives takes the energy of pressure cooker kitchens and amplifies it to a level rarely seen on television.”
Mastiff Sweden is behind ambitious formats like the local version of Survivor, and Love is Blind Sweden, serving as the production partner on multiple other adaptations of the global Netflix hit.
100 Knives joins Banijay Entertainment’s all-new slate of original and entertaining formats for MIPCOM 2025, including Let’s Play Ball, Football Island, Villa of Temptations, Foodish, and Lost and Found in the Lakes.
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DEADLINE: Sweden’s TV4 Takes On Banijay’s Culinary Showdown 100 Knives
