Road to a Million, Season One Cast: Brian Cox and nine pairs of two players each
Directors: Alice Smith, Jamie Goold, Tom Dumican, and Julian Jones
Accessible via Prime Video
Subtitles are available in English.
Eight episodes with a total runtime of roughly 50 minutes each
What It Concerns:
Road to a Million, Season One : The eight-episode reality competition series is a spin-off of the James Bond movie franchise. In order to earn a prize of £9 million (£1 million for each pair), nine pairs of regular people go on an excursion to find hidden clues at locations regularly featured in the British Secret Service film. The show’s host, Brian Cox, plays the “Controller,” a villain a la James Bond that takes pleasure in the suffering of the competitors.
What’s Positive?
In the first scene of the episode, the couples are seen scaling mountains and swimming into chilly Loch waters in Scotland in search of their first briefcases and answering a question correctly to earn $5,000. Fans of the James Bond movies will be in for a treat throughout the course of the eight episodes, as they will be able to relive some of their best Agent 007 missions, such as the thrilling pursuit scene in No Time To Die or the Italian Alps in For Your Eyes Only.
Sometimes the show will assist you become more knowledgeable overall. While at other times, you’ll be biting your nails to watch the competitors perform some insane exploits like scaling a crane on Italy’s Gravina Bridge, weighing a tarantula, measuring a snake, scaling a volcano that erupted a year ago, and more. The show gives the competitors—siblings, husband and wife, father and sons, and friends—a opportunity to heal any wounds in their relationships while simultaneously putting their mental toughness to the test.
In contrast to other reality shows, where participants must complete a minimum number of rounds in order to earn cash prizes, 007: Road To A Million offers the duos an instant £5,000 prize if they correctly answer the first question (and turn off the green gas canister). The fact that the competitors on this show are working hard to get to the finish line and win their £1 million rather than fighting with one another for the money is another plus.
