Farma (English: The Farm) is a Croatianreality television series based on The Farm. The series follows a group of participants living on a farm and competing for a cash prize in an elimination-based format.
Farma debuted on Nova TV on 9 March 2008 as the first HDTV program to be broadcast in Croatia.[1] The series concluded its run on Nova TV on 30 December 2020 with the finale of the seventh season.[2]
In May 2024, RTL announced a revival of Farma and is set to broadcast the eighth overall season of the series.[3]
A group of contestant is placed on a rural farm where they have to live in an isolation. Contestants leave the farm via eliminations; the winner ultimately receives a monetary prize.
Hosts
On Nova TV, Mia Kovačić hosted all seasons but the second one, with various co-hosts joining her throughout the years.[4]
After a hiatus, the series returned to Nova TV in September 2015.[8] Unlike in the previous three seasons, the contestant were not celebrities. The fourth season was titled Novi početak (English: New Beginning), and the fifth season, debuting in September 2016, was titled Dvije Farme (English: Two Farms) with contestants being placed on two different farms.[9] A sixth season followed two years later, premiering in September 2018.[10]
After another two-year hiatus, the seventh season aired on Nova TV under the title Farma: More i Maslina (English: Farma: The Sea and the Olive) from October to December 2020.[6] The winner of More i Maslina was Tomislav Pavlović.[2]
Season 8: RTL revival
In May 2024, RTL announced a revival of the series. The applications for aspiring participants to apply were opened the same month. A cash prize of €50,000 will be offered to the winner.[3]
Reception
Ratings
During its first two seasons, the series was broadcast in prime time for 13 weeks, six days in a week, and was the highest rated show of the season.[citation needed]
According to Nova TV, the fifth season, broadcast from September to December 2016, had an average of 570,000 viewers.[10]
^"Mia Kovačić nam iskreno priznala: "Što sam starija to mi izolacija sve bolji zvuči"" [Mia Kovačić honestly admitted to us: "The older I get, the better isolation sounds to me."]. showbuzz.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024. Mia Kovačić i ove će se godine naći u ulozi voditeljice popularnog reality showa Farma čije emitiranje uskoro kreće na Novoj TV. [This year, Mia Kovačić will once again host of the popular reality show Farma, which will soon be broadcast on Nova TV.]
^"7 muškaraca i 7 žena u izolaciji: Tko je Gazda, a tko Sluge i Sluškinje?" [7 men and 7 women in isolation: Who is the Boss and who are the Servants and Maids?]. showbuzz.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024. Ne propustite svjetski poznati i popularni reality show od 6. rujna na Novoj TV. [Do not miss the world-famous and popular reality show from 6 September on Nova TV.]