These celebrities will stop at nothing to start a conversation in Seven’s exciting new travel series with a twist.
Four beloved Aussie faces are banding together to shine a spotlight on causes close to their hearts in MATES ON A MISSION .
From Seven Studios comes a fresh aspirational travel comedy series with an unexpected heart-warming twist.
Forget fun runs and chocolate drives, this awesome foursome will go to any length to get their message out there:
SHANE JACOBSON - TV HOST/ACTOR TODD McKENNEY - ENTERTAINER KRIS SMITH - MODEL BRIAN “BT” TAYLOR - AFL LEGEND & COMMENTATOR / The Great Weekend PRESENTER
Together, they’re hitting the road to take on insane challenges from across the globe to raise awareness for different causes that mean something to them including mental health, heart disease and bowel cancer.
From the hilarious fish-out-of-water arrival in a foreign land, through to the nerve wracking moments before the epic final challenge, it’s must-see event television overflowing with warmth, heart and lots of laughs.
This fearless and funny troupe are no strangers to each other or to getting out of their comfort zone having starred in last year’s blockbuster and the number one new show of 2018, The Real Full Monty .
MATES ON A MISSION is currently in production and coming soon to Channel Seven.
Mates Shane Jacobson, Todd McKenney, Kris Smith and Brian “BT” Taylor travel the world to take on insane challenges in this inspirational travel comedy series. This fearless, funny and unique band of brothers are no strangers to each other or to getting out of their comfort zones after taking it all off for THE REAL FULL MONTY. Now, they’ll go to any length, on any land, to shine a light on mental health issues and encourage blokes out there not to bottle up, but to open up.
Todd McKenney told the TV Blackbox podcast that he had not seen the final edit yet but the shoot was hilarious. He said that most of the show was to be filmed overseas, and there were a number of episodes to be done, but they had not been able to do so due to COVID-19.
Mates on a Mission is mentioned in the last two minutes of the podcast.
Mates on a Mission was plugged for the 2019 year but never made it to air. COVID did affect production, so Seven will air what footage they have. The series will feature Shane Jacobson, Todd McKenney, Kris Smith and Brian Taylor taking on challenges from across the globe to raise awareness for different causes including mental health, heart disease and bowel cancer.
Mates On A Mission is a fresh aspirational travel comedy series with an unexpected heart-warming twist.
Four beloved celebrities band together to shine a spotlight on a great cause close to their hearts.
But forget fun runs and chocolate drives, this famous five will go to any length to get their message out there.
From conquering a pain-inducing physical challenge on a crazy Japanese game show, to setting a daring world record for the longest zip line between two hot air balloons over the Nevada desert…these celebrities will stop at nothing to start a conversation.
From the hilarious fish-out-of-water arrival in a foreign land, through to the nerve wracking moments before the epic final challenge, it’s must-see event television overflowing with warmth, heart and lots of humour… and all underpinned by a genuine drive to raise awareness for a great cause.
Episode 1: Shane Jacobson, Todd Mckenney, Kris Smith and Brian Taylor hit the road to take on challenges across the globe to raise awareness for a cause close to their hearts, mental health. First stop Germany.
Only three episodes means the show will finish by the end of January, just in time for the return of Home and Away to its triple (or double) episode timeslot.
Saw tonight’s episode and it was surprisingly good.
Too bad Seven’s head of programming is too stupid to capitalise this show. It could’ve aired on one of the weeknights after The Voice Generations, DWTS or SAS for three weeks. Instead they’re wasting this show during non-ratings and against The Australian Open which is doing exceptionally well this year.
