Nine Upfront 2023: Nine announces action reality, The Summit

Nine has released the first look at what audiences can expect to see on screens in 2023. 

New to Channel 9 and 9Now in 2023 will be The Summit - a show with a world-first format. 

In the rugged Alps of New Zealand’s southern island, a group of strangers will embark on an epic quest unlike anything ever seen.

With their backpacks containing an equal share of $1 million dollars, the group must reach the peak of a distant mountain in just 14 days to win the cash they’re carrying.

Along the journey, they’ll need to work as a team as they tackle dangerous terrain, wild conditions and overcome adrenaline-charged challenges that block their path to the mountain.

When jokingly asked if people will die, chief sales officer at Nine Michael Stephenson said, "I can categorically say that won't be the case.

"There are a range of challenges, and you've got to be very strategic in terms of how you will get there."

But what happens when members of the group fall behind, will the rest of the trekkers slow down and risk not reaching it up the mountain in time? Or will they cut them loose and press ahead to cash in?

In a thrilling tale of endurance, survival and greed; morals will be tested, physical limits pushed, and bonds broken. Will they reach the summit in time and who will walk away with the money?

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A blockbuster action-adventure filled with cliffhangers; this is The Summit…getting up is just the beginning!

The Summit is a 9Network and Endemol Shine Australia (A Banijay company) original series, produced by Endemol Shine Australia.

The Summit premieres on Channel Nine and 9Now in 2023.