Farma (Croatian TV series)

Farma (English: The Farm) is a Croatian reality 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. The series concluded its run on Nova TV on 30 December 2020 with the finale of the seventh season.

In May 2024, RTL announced a revival of Farma and is set to broadcast the eighth overall season of the series.

Format
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.

Seasons 1–3 (2008-2010): Celebrity edition


The first three seasons ran on Nova TV from 2008 to 2010 and utilized a celebrity format; the contestants were notable television, media and other personalities. The winners of the first three seasons were Rafael Dropulić, Mario Mlinarić and Kristijan Kiki Rahimovski respectively.

Seasons 4–7 (2015–2020)
After a hiatus, the series returned to Nova TV in September 2015. 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. A sixth season followed two years later, premiering in September 2018.

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. The winner of More i Maslina was Tomislav Pavlović.

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.

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.

According to Nova TV, the fifth season, broadcast from September to December 2016, had an average of 570,000 viewers.