''Farma'' (English: ''The Farm'') is a

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based on the

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format of ''The Farm''. The series follows a group of participants living on a

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and competing for a cash prize in an elimination-based format. ''Farma'' debuted on

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on 9 March 2008 as the first

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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,

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announced a revival of ''Farma'', which premiered on 19 May 2025 on RTL's streaming service

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Production

Format

A group of contestant is placed on a

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farm where they have to live in an isolation. Contestants leave the farm via eliminations; the winner ultimately receives a monetary prize.

Hosts

, Mia Kovačić hosted all seasons but the second, with various co-hosts joining her throughout the years.

Series overview

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

The first three seasons ran on

from 2008 to 2010 and utilized a celebrity format; the contestants were notable

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, media and other personalities. The winners of the first three seasons were

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, Mario Mlinarić and

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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 (2025): RTL revival

In May 2024,

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. RTL confirmed that the season will feature 19 contestants and was filmed in

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. The season is hosted by

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. The season premiered on 19 May 2025 on RTL's streaming service

. RTL began airing the season one week later, on 26 May 2025.

Reception

Ratings

During its first two seasons, the series was broadcast in

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for 13 weeks, six days in a week, and was the highest rated show of the season. According to

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

References

External links

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