Samuel Leeds Academy to film first U.S. edition of The Eviction in Texas
Samuel Leeds Academy says it will film the first U.S. edition of its competition series The Eviction in Texas in September 2026.
Samuel Leeds Academy says it will film the first U.S. edition of its competition series The Eviction in Texas from Sept. 14 to Sept. 30, 2026. Casting is open nationwide, and 12 participants are expected to take part.
Background and format
According to the company’s Sept. 2, 2026, GlobeNewswire release, the move brings a format previously used in the United Kingdom to the U.S. market for the first time. The Academy says the series is entertainment-led and could become an ongoing part of the format if the Texas run performs well.
The Academy says it has already run three UK versions of The Eviction in 2020, 2022 and 2024. For the U.S. edition, contestants will compete over two weeks in challenges centered on property, business, negotiations and entrepreneurship.
The release says the show will eliminate contestants as the competition progresses. It also says previous real estate experience is not required.
Applicants must be at least 18, legally eligible to participate, available for the full filming period and comfortable being filmed, according to the release. The application process includes an initial application, a second-stage questionnaire and, for selected candidates, a short video audition.
Accommodation will be provided during filming, but contestants must pay their own travel to and from Texas.
What the company said
Samuel Leeds is quoted in the release saying he does not want to simply recreate the UK model in America because the U.S. property market differs in financing, terminology and strategy. He said the project is intended to help the Academy build relationships with U.S. real estate professionals and adapt its approach to the American market.
The release describes Leeds as a British property investor, entrepreneur and property educator who began investing in his teens and founded the Samuel Leeds Academy. It says the Academy teaches strategies including buy-to-let, HMOs, rent-to-rent, serviced accommodation, deal sourcing and property development.
What happens next
Casting is open across the United States, and the series is set to be distributed through Leeds’ YouTube platforms, according to the release. The company says the Texas production could be the start of a longer U.S. version of the format if the first run is well received.
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