Ich bin ein Star – Die große Dschungelshow

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 15th season of the original show, was originally planned for 2021 to take place for the first time in the history of the show not in Australia, but in North Wales, at Gwrych Castle.

[2] On October 22, 2020, it was announced that production in Wales was canceled and RTL was working on a new concept.

[3] On December 1, 2020, it was announced that from January 15, 2021 a new show under the name Ich bin ein Star – Die große Dschungelshow would take place.

Also in this show, the candidates have to do every day Bushtucker trials and win stars.

[6] On January 11, 2021, RTL announced that drag queen Nina Queer, who had self-deprecatedly referred to as a "Hitler tranny" in the past due to racially interpreted statements about homophobic attacks, was replaced with Sam Dylan.