Punk'd - International Versions

International Versions

• An Icelandic version of the show, Tekinn, hosted by Auðunn Blöndal, premiered on Sirkus TV in fall 2006.
• A Norwegian version, Lurt av Karlsen hosted by Jan Fredrik Karlsen, premiered on TV2 4. March 2010.
• A Hong Kong version, Whatever Things!, was hosted by Edison Chen, in which he pranked famous Asian artists like Vanness Wu.
• A Dutch version, Gotcha was hosted by Georgina Verbaan for the first season and Tatum Dagelet for the second.
• An Arab version called الكاميرا الخفية (The Hidden Camera).
• An Indian version called MTV Bakra was initiated by Cyrus Broacha airing from 1997.
• In Iraq there was a show, Put Him in Bucca, where fake bombs were planted in celebrities cars and they were threatened with death and prison.
• In Romania there is a show broadcast and produced by Intact Media Group, who run host TV station Antena 1. It is called "Plasa de stele" (A trap for stars) and it has been broadcast for over 2 years. It is hosted by Dan Negru
• In the Philippines a version of the show called "Victim" was a short lived Prank show pranking celebrities the host was Actor/Model/VJ/Fitness Guru/singer Carlos Agassi the show lasted for one season and in one year in 2003-2004 on ABS-CBN and re-aired on sister networks Studio 23 and MTV Philippines (Now MTV Asia)
• In Japan the show is called ドッキリ　パニックフェイス (Surprise Panic Face) where famous comedians and celebrities are punk'd.
• In Canada the show is broadcast on MuchMusic.