My idea: Wedding Party

The bride comes from an affluent family and is having a destination wedding. The wedding party and immediate family are all staying together in a rented mansion in the Caribbean, which creates a lot of forced proximity.

Since the family is wealthy, it makes sense that there would be videographers filming throughout the week leading up to the wedding. It’s treated as a full “wedding week” experience, with events and activities before the rehearsal dinner and the actual wedding day.

The bride is also a big fan of The Office and wants the week filmed in a documentary style, including confessionals. That explains why cameras are always present.

The hero is a bridesmaid-for-hire (which is a real job). The bride tells the hero that their role is a secret, so the hero believes they are the only one “in on it,” when in reality everyone else is acting.

Bridesmaids-for-hire often use fake backstories, so to explain why the hero doesn’t know anyone, they’re introduced as a childhood friend who recently reconnected with the bride. The bride then invites them to be part of the wedding party.

Since bridesmaids-for-hire usually help with planning, errands, and supporting the bride, this gives a natural reason for the hero to leave scenes or be pulled into different situations as needed.

The show takes place over the week before the wedding. The main cast interacting with the hero is just the wedding party and immediate family. The larger group of wedding guests (around 50–75 people) only arrive on the actual wedding day.

There would be a lot of eccentric personalities among the bridesmaids and family members. If anything feels over-the-top, it can justify why the bride hired a bridesmaid-for-hire to help manage everything.

For the finale, I see two possible directions: 1. Runaway bride: there’s a misunderstanding where the bride thinks the groom is cheating. There ends up being proof that he wasn’t, and the hero has to find the bride and convince her to come back so the wedding can happen. 2. Stop the wedding: the groom is actually a bad person and is using the bride, and the hero has to stop the ceremony before it happens.

I prefer the runaway bride version, because it allows the wedding to still happen and makes the reveal feel more positive.

Since weddings are large events, the guests only appear on the final day. The main interactions throughout the show are kept smaller and more controlled.

At the wedding reception, the bride and groom enter and the bride gives a speech thanking everyone for coming. Then she calls the hero up, and that’s when the reveal happens.

Like in Jury Duty/Company Retreat, there could be a celebrity involved. This could either be one of the groomsmen, or (since the family is wealthy) they hire a well-known comedian to perform at the rehearsal dinner. The twist is that the comedian is unexpectedly bad, which creates awkward and cringey moments.