Locked Away (season 2)

Locked Away: Absolute is the second season of Locked Away and was produced on TBC, 2022.

The season borrowed elements from the CBS reality television Big Brother. Hosted by Robert, the season consisted of fourteen competitors.

Development and Casting
Applications opened following the finale of Locked Away with the game slated to premiere December 4, 2021 but was pushed back due to work commitments through to 2022.

Format
Locked Away follows a similar setup to the North American and Canadian versions of Big Brother in that houseguests compete each round to win power and safety. At the start of each round, all houseguests nominate two fellow houseguests for eviction. The two houseguests to receive the highest number of nominations will face potential eviction, the results are announced following the Head of Household ("HoH") competition where the any nominations cast for the winner are negated. The host announces which two have received the most nominations, if a tie between three or more houseguests occurs, the Head of Household determines the two nominees. The HoH, nominees and three houseguests selected by random draw compete for the Power of Veto ("PoV") competition. The winner of the PoV competition wins the right to either revoke the nomination of one of the nominated houseguests or leave them as is. If the veto winner uses this power, the HoH must immediately nominate another houseguest for eviction. The PoV winner is also immune from being named as the replacement nominee. On eviction night, all houseguests must vote to evict one of the nominees. The Head of Household and the nominees are not allowed to vote. This compulsory vote is conducted in the privacy of Zoom Direct Message by the host. In the event of a tie, the Head of Household will cast the tie-breaking vote in front of all the houseguests publicly. The nominee with the most votes is evicted from the competition. The cycle then repeats with the previous Head of Household being able to nominate, but not compete in the Head of Household competition.

The last seven evicted houseguests, referred to as the Jury ultimately decide the winner of the season from the two finalists. The Jury are permitted to watch competitions and ceremonies that include all of the remaining houseguests, but conversations outside of these are not accessible to the Jury. A major format change from the North American Big Brother seasons will occur in Locked Away, with the vote tally not being announced at the eviction, only the nominee who has been evicted. In the event of a tie, the Head of Household still casts the tie-breaking vote.