Exclusive: Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade is realigning the company’s content and business operations into three groups, the Fox Television Network, Fox Entertainment Studios and sales arm Fox Entertainment Global.
The restructuring includes new senior leadership roles for Michael Thorn, who has been named President of the Fox Television Network, and Fernando Szew who will serve as Head of Fox Entertainment Studios. They will lead two of the three divisions, continuing to report to Wade. Fox’s Unscripted President Allison Wallach will be part of Szew’s team on the studio side.
The changes create a streamlined structure that keeps network, studio and distribution operations separate under different leaders as opposed to the previous setup where both the scripted and unscripted for network and studio were overseen by the same executive.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,...
The restructuring includes new senior leadership roles for Michael Thorn, who has been named President of the Fox Television Network, and Fernando Szew who will serve as Head of Fox Entertainment Studios. They will lead two of the three divisions, continuing to report to Wade. Fox’s Unscripted President Allison Wallach will be part of Szew’s team on the studio side.
The changes create a streamlined structure that keeps network, studio and distribution operations separate under different leaders as opposed to the previous setup where both the scripted and unscripted for network and studio were overseen by the same executive.
“Under this new structure, every division of Fox Entertainment is now poised for growth and creative excellence as we super-serve our audiences everywhere,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva and Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Turkey’s ‘Show Must Go On’ Wins MipFormats International Pitch: ‘It’s Going to Get Rid of Injustice’
Turkish talent show “Show Must Go On” was named the winner of the MipFormats International Pitch on Monday, receiving a cash prize of $5,000 and the opportunity to be part of Fox’s International Unscripted Format Fund.
Developed by FormatWorkshop, “Show Must Go On” will allow its participants to “turn their talent into cash.” But they have to make sure that the jury, and the audience, falls in love with them first as after 30 seconds others will decide if they can continue or not. With the prize increasing as time goes by.
“The audience gets all the necessary tools to be a part of the game, having the fate of the participants at the tip of the fingertip thanks to the Qr code they can scan to vote for their favorite performers,” said Maya Loiselle during the pitch, interpreting for Mustafa Basural and Fatih Ergul.
Although the jury will be able...
Developed by FormatWorkshop, “Show Must Go On” will allow its participants to “turn their talent into cash.” But they have to make sure that the jury, and the audience, falls in love with them first as after 30 seconds others will decide if they can continue or not. With the prize increasing as time goes by.
“The audience gets all the necessary tools to be a part of the game, having the fate of the participants at the tip of the fingertip thanks to the Qr code they can scan to vote for their favorite performers,” said Maya Loiselle during the pitch, interpreting for Mustafa Basural and Fatih Ergul.
Although the jury will be able...
- 4/17/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Krapopolis could spawn Fox’s next iconic animated figure to sit alongside Homer Simpson, Bob Belcher and Peter Griffin, according to the network’s President of Scripted Programming Michael Thorn.
Dan Harmon’s show has been handed an unprecedented season three renewal prior to airing a single episode and been pushed back to the 2023-24 season, news revealed yesterday afternoon by Deadline. Fox is in London this week shopping the title to international buyers.
Speaking to Deadline prior to a Krapopolis screening, Michael Thorn said his team had “found the voice of the characters, concept and comedy exceptionally quickly.”
“We’re so bullish about the work that we want to support and its ability to find an audience and succeed,” said Thorn. “While [a third season order] is atypical, it was a no-brainer for us with Krapopolis.”
“If we dream big,” Thorn added, he predicted one of the central characters could feature on “the...
Dan Harmon’s show has been handed an unprecedented season three renewal prior to airing a single episode and been pushed back to the 2023-24 season, news revealed yesterday afternoon by Deadline. Fox is in London this week shopping the title to international buyers.
Speaking to Deadline prior to a Krapopolis screening, Michael Thorn said his team had “found the voice of the characters, concept and comedy exceptionally quickly.”
“We’re so bullish about the work that we want to support and its ability to find an audience and succeed,” said Thorn. “While [a third season order] is atypical, it was a no-brainer for us with Krapopolis.”
“If we dream big,” Thorn added, he predicted one of the central characters could feature on “the...
- 3/2/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Krapopolis has scored a third-season renewal before a frame of the animated series has been seen by the viewing public.
Fox has made the unprecedented move as it shifts the Dan Harmon-created comedy to debut in the 2023-24 season, shaking up its plans to premiere the series in a four-episode, two-hour block in May.
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The renewal, from Michael Thorn, President of Scripted Programming at Fox, comes as the company is in the UK for the London Screenings, where it will be shopping it to international buyers.
Krapopolis has had a very long gestation period; Harmon signed a direct deal with the broadcast network in July 2020 with a series commitment. In February 2021, the...
Fox has made the unprecedented move as it shifts the Dan Harmon-created comedy to debut in the 2023-24 season, shaking up its plans to premiere the series in a four-episode, two-hour block in May.
Related Story We’ll Be Back: Photo Gallery Of TV Series Renewed In 2023 Related Story John Hesling Named Fox Alternative Entertainment Chief Related Story 'Alert: Missing Persons Unit' Boss Breaks Down The Season Finale's Shocking Twists
The renewal, from Michael Thorn, President of Scripted Programming at Fox, comes as the company is in the UK for the London Screenings, where it will be shopping it to international buyers.
Krapopolis has had a very long gestation period; Harmon signed a direct deal with the broadcast network in July 2020 with a series commitment. In February 2021, the...
- 3/2/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox has named John Hesling its new head of Alternative Entertainment, the broadcast network’s in-house unscripted studio.
Responsible for overseeing the development and production of all unscripted series owned by Fox Entertainment (Fae), as well as programs Fae produces for third-party buyers in the U.S. and abroad, Hesling will be based in Los Angeles. Those titles include “The Masked Singer,” “Next Level Chef,” “I Can See Your Voice,” “Crime Scene Kitchen,” “Alter Ego,” “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer,” “Domino Masters” and “Name that Tune,” among others.
Hesling will report to Allison Wallach, the recently named president of unscripted programming, who took over for Rob Wade following his promotion to Fox Entertainment CEO.
“I am so excited for John to join Fae and lead the incredible team we have assembled,” Wallach said. “His creative vision and vast experience as both a producer and an executive working on a...
Responsible for overseeing the development and production of all unscripted series owned by Fox Entertainment (Fae), as well as programs Fae produces for third-party buyers in the U.S. and abroad, Hesling will be based in Los Angeles. Those titles include “The Masked Singer,” “Next Level Chef,” “I Can See Your Voice,” “Crime Scene Kitchen,” “Alter Ego,” “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer,” “Domino Masters” and “Name that Tune,” among others.
Hesling will report to Allison Wallach, the recently named president of unscripted programming, who took over for Rob Wade following his promotion to Fox Entertainment CEO.
“I am so excited for John to join Fae and lead the incredible team we have assembled,” Wallach said. “His creative vision and vast experience as both a producer and an executive working on a...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Former Maverick USA President John Hesling has been tapped to lead Fox Alternative Entertainment, the broadcaster’s in-house unscripted studio arm.
Hesling will oversee the development and production of all unscripted series owned by Fox Entertainment, TheWrap has confirmed. Those series include “The Masked Singer,” “Next Level Chef,” “Crime Scene Kitchen” and “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer,” among others, alongside productions for third-party buyers in the U.S. and abroad, including “Love Trip: Paris” for Freeform and “The Big Deal” for Ireland’s Virgin Media Television in partnership with Dublin-based BiggerStage.
The veteran executive will report to Fox Entertainment President of Unscripted Programming Allison Wallach, who was elevated to the position in December 2022 after Rob Wade was promoted to CEO.
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“I am so excited for John to join Fae and lead the incredible team we have assembled,” Wallach said. “His...
Hesling will oversee the development and production of all unscripted series owned by Fox Entertainment, TheWrap has confirmed. Those series include “The Masked Singer,” “Next Level Chef,” “Crime Scene Kitchen” and “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer,” among others, alongside productions for third-party buyers in the U.S. and abroad, including “Love Trip: Paris” for Freeform and “The Big Deal” for Ireland’s Virgin Media Television in partnership with Dublin-based BiggerStage.
The veteran executive will report to Fox Entertainment President of Unscripted Programming Allison Wallach, who was elevated to the position in December 2022 after Rob Wade was promoted to CEO.
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“I am so excited for John to join Fae and lead the incredible team we have assembled,” Wallach said. “His...
- 3/1/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Fox Alternative Entertainment, the studio arm of the broadcaster, has a new boss.
Former Maverick USA President John Hesling will run the studio; it comes after Deadline revealed that Allison Wallach, who previously ran the studio, was named President, Unscripted Programming at Fox after Rob Wade was promoted to CEO.
Hesling becomes Head of Fox Alternative Entertainment and EVP, and reports to Wallach.
Other changes among the unscripted staff include a new role for Spike Van Briesen, who is moving from the network to the studio side of the business. Van Briesen, who has exec produced Fox series including Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back and Kristin Davis-fronted sperm donor series Labor of Love, is now SVP, Current, Fox Alternative Entertainment.
Van Briesen will report to Hesling, as will LA-based execs Leela Pon, SVP, Content and Staci Sarkin, SVP, Production.
Hesling spent four years running...
Former Maverick USA President John Hesling will run the studio; it comes after Deadline revealed that Allison Wallach, who previously ran the studio, was named President, Unscripted Programming at Fox after Rob Wade was promoted to CEO.
Hesling becomes Head of Fox Alternative Entertainment and EVP, and reports to Wallach.
Other changes among the unscripted staff include a new role for Spike Van Briesen, who is moving from the network to the studio side of the business. Van Briesen, who has exec produced Fox series including Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back and Kristin Davis-fronted sperm donor series Labor of Love, is now SVP, Current, Fox Alternative Entertainment.
Van Briesen will report to Hesling, as will LA-based execs Leela Pon, SVP, Content and Staci Sarkin, SVP, Production.
Hesling spent four years running...
- 3/1/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Roku Channel is doubling down on sweets.
Under a new deal with Love Productions, which produces “The Great British Baking Show” and its spinoffs, Roku has acquired 150 episodes from across the franchise. Additionally, Roku is launching a free ad-supporting streaming television (Fast) channel dedicated to “Baking Show” alone on Nov. 15, Variety has learned exclusively. This is the first-ever Fast channel for the franchise, and includes content that has never been aired in the U.S.
Among the content now available on the Roku Channel is Seasons 1-7 of “The Great British Baking Show” (with Seasons 1 and 2 being U.S. debuts), the U.S. debut of Seasons 1-10 of “Celebrity Baking Show,” the U.S. debut of Seasons 1-3 of “Baking Show: An Extra Slice” and the U.S. debuts of “Paul Hollywood Bread,” “Mary Berry Cooks,” “Chronicles of Nadia” and “Liam Bakes.”
The acquisitions and channel launch come after...
Under a new deal with Love Productions, which produces “The Great British Baking Show” and its spinoffs, Roku has acquired 150 episodes from across the franchise. Additionally, Roku is launching a free ad-supporting streaming television (Fast) channel dedicated to “Baking Show” alone on Nov. 15, Variety has learned exclusively. This is the first-ever Fast channel for the franchise, and includes content that has never been aired in the U.S.
Among the content now available on the Roku Channel is Seasons 1-7 of “The Great British Baking Show” (with Seasons 1 and 2 being U.S. debuts), the U.S. debut of Seasons 1-10 of “Celebrity Baking Show,” the U.S. debut of Seasons 1-3 of “Baking Show: An Extra Slice” and the U.S. debuts of “Paul Hollywood Bread,” “Mary Berry Cooks,” “Chronicles of Nadia” and “Liam Bakes.”
The acquisitions and channel launch come after...
- 11/16/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
The 2022 Nordic Council Film Prize Nominees Announced
The five nominees for the prestigious Nordic Council Film Prize have been announced. The list of nominees includes Joachim Trier’s Oscar-nominated The Worst Person in the World, Hlynur Pálmason’s Godland, Teemu Nikki’s The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic, Lamb by Valdimar Jóhannson, and Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. The Nordic Council Film Prize, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is awarded to “an artistically significant, Nordic-produced full-length feature film with cinema distribution”. The award comes with a €41,000 cash prize shared equally between the winning film’s director, screenwriter and producer. The winner will be announced on November 1 at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland. Last year’s winner was Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen.
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The five nominees for the prestigious Nordic Council Film Prize have been announced. The list of nominees includes Joachim Trier’s Oscar-nominated The Worst Person in the World, Hlynur Pálmason’s Godland, Teemu Nikki’s The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic, Lamb by Valdimar Jóhannson, and Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. The Nordic Council Film Prize, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is awarded to “an artistically significant, Nordic-produced full-length feature film with cinema distribution”. The award comes with a €41,000 cash prize shared equally between the winning film’s director, screenwriter and producer. The winner will be announced on November 1 at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland. Last year’s winner was Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen.
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- 8/23/2022
- by Zac Ntim and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry have signed on to cohost the Roku Original reality series The Great American Baking Show.
Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood, judges from the original British version, will also take part in the series. The Great American Baking Show will debut exclusively on The Roku Channel in 2023.
Kemper and Cherry will take audiences into the tent to watch contestants vying to become America’s top baker. The US adaptation of the British competition series The Great British Baking Show will feature six 60-minute episodes. Production is underway in the United Kingdom.
Love Productions USA produces the all-new series, and brought the original British version to life along with other adaptations of the competition series, including The Great Celebrity Bake Off and The Great Junior Bake Off.
Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Alternative Originals, Roku, said the adaptation of the series...
Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood, judges from the original British version, will also take part in the series. The Great American Baking Show will debut exclusively on The Roku Channel in 2023.
Kemper and Cherry will take audiences into the tent to watch contestants vying to become America’s top baker. The US adaptation of the British competition series The Great British Baking Show will feature six 60-minute episodes. Production is underway in the United Kingdom.
Love Productions USA produces the all-new series, and brought the original British version to life along with other adaptations of the competition series, including The Great Celebrity Bake Off and The Great Junior Bake Off.
Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Alternative Originals, Roku, said the adaptation of the series...
- 8/18/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry have signed on to co-host the Roku Original series “The Great American Baking Show.” Kemper and Cherry will take audiences into the iconic tent to watch contestants vying to become the America’s top baker.
A U.S. adaptation of the popular British competition series “The Great British Baking Show,” the new show will feature six 60-minute episodes and will premiere in 2023. In addition to Kemper and Cherry, judges featured in the original British iteration, celebrity chef Paul Hollywood and famed restauranteur Prue Leith, will serve as judges on “The Great American Baking Show.”
Love Productions USA is handling production, which is underway in the United Kingdom. Executive producers for the series are Richard McKerrow, Al Edgington, Joe Labracio, Jeremy Finn and John Hesling.
Dates
• Mattel’s “Pictionary,” hosted by Jerry O’Connell, is set to premiere nationally on September 12. O’Connell hosts the family favorite game...
A U.S. adaptation of the popular British competition series “The Great British Baking Show,” the new show will feature six 60-minute episodes and will premiere in 2023. In addition to Kemper and Cherry, judges featured in the original British iteration, celebrity chef Paul Hollywood and famed restauranteur Prue Leith, will serve as judges on “The Great American Baking Show.”
Love Productions USA is handling production, which is underway in the United Kingdom. Executive producers for the series are Richard McKerrow, Al Edgington, Joe Labracio, Jeremy Finn and John Hesling.
Dates
• Mattel’s “Pictionary,” hosted by Jerry O’Connell, is set to premiere nationally on September 12. O’Connell hosts the family favorite game...
- 8/17/2022
- by EJ Panaligan and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: John Hesling, President of Maverick TV USA, is stepping down after four years at the Chrisley Knows Best producer.
Hesling joined the All3Media-owned company in 2017 and has been responsible for overseeing USA Network’s hit reality series Chrisley Knows Best, which recently wrapped up its ninth season, as well as multiple spinoffs including Growing Up Chrisley, which launched its third season last year.
He also scored a Netflix cooking competition series – American Barbecue Showdown – that has been renewed for a second season at the streamer.
It’s not clear what Hesling is going to do next, but he said that he is “excited” to try something new, adding that the industry is in “such a profound period of change” with distribution channels and creative possibilities that his “head is spinning with new ideas to take out to buyers”.
Simon Knight, Chief Executive of Maverick TV, will now oversee the U.
Hesling joined the All3Media-owned company in 2017 and has been responsible for overseeing USA Network’s hit reality series Chrisley Knows Best, which recently wrapped up its ninth season, as well as multiple spinoffs including Growing Up Chrisley, which launched its third season last year.
He also scored a Netflix cooking competition series – American Barbecue Showdown – that has been renewed for a second season at the streamer.
It’s not clear what Hesling is going to do next, but he said that he is “excited” to try something new, adding that the industry is in “such a profound period of change” with distribution channels and creative possibilities that his “head is spinning with new ideas to take out to buyers”.
Simon Knight, Chief Executive of Maverick TV, will now oversee the U.
- 2/2/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is continuing to double down on unscripted.
The streamer has handed out renewals to a trio of shows: The Circle, Indian Matchmaking and The American Barbecue Showdown.
This comes as it prepares a major casting call and ordered a new series, Roaring Twenties, set in Austin, Texas.
The U.S. version of The Circle, the Studio Lambert-produced format that was originated for the UK’s Channel 4, will return for Seasons 4 and 5. This comes ahead of the fall launch of Season 3.
Netflix revealed that Season 2, which shook up how it was scheduled, was watched by 14M households within 28 days of its April premiere. Michelle Buteau will return to host both seasons of the show, which sees a cast contestants flirt, befriend, piss off and compete in challenges against each other to earn a cash prize as top influencer and catfisher
The Circle is produced by Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group.
The streamer has handed out renewals to a trio of shows: The Circle, Indian Matchmaking and The American Barbecue Showdown.
This comes as it prepares a major casting call and ordered a new series, Roaring Twenties, set in Austin, Texas.
The U.S. version of The Circle, the Studio Lambert-produced format that was originated for the UK’s Channel 4, will return for Seasons 4 and 5. This comes ahead of the fall launch of Season 3.
Netflix revealed that Season 2, which shook up how it was scheduled, was watched by 14M households within 28 days of its April premiere. Michelle Buteau will return to host both seasons of the show, which sees a cast contestants flirt, befriend, piss off and compete in challenges against each other to earn a cash prize as top influencer and catfisher
The Circle is produced by Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group.
- 8/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Circle,” “Indian Matchmaking,” and “The American Barbecue Showdown” have all been renewed at Netflix.
“The Circle” has been renewed for both Seasons 4 and 5, with Season 3 of that series due to debut this fall. “Indian Matchmaking” and “The American Barbecue Showdown” have both been renewed for Season 2. In addition, Netflix has ordered the unscripted series “The Roaring Twenties,” which will follow eight twenty-somethings living together in Austin, TX.
Netflix has also announced that it is launching the largest ever open reality series casting call. Fans will be able to submit a video of themselves across a wide variety of reality genres at the new NetflixReality.com site.
“Whether you love competition or cooking, dating or decor, style or a social experiment, we might have a show for you — either now or someday soon,” said Brandon Riegg, vice president of unscripted and documentary series. “Just select a category and submit your...
“The Circle” has been renewed for both Seasons 4 and 5, with Season 3 of that series due to debut this fall. “Indian Matchmaking” and “The American Barbecue Showdown” have both been renewed for Season 2. In addition, Netflix has ordered the unscripted series “The Roaring Twenties,” which will follow eight twenty-somethings living together in Austin, TX.
Netflix has also announced that it is launching the largest ever open reality series casting call. Fans will be able to submit a video of themselves across a wide variety of reality genres at the new NetflixReality.com site.
“Whether you love competition or cooking, dating or decor, style or a social experiment, we might have a show for you — either now or someday soon,” said Brandon Riegg, vice president of unscripted and documentary series. “Just select a category and submit your...
- 8/9/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has renewed “The Circle” for Seasons 4 and 5 (with Season 3 set to debut this fall), picked up second seasons of both “Indian Matchmaking” and “The American Barbecue Showdown,” and ordered new Austin, Texas-set reality show “Roaring Twenties,” the streaming service revealed Monday.
And if you’re a fan of any of those shows, or other unscripted Netflix series, you’re in luck, because “the largest reality casting call ever” has been opened by Netflix to search for contestants for its reality programs via NetflixReality.com.
“Reality TV is a powerful genre. It has the ability to make you invested in who is going to win the big competition or find true love (or at least a good showmance). It also has the ability to bring people together from all walks of life,” Netflix’s vice president of unscripted and documentary series, Brandon Riegg, said in a blog post published Monday.
And if you’re a fan of any of those shows, or other unscripted Netflix series, you’re in luck, because “the largest reality casting call ever” has been opened by Netflix to search for contestants for its reality programs via NetflixReality.com.
“Reality TV is a powerful genre. It has the ability to make you invested in who is going to win the big competition or find true love (or at least a good showmance). It also has the ability to bring people together from all walks of life,” Netflix’s vice president of unscripted and documentary series, Brandon Riegg, said in a blog post published Monday.
- 8/9/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Maverick TV USA has a new boss. Veteran producer John Hesling has been named president of the unit, tasked with developing and launching new programs for American audiences as well as driving value from formats created by Maverick TV's UK office. Based in Los Angeles, he will report to Maverick CEO Simon Knight and All3Media America CEO Greg Lipstone. Hesling most recently was Svp Programming at Shed Media/Warner Bros Television, where he had creative oversight of the…...
- 12/6/2017
- Deadline TV
Despite a series of unfortunate events in which NBC cancelled Best Time Ever, back in December of 2015, The Peacock Network is still in business with Neil Patrick Harris. NBC has ordered the Genius Junior TV show.Doogie Howser M.D.'s alter-ego is hosting the game show which features the brightest kids in the country. He also executive produces Genius Junior for NBC with Pam Healey, John Hesling, Phil Parsons, and Ed Egan. Read More…...
- 4/3/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
NBC has ordered eight episodes of Ellen DeGeneres‘ new docuseries, “First Dates,” based on the British format. The hour-long show will follow eight couples who meet for the first time and find out, along with the audience, whether they have enough chemistry for a second date. The observational documentary series will begin production in July in Chicago. No premiere date is set. Also Read: Inside Ellen’s Empire: How the Queen of Daytime Is Conquering Hollywood “First Dates” is executive produced by Pam Healey and John Hesling for Shed Media, DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman for A Very Good Production, and Tim Carter for Twenty.
- 3/27/2015
- by L.A. Ross
- The Wrap
Think you have the brightest child in the U.S.? You may have a chance to find out. Lifetime has ordered eight episodes of new competition docuseries Child Genius, for premiere later this year. Based on the popular UK format, Child Genius centers on some of America’s most extraordinary and gifted children and their families as they prepare for a national intelligence competition. In cooperation with American Mensa, the competition will take place over several weeks this summer and will test America’s best young minds on their knowledge of logic, current affairs, history, memory, science, spelling, math and debate. At the end, one amazing kid will be named Child Genius 2014. Nationwide casting is currently underway. Child Genius is produced by Shed Media Us. Pam Healey, John Hesling and Dan Snook serve as executive producers, along with Lifetime’s Eli Lehrer, Mary Donahue and David Hillman.
- 5/2/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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