Exclusive: In what is described as the “largest cooking show in history”, Banijay companies Bunim/Murray and Mastiff Sweden have teamed up with The Masked Singer producer Smart Dog Media on 100 Knives.
The three companies are developing the series with the aim of producing it in the U.S. and internationally.
The project sees 100 chefs converge on a high-stakes culinary battleground, each vying to carve out their legacy among the elite.
Forging kitchen brigades, the chefs engage in battles, transforming the stage into a test of skill, creativity, and teamwork. Every slice and dice by the chefs become a quest to sharpen their edge against the competition. By the end of this clash of kitchen titans, only one brigade will stand victorious, claiming their triumph with the ultimate “blade” of glory, per the logline.
Bunim/Murray’s Julie Pizzi, Rupert Dobson and Erica Ross redeveloped the format with Craig Plestis,...
The three companies are developing the series with the aim of producing it in the U.S. and internationally.
The project sees 100 chefs converge on a high-stakes culinary battleground, each vying to carve out their legacy among the elite.
Forging kitchen brigades, the chefs engage in battles, transforming the stage into a test of skill, creativity, and teamwork. Every slice and dice by the chefs become a quest to sharpen their edge against the competition. By the end of this clash of kitchen titans, only one brigade will stand victorious, claiming their triumph with the ultimate “blade” of glory, per the logline.
Bunim/Murray’s Julie Pizzi, Rupert Dobson and Erica Ross redeveloped the format with Craig Plestis,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has announced the lineup of six teams of lifelong friends who will be participating in the upcoming reality competition series “Buddy Games.” Hosted by Josh Duhamel, the show is set to premiere on Thursday, September 14 at 9:00 Pm Et/Pt on the CBS Television Network and will also be available for streaming on Paramount+.
“Buddy Games” brings together six teams of four close-knit friends, who have known each other at different stages of their lives, for a nostalgic summer camp adventure at a picturesque lakeside location. These friends will engage in a variety of physically and mentally challenging activities, aiming to relive their glory days while testing their bonds and friendships. Throughout the series, friendships will be put to the test as they compete to prove their connection is the strongest.
Here are the teams competing in the series premiere of “Buddy Games”:
Derby Squad: Jacky “Shu” Shu,...
“Buddy Games” brings together six teams of four close-knit friends, who have known each other at different stages of their lives, for a nostalgic summer camp adventure at a picturesque lakeside location. These friends will engage in a variety of physically and mentally challenging activities, aiming to relive their glory days while testing their bonds and friendships. Throughout the series, friendships will be put to the test as they compete to prove their connection is the strongest.
Here are the teams competing in the series premiere of “Buddy Games”:
Derby Squad: Jacky “Shu” Shu,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Morgan Hall
- TV Everyday
The trend of turning movies into reality series continues to gain steam.
Buddy Games, the 2019 comedy directed by and starring Josh Duhamel, has been adapted into a reality competition series for CBS.
The series, which comes from Real World and The Challenge producer Bunim Murray and CBS Studios, has been shot with Duhamel as host and the actor will executive produce via his Dakota Kid Productions banner.
The film centers on a group of six friends that reunite after a five-year hiatus to engage in a challenging set of dares and games and help lift one of their own out of depression and also have a chance of winning $150,000 while doing so.
Directed by Duhamel, it also starred Olivia Munn, Dax Shepard, Kevin Dillon and Neal McDonough. It was produced by WWE Studios and distributed by Saban Films. A sequel to the film is currently in the works.
It was...
Buddy Games, the 2019 comedy directed by and starring Josh Duhamel, has been adapted into a reality competition series for CBS.
The series, which comes from Real World and The Challenge producer Bunim Murray and CBS Studios, has been shot with Duhamel as host and the actor will executive produce via his Dakota Kid Productions banner.
The film centers on a group of six friends that reunite after a five-year hiatus to engage in a challenging set of dares and games and help lift one of their own out of depression and also have a chance of winning $150,000 while doing so.
Directed by Duhamel, it also starred Olivia Munn, Dax Shepard, Kevin Dillon and Neal McDonough. It was produced by WWE Studios and distributed by Saban Films. A sequel to the film is currently in the works.
It was...
- 4/12/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox on Wednesday revealed summer premiere dates for shows including Crime Scene Kitchen, Beat Shazam, Don’t Forget The Lyrics, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars and MasterChef.
Dates for So You Think You Can Dance and Domino Masters are among the titles yet to be announced.
Joel McHale returns for a special two-hour season premiere of the baking competition series Crime Scene Kitchen on Monday, May 22 (8-10 p.m. Et/Pt). The following week, on May 29, it will air in its regular time slot at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Crime Scene Kitchen follows bakers as they taste test various desserts and attempt to decode what they’re tasting to re-create the recipe for celebrity judges chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp. Stone and Gampp then decide who made the tastiest treat that was most similar to the original.
Crime Scene Kitchen is produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment and Fly on the Wall Entertainment.
Dates for So You Think You Can Dance and Domino Masters are among the titles yet to be announced.
Joel McHale returns for a special two-hour season premiere of the baking competition series Crime Scene Kitchen on Monday, May 22 (8-10 p.m. Et/Pt). The following week, on May 29, it will air in its regular time slot at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Crime Scene Kitchen follows bakers as they taste test various desserts and attempt to decode what they’re tasting to re-create the recipe for celebrity judges chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp. Stone and Gampp then decide who made the tastiest treat that was most similar to the original.
Crime Scene Kitchen is produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment and Fly on the Wall Entertainment.
- 4/5/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Tubi is getting into some witchy business with Vanessa Hudgens.
The platform has acquired the unscripted film, “Dead Hot,” a passion project from Hudgens that follows her and musician Gg Magree, as they embark on a journey to Salem, Mass., where they learn about witchcraft, ghost hunting and connecting with the spirit world.
“Dead Hot” hails from Bunim-Murray Productions and is distributed by Banijay Rights. The film will debut on April 14.
Hudgens and Magree are self-taught students of witchcraft and have been experimenting and connecting with the spirit world for much of their lives. But after a ghost hunt gone wrong, the duo realizes they need to seek out proper mentorship and training, so they head on a pilgrimage to Salem with cameras chronicling their journey for a masterclass in witchcraft.
The film is described as an “intimate journey into the supernatural realm that explores identity, feminine power and sisterhood.
The platform has acquired the unscripted film, “Dead Hot,” a passion project from Hudgens that follows her and musician Gg Magree, as they embark on a journey to Salem, Mass., where they learn about witchcraft, ghost hunting and connecting with the spirit world.
“Dead Hot” hails from Bunim-Murray Productions and is distributed by Banijay Rights. The film will debut on April 14.
Hudgens and Magree are self-taught students of witchcraft and have been experimenting and connecting with the spirit world for much of their lives. But after a ghost hunt gone wrong, the duo realizes they need to seek out proper mentorship and training, so they head on a pilgrimage to Salem with cameras chronicling their journey for a masterclass in witchcraft.
The film is described as an “intimate journey into the supernatural realm that explores identity, feminine power and sisterhood.
- 2/9/2023
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Bunim/Murray Productions, the Emmy-winning reality production company which recently launched Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Girrrls on Amazon Prime, Don’t Forget The Lyrics on Fox and is bringing its hit franchise The Challenge to CBS this summer, is bolstering its development and current programming teams, promoting three and adding four new staffers.
Veteran producers Gayani Wanigaratne and Steve Ezell have both been named Senior Vice President, Development & Current. Additionally, Michael Driscoll and Nicholette Dixon have been tapped as Vice President, Development, Monique Berduo joins Bmp as Director, Development, Nikki Cameron has been promoted to Director of Development and Lauryn McCollum will serve as a development associate.
“We are committed to investing in our development and current programming teams as our creative focus has continued to evolve,” said Julie Pizzi, Bunim/Murray President. “We are thrilled to expand our in-house expertise to help us further grow our content creation efforts.
Veteran producers Gayani Wanigaratne and Steve Ezell have both been named Senior Vice President, Development & Current. Additionally, Michael Driscoll and Nicholette Dixon have been tapped as Vice President, Development, Monique Berduo joins Bmp as Director, Development, Nikki Cameron has been promoted to Director of Development and Lauryn McCollum will serve as a development associate.
“We are committed to investing in our development and current programming teams as our creative focus has continued to evolve,” said Julie Pizzi, Bunim/Murray President. “We are thrilled to expand our in-house expertise to help us further grow our content creation efforts.
- 6/6/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Anna Sorokin, the convicted swindler whose criminal adventures formed the basis of the hit Netflix 2022 series Inventing Anna, will soon be deported to Germany – if she hasn’t already been sent packing.
According to various media reports today, Sorokin – the real name of the self-invented Anna Delvey – was released from Ice custody yesterday and was no longer being detained in an upstate New York detention facility. Though her criminal defense lawyer Todd Spodek has declined comment, sources have told both The New York Times and the New York Post that Sorokin’s deportation was imminent, with the Post reporting that she was expected to board a flight to Frankfurt last night.
Sorokin had been fighting deportation for a year, having completed her prison stint for the crimes depicted in the Shonda Rhimes-created series in February 2021. Last March, she was detained at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office...
According to various media reports today, Sorokin – the real name of the self-invented Anna Delvey – was released from Ice custody yesterday and was no longer being detained in an upstate New York detention facility. Though her criminal defense lawyer Todd Spodek has declined comment, sources have told both The New York Times and the New York Post that Sorokin’s deportation was imminent, with the Post reporting that she was expected to board a flight to Frankfurt last night.
Sorokin had been fighting deportation for a year, having completed her prison stint for the crimes depicted in the Shonda Rhimes-created series in February 2021. Last March, she was detained at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office...
- 3/15/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Fake heiress Anna Sorokin, otherwise known as Anna Delvey, is working with Surviving R. Kelly producer Bunim/Murray Productions on a limited documentary series.
Sorokin, whose wild story of how she bilked banks for hundreds of thousands as she became a New York socialite, is currently the subject of Netflix’s Shonda Rhimes-penned series Inventing Anna starring Julia Garner. The nine-part scripted series premiered last week.
The docuseries will explore the next chapter in her life.
It comes as she is currently in detention by immigration authorities, awaiting resolution to her pending case of overstaying her visa. Sorokin was sentenced for her crimes in 2021 and was released in 2021.
The series, however, will not look back at her crazy life or crimes, but begin where Inventing Anna ends. It will follow the fast-moving events as her future changes day-to-day. While her final destination is uncertain, the series aims to give...
Sorokin, whose wild story of how she bilked banks for hundreds of thousands as she became a New York socialite, is currently the subject of Netflix’s Shonda Rhimes-penned series Inventing Anna starring Julia Garner. The nine-part scripted series premiered last week.
The docuseries will explore the next chapter in her life.
It comes as she is currently in detention by immigration authorities, awaiting resolution to her pending case of overstaying her visa. Sorokin was sentenced for her crimes in 2021 and was released in 2021.
The series, however, will not look back at her crazy life or crimes, but begin where Inventing Anna ends. It will follow the fast-moving events as her future changes day-to-day. While her final destination is uncertain, the series aims to give...
- 2/15/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bunim/Murray Productions, the company behind series including The Real World: Homecoming and The Challenge: All Stars, has finalized its senior team with a series of executive promotions.
This comes after Julie Pizzi was named President in February.
Dani Wassel, who has been with the Banijay-owned company for 11 years, has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs and Erica Ross has been elevated to Senior Vice President of Development.
Wassel, a member of Bmp’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Counsel, oversees all day-to-day business and legal affairs matters in connection to development, production and distribution of all Bmp programming.
Ross originally got her start in reality TV production with Bunim/Murray in 2001. She has developed and produced the studio’s series including The Real World Homecoming: New York for Paramount+, Family or Fiancé and Iyanla: Fix My Life on OWN and the recently launched Born For Business on Peacock.
This comes after Julie Pizzi was named President in February.
Dani Wassel, who has been with the Banijay-owned company for 11 years, has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs and Erica Ross has been elevated to Senior Vice President of Development.
Wassel, a member of Bmp’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Counsel, oversees all day-to-day business and legal affairs matters in connection to development, production and distribution of all Bmp programming.
Ross originally got her start in reality TV production with Bunim/Murray in 2001. She has developed and produced the studio’s series including The Real World Homecoming: New York for Paramount+, Family or Fiancé and Iyanla: Fix My Life on OWN and the recently launched Born For Business on Peacock.
- 9/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Game show from creator Jeff Apploff will air next season
Niecy Nash will host a revival of the game show “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” at Fox next season, the network announced Wednesday.
The game show, which originally ran on Fox for two seasons between 2007 and 2009, challenges contestants to recall the lyrics to 10 songs from a variety of genres, eras and musical artists for a $1 million prize. The revival will debut on the network during the 2021-22 TV season.
The new role keeps Nash in the fold at Fox, where she recently guest-hosted the first few episodes of “The Masked Singer” Season 5 after regular host Nick Cannon tested positive for Covid-19.
The original iteration of “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” was hosted by Wayne Brady and later by Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath. It was created by Jeff Apploff, who also produces “Beat Shazam,” “Mental Samurai” and “Game of Talents” at Fox.
Niecy Nash will host a revival of the game show “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” at Fox next season, the network announced Wednesday.
The game show, which originally ran on Fox for two seasons between 2007 and 2009, challenges contestants to recall the lyrics to 10 songs from a variety of genres, eras and musical artists for a $1 million prize. The revival will debut on the network during the 2021-22 TV season.
The new role keeps Nash in the fold at Fox, where she recently guest-hosted the first few episodes of “The Masked Singer” Season 5 after regular host Nick Cannon tested positive for Covid-19.
The original iteration of “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” was hosted by Wayne Brady and later by Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath. It was created by Jeff Apploff, who also produces “Beat Shazam,” “Mental Samurai” and “Game of Talents” at Fox.
- 4/28/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Fresh off her stint guest hosting “The Masked Singer,” Niecy Nash is sticking with the Fox family. The network has ordered a revival of musical game show “Don’t Forget the Lyrics,” which Nash will now host.
“Don’t Forget the Lyrics,” created by Jeff Apploff, will air on Fox during the 2021-2022 TV season and also stream on Fox Entertainment’s free, ad-supported Tubi platform.
The original “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” aired on Fox from 2007 to 2009 and was hosted by Wayne Brady. A syndicated revival from 20th Television aired from 2010 to 2011, hosted by Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath.
“Niecy Nash is one of the most talented, beloved and spirited people in the business,” said Rob Wade, President of Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Entertainment. “She’s been a dear friend to Fox for many years, most recently on ‘The Masked Singer,’ and we are so happy to keep...
“Don’t Forget the Lyrics,” created by Jeff Apploff, will air on Fox during the 2021-2022 TV season and also stream on Fox Entertainment’s free, ad-supported Tubi platform.
The original “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” aired on Fox from 2007 to 2009 and was hosted by Wayne Brady. A syndicated revival from 20th Television aired from 2010 to 2011, hosted by Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath.
“Niecy Nash is one of the most talented, beloved and spirited people in the business,” said Rob Wade, President of Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Entertainment. “She’s been a dear friend to Fox for many years, most recently on ‘The Masked Singer,’ and we are so happy to keep...
- 4/28/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Bunim-Murray is having a “full-circle” moment, according to new boss Julie Pizzi, following the launch of The Real World Homecoming: New York on Paramount+.
The production company is also producing The Challenge: All Stars, wrapping up the final season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians and eyeing a reboot of classic reality format The Simple Life.
This all comes as Pizzi starts to make her mark on the business, promoting a trio of executives and continuing to broaden its output.
Pizzi was named President of Bunim-Murray Productions in February and her first order of business was to promote Rupert Dobson, who was responsible for developing physical game Cash Back with Cjenm, to EVP, Development, Farnaz Farjam, the former SVP, Entertainment and Development who oversees Keeping Up With The Kardashians, to EVP, Current Programming, and former EVP, Production John Greco to Chief Operating Officer.
“We’re really excited about The Real...
The production company is also producing The Challenge: All Stars, wrapping up the final season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians and eyeing a reboot of classic reality format The Simple Life.
This all comes as Pizzi starts to make her mark on the business, promoting a trio of executives and continuing to broaden its output.
Pizzi was named President of Bunim-Murray Productions in February and her first order of business was to promote Rupert Dobson, who was responsible for developing physical game Cash Back with Cjenm, to EVP, Development, Farnaz Farjam, the former SVP, Entertainment and Development who oversees Keeping Up With The Kardashians, to EVP, Current Programming, and former EVP, Production John Greco to Chief Operating Officer.
“We’re really excited about The Real...
- 4/8/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rupert Dobson is exiting his development executive post at American Ninja Warrior producer A. Smith & Co to join fellow reality TV producer Bunim/Murray as Svp Development. He will be tasked with developing formats for broadcast networks and streaming platforms, and will report to Entertainment and Development president Julie Pizzi.
At A. Smith, Dobson helped create original formats including NBC’s The Titan Games with Dwayne
Johnson and Fox’s Mental Samurai. His team also developed Netflix’s Death by Magic among other nonscripted series.
“We are very fortunate that Rupert is joining our development team,” Bunim/Murray Productions CEO Gil Goldschein said Wednesday. “He is a strong creative executive with an impressive track record developing formats that have succeeded on both network and premium streaming platforms. He will play an integral role as we continue to ramp up our development capabilities.”
Bunim/Murray’s current programming includes E!’s...
At A. Smith, Dobson helped create original formats including NBC’s The Titan Games with Dwayne
Johnson and Fox’s Mental Samurai. His team also developed Netflix’s Death by Magic among other nonscripted series.
“We are very fortunate that Rupert is joining our development team,” Bunim/Murray Productions CEO Gil Goldschein said Wednesday. “He is a strong creative executive with an impressive track record developing formats that have succeeded on both network and premium streaming platforms. He will play an integral role as we continue to ramp up our development capabilities.”
Bunim/Murray’s current programming includes E!’s...
- 8/8/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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