Corus to debut three new shows at MIPCOM
Corus to debut three new shows at MIPCOM
2018-10-02 12:45 ET - News Release
An anonymous director reports
CORUS STUDIOS AMPLIFIES ITS SLATE OF ORIGINAL CONTENT WITH THREE BRAND NEW SERIES AHEAD OF MIPCOM
Corus Studios, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc., is bringing three new series to MIPCOM for international sale. Set to debut at MIPCOM this year is fiery cooking competition Fire Masters, travelogue series Big Food Bucket List and demolition docu-series Salvage Kings (working title). These titles join Corus Studios' previously announced new programming for international sale including fashion competition series Stitched (12 by 60), travel/renovation show Island of Bryan (13 by 60), and three new factual programs, Big Rig Warriors (10 by 30), History Erased (eight by 60) and Rust Valley Restorers (eight by 60). Season renewals also available at market include hit home improvement series Backyard Builds (Season 2 -- 14 by 30), Masters of Flip (Season 4 -- six by 60), $ave My Reno (Season 2 -- 14 by 30) and Worst to First (Season 2 -- 10 by 60). The company continues to grow its slate of distinct original series developed for its portfolio of Lifestyle channels, which features an array of genres including travel and escape, fashion, food, automotive, cultural, and factual content.
Newly greenlit original series available at MIPCOM are as follows.
Fire Masters (20 by 60) -- food competition series
Enter the inferno with the new food competition series, Fire Masters. Hosted by professional chef Dylan Benoit, each episode sees three chefs push their grilling talents to the limit as they battle in two fiery culinary challenges, cooking up creative, mouth-watering, flame-kissed dishes. Two chefs are extinguished, and the winner goes head-to-head with a Fire Master judge in the epic third round, vying for $10,000 cash and the enviable title of Fire Master Champion. Fire Masters is produced by Architect Films in association with Corus Studios for Food Network Canada.
Big Food Bucket List (14 by 30) -- food/travelogue series
In Big Food Bucket List, host and comedian John Catucci (You Gotta Eat Here!) takes viewers on one-of-a-kind food adventures across North America, as he checks off the most drool-worthy dishes and must-see culinary stops along the way. Big Food Bucket List is produced by Lone Eagle Entertainment in association with Corus Studios for Food Network Canada.
Salvage Kings (working title) (10 by 60) -- transactional/docu-series
Meet Priestly Demolition, a family business with a big heart and hundreds of demolition jobs a year. When buildings are slated to be torn down, that is just the beginning of the story for Priestly's expert salvage crew. They race against the clock hunting through abandoned buildings and dangerous work sites for hidden treasures -- just before the walls come down. What are they looking for? Well, if it can be repurposed, restored or turned around for a buck, they want it. If an object has a history, it has a future and that future is worth top dollar to this team. Salvage Kings is produced by Media Headquarters in association with Corus Studios for History.
At MIPCOM, Corus Studios will be represented by Rita Carbone Fleury, who will be overseeing the global sales of Corus's original content slate.