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After Reimagining ‘Deal Or No Deal’ & ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’, Endemol Shine Enrolls In ‘Star Academy’
This comes after reimaging ‘Deal Or No Deal’ & ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’
In a sea of fewer greenlights, reduced orders and rising costs, the Banijay-owned company had a pretty solid 2024 (and first week of 2025) with big series on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. The show, which is hosted by Manu Bennett, who starred in Spartacus, Arrow and The Hobbit trilogy, follows sixteen strangers, who embark on a journey through the New Zealand Alps in an attempt to reach the peak of a mountain. Star Academy goes behind the scenes of the recording industry as a group of aspiring young artists receive training by an expert composer, stylist, media trainer, director and celebrity who all support the students on their quest for stardom.
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