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Willy Wonka Reality Series Heats Up At Netflix As Rise Of Unscripted Bake-Offs Rattles Producers
EXCLUSIVE: Willy Wonka, the eccentric founder of the Wonka Chocolate Factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has been played by Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet on the big screen. He’s now set to come to the small-screen in a much different way. Deadline understands that Netflix is preparing a reality competition series […]
“In the good old days, once in a while there were bake-offs, but typically, networks would pick a production company they knew and trusted and they would just partner up and make it work. Netflix is obviously going through this process and Deadline understands that it held a similar bake-off for one of its recent Meghan Markle reality series. In 2022, Antiques Roadshow went through the tender process and earlier this year, the BBC put long-running kids series Blue Peter and the Eurovision Song Contest through this as well.
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