The creator of the Masked Singer format is formally moving into enterprise with Fox.
Korean producer Wonwoo Park has signed an unique first-look take care of Fox Various Leisure, the community’s in-house unscripted studio. Underneath the deal, the studio and Park’s firm, dl flip, will develop unscripted initiatives for each the worldwide market and for air in america. The primary such challenge is an American model of the Korean expertise competitors Lotto Singer.
“Due to the inventive genius and imaginative and prescient of Wonwoo Park, the success of The Masked Singer and the influence it has had on Fox and quite a few different networks all through the world can’t be understated,” stated Allison Wallach, government vp and head of Fox Various Leisure. “Wonwoo’s capacity to establish and develop ideas which might be distinctive in premise and common in enchantment makes him one of the crucial modern producers within the enterprise, and we’re excited to see the place this partnership will take us.”
Park beforehand had a first-look deal at Common Tv Various Studio.
“Korea had lengthy been an unnoticed market, however over the previous few years codecs reminiscent of The King of Masked Singer have been offered everywhere in the world,” stated Park. “Many Ok-Pop singers are massively in style around the globe, and Korean manufacturing firms clearly have the power to supply high-efficiency programming. I count on this collaboration with Fox to create extra hits, and our crew right here at dI flip is prepared.”
Lotto Singer, which debuted on Korean community MBN final 12 months, is a expertise competitors that lets viewers win money prizes in the event that they appropriately wager on contestants’ performances.
The take care of Park comes on the heels of Fox launching a $100 million fund to establish and develop unscripted codecs worldwide. The community additionally lately signed a giant new general take care of Gordon Ramsay that features the formation of a brand new manufacturing arm, Studio Ramsay International.
