Banijay Entertainment announced Endemol Shine Brasil will produce “MasterChef: Dessert Masters” for Brazilian broadcaster, Band. The commission marks the first international adaptation of the Endemol Shine Australia-created spin-off format. It will air in the market on November 19.
Behind hit shows including “MasterChef Australia” and “Married at First Sight Australia,” Endemol Shine Australia’s “MasterChef: Dessert Masters” is the ninth spin-off of the global hit format. Launched on Network 10 in November 2023, it has already been recommissioned for a second season. Known locally in Brazil as “MasterChef Confeitaria,” it will premiere on Band in the same year “MasterChef Brasil” celebrates a decade on-air. The series will be hosted by Ana Paula Padrão with Henrique Fogaça, Helena Rizzo, Diego Lozano, and Erick Jacquin confirmed as judges.
“MasterChef: Dessert Masters” sees the country’s top pastry and dessert chefs go head-to-head in a range of challenging tasks, with the series concluding in the Grand Finale where the final three battle it out to be crowned champion. Promising excellence and high-calibre cuisine, the show blends precision and creativity to serve up drama as a host of professionals put their reputations on the line.
Nani Freitas, Chief Executive Officer, Endemol Shine Brasil, said: “Bringing this format to Brazil in the same year we celebrate ten years of ‘MasterChef’ is a fantastic way to pay tribute to the success of the show here. We look forward to delighting the palate of our viewers with this new adaptation of the much-loved programme.”
Lucas Green, Chief Content Officer, Operations, Banijay added: “Travelling beyond its home-territory of Australia, the ‘MasterChef: Dessert Masters’ brand is growing its reputation as the home for elite culinary artists in this specialised medium. A celebration of excellence and innovation, this is a great addition to the ‘MasterChef’ portfolio in Brazil, and we are eager to see the country’s top pastry chefs and chocolatiers in action.”
Represented internationally by Banijay Entertainment, “MasterChef is” the world’s most successful cookery television format (Guinness World Records) and was crowned Spin-Off Superstar in last year’s K7 report. Now commissioned across 70 markets, the life-changing show has aired over 700 seasons and more than 16,000 episodes to-date. Created by Franc Roddam and first launched in 1990, the superbrand is known and enjoyed across the globe.
Endemol Shine Brasil is behind many of the region’s top unscripted and scripted series including “The Wall ”(Globo, Telefe, Chilevisión, Canal 10, Caracol Televisión), ”All Together Now” (Record TV and Caracol Televisión), ”Deal or No Deal” (SBT), ”Family Food Fight” (SBT and Amazon Prime), ”The Four” (Record TV), and “Dancing With The Stars” (Record TV).
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