Disney and Jamie Oliver cook up shorts series

Fresh One Production's new short-form spin-off of its hit series First Class Chefs will debut on Disney Channel UK and Ireland's digital platforms first.
July 6, 2016

Following the ratings success of kids cooking show First Class Chefs, Disney Channel UK and Ireland has commissioned First Class Chefs – Family Style, a short-form online spinoff series produced by chef Jamie Oliver’s studio Fresh One Productions.

Announced at the Children’s Media Conference taking place in Sheffield this week, the 10 x five-minute series will put contestants from season one (ages 10 to 12 from across the UK) on one of 10 teams. A family member of choice will be added to each team and the duos will compete in new rounds of healthy food-based cooking competitions.

In each standalone episode, two teams will square off, armed with just US$6.50 and one hour to create a healthy meal to be judged on menu selection, buying and cooking skills by the show’s host.

First Class Chefs – Family Style will air across Disney’s multiple digital platforms, including disneychannel.co.uk, DisneyLife and Disney Channel YouTube prior to its Disney Channel television debut this fall.

A host chef and presenter for the program will be announced in the coming weeks. The original series, which starred chef Michel Roux Jr., and was co-presented by The Evermoor Chronicles stars Georgia Lock and Finney Cassidy, became the top-rated children’s cooking show on UK pay-TV in 2015.

The First Class Chefs format supports Disney Channel’s strategy to broadcast more healthy living-related programming, which was implemented in early 2014.

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Jeremy is the Features Editor of Kidscreen specializing in the content production, broadcasting and distribution aspects of the global children's entertainment industry. Contact Jeremy at jdickson@brunico.com.

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