Cake To Serve Up Sales For ‘Cooking Buddies’, CBBC Series Based On YouTube Channel From Son Of Jamie Oliver
13.03.2024 - 10:49
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Oliver‘s son, Buddy, is following his dad into culinary TV and kids content distributor Cake has boarded his first show.
As announced in February, he 13-year-old Buddy will star in his own show, Cooking Buddies, on UK kids channel CBBC later this year, with The Jamie Oliver Group producing.
Cake, which sells shows such as the Total Drama franchise, has picked up worldwide rights (excl UK).
The show is based on Buddy Oliver‘s cooking channel — also called Cooking Buddies — which has amassed over seven million views, prompting Sarah Muller, Senior Head of Children’s Commissioning 7+ at BBC Children’s and Education, to order a ten-part series for television. The executive producer for the Jamie Oliver Group is Samantha Beddoes.
Cooking Buddies is billed as a “fun cooking show with a twist,” in which kids join Buddy as he teaches them how to cook simple meals for someone or an important occasion. In a skill-swap, his guests teach him a skill they are passionate about, from basketball to street art, football, karate, ice skating, boxing, BMX’ing, hip hop, salsa and more.
Jamie Oliver and the rest of the Oliver family will make surprise guest appearance in the show, which will promote healthy and balanced eating and aims to inspire kids to start cooking with recipes such as homemade pasta, pesto chicken, pancakes, egg tortillas and a special Christmas dessert.
Ed Galton, CEO of distributor Cake, said: “We know how important cooking is in the mainstream and to kids and families around the world and having Buddy introduce cooking to a global audience is a great way to get children interested in healthy food and encourage them to learn different skills in a unique and entertaining way.”
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