Hulu Orders Reality Show That Follows Wayne Brady’s Extended Family
26.07.2023 - 16:27
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Hulu has given a series order to an untitled project about Wayne Brady and his family from Fremantle and A Wayne & Mandie Creative, the joint production company founded by Wayne Brady and Mandie Taketa.
The season will consist of eight episodes. No premiere date is set.
The unscripted show will follow Brady, who is still best friends with his ex-wife and business partner, Taketa. Together, they co-parent their 20-year-old daughter, Maile Brady, a student and aspiring artist, as well as running their production company.
Jason Fordham, Taketa’s life partner of 12 years, handles the family’s cinematography and post-production, and they recently expanded their already-blended family with the birth of their son, Sundance-Isamu.
Hulu promises the new series will “offer an intimate look into his blended family’s personal life – revealing unexpected points of view and values that most people — including his own family — have a hard time understanding. People see their social media posts from vacations to dancing in TikToks, but what’s behind the joyful 15 seconds of fun? Their real life is not always as easy and as simple as it seems.”
The untitled project will be produced by Fremantle, A Wayne & Mandie Creative, and executive produced by Brady, Taketa, Shahram Qureshi and Rachel Tung.
Currently, Fremantle is in production on the 15th season of Let’s Make a Deal, for which Wayne has won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host. The company’s other series include America’s Got Talent, which has remained the No. 1 show of the summer in total viewers since premiering in 2006, and American Idol.
This past year, Fremantle also brought Password back to TV with host Keke Palmer and recurring celebrity contestant Jimmy