Electus Adapting Singaporean Format The Kitchen Musical for the U.S.

LOS ANGELES: Electus is working with Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere’s Flavor Unit Entertainment and Principato-Young Entertainment to adapt the hit Singaporean series The Kitchen Musical for the U.S. market.

The Kitchen Musical is about a young woman named Maddie who becomes the new sous chef at her father’s famous restaurant. Maddie challenges the restaurant to reinvent itself and sparks her own journey of self-discovery. The musical series features songs and choreography, set against the backdrop of the cutthroat world of the culinary arts. The format is from Small World IFT.

“We are thrilled to be adapting this unique series for American audiences,” said John Pollak, the president of Electus International. “The Kitchen Musical blends two of the biggest trends in television today—musical programming and cooking competitions—to create a concept that audiences will love.”

“Electus has an established track record of discovering the best formats from around the world and transforming them into hit series for American audiences,” said Chris Grant, CEO of Electus. “The Kitchen Musical is our next step in a line of successes, and we are excited to be partnering with Flavor Unit to bring this adaptation to life.”

Tim Crescenti of Small World IFT added, “The Kitchen Musical is a fantastic scripted format for local adaptation, and I am confident it will hit all the right notes for a U.S. audience. Electus was the first call I made when I found this in Singapore from The Group where they had produced 13 episodes. “