Fremantle Acquires Rights to The Next Restaurant

Fremantle has acquired the global distribution rights to The Next Restaurant, marking its first foray into the realm of food-based reality competition shows.

Each week, the format sees four contestants share their detailed visions for a new restaurant. The winner gets to open their restaurant to the public for a week, during which diners, investors, restaurant critics and the show’s judges score its service. The contestant who gets the highest score at the end of the season will receive their dream restaurant for an entire year.

The production was originally created by Ami Glam and Yuval Cohen for Israel’s Reshet 13, where it debuted in January to record ratings.

“The Next Restaurant is a groundbreaking format in cooking shows, which for the first time ever, allows viewers to be a real part of the experience and judge the show,” Glam and Cohen said. “We are sure that this format can successfully travel internationally and are very happy with our wonderful partner Fremantle to invest in and distribute the show.”

Rob Clark, director of global entertainment at Fremantle, said, “The Next Restaurant is a brand-new format which really excites me. It’s in the food space but at its heart is structured like a talent show with a reality arch. What’s also tickling my taste buds and exciting my palate is that this series has a unique production model and consequently has a unique broadcast model with all the right ingredients to keep it fresh, one of constant discovery of new talent and of new stories. These stories are driven by passion and are deep-seated and real—and this is what separates it from other shows in the genre.”