{"id":9735,"date":"2023-05-19T10:46:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T14:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/new-u-s-matchmaking-series-smriti-mundhra\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T14:46:28","slug":"new-u-s-matchmaking-series-from-smriti-mundhra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/new-u-s-matchmaking-series-from-smriti-mundhra\/","title":{"rendered":"New U.S. Matchmaking Series from Smriti Mundhra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABC News Studios has ordered a new series from <em>Indian Matchmaking<\/em> creator Smriti Mundhra\u2019s Meralta Films, focused on the Muslim American dating scene.<\/p>\n<p>Coming to Hulu in 2024, the series will follow Muslim Americans across the country as they navigate cultural traditions while seeking modern love. Mundhra serves as executive producer alongside Senain Kheshgi (<em>Project Kashmir<\/em>,<em> The Diplomat<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Poh Si Teng \u00eds overseeing the project for ABC News Studios.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing more universal than the pursuit of love,\u201d Mundhra said. \u201cI am thrilled to collaborate with ABC News Studios on this project that will give audiences a chance to experience this journey from a perspective too rarely seen in the mainstream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Muslim American, I\u2019m excited to be part of a show that celebrates love and romance within our community,\u201d Kheshgi said. \u201cIn a world where negative stereotypes often paint Muslims as monolithic, this is an important opportunity to showcase the unique stories, personalities and perspectives of our diverse community. I\u2019m thrilled to be part of a project that has the potential to bring people together and positively impact the way Muslim Americans are perceived and understood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cABC News Studios is committed to broadening our roster with shows that speak to the varied experience of our rich diversity. We are extremely excited to work with such accomplished producers to move this vision forward,\u201d said Teng.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC News Studios has ordered a new series from Indian Matchmaking creator Smriti Mundhra\u2019s Meralta Films, focused on the Muslim Americans dating scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":9736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[3070,2571,3071,3072,3073,3074,3075],"class_list":["post-9735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-abc-news-studios","tag-hulu","tag-indian-matchmaking","tag-meralta-films","tag-poh-si-teng","tag-senain-kheshgi","tag-smriti-mundhra","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New U.S. Matchmaking Series from Smriti Mundhra - TVFORMATS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/new-u-s-matchmaking-series-from-smriti-mundhra\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New U.S. Matchmaking Series from Smriti Mundhra - TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ABC News Studios has ordered a new series from Indian Matchmaking creator Smriti Mundhra\u2019s Meralta Films, focused on the Muslim Americans dating scene.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/new-u-s-matchmaking-series-from-smriti-mundhra\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-19T14:46:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/07\/ABCNewsStudios-Logo-0523.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"338\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/new-u-s-matchmaking-series-from-smriti-mundhra\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/new-u-s-matchmaking-series-from-smriti-mundhra\/\",\"name\":\"New U.S. Matchmaking Series from Smriti Mundhra - TVFORMATS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-19T14:46:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-19T14:46:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/new-u-s-matchmaking-series-from-smriti-mundhra\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/new-u-s-matchmaking-series-from-smriti-mundhra\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/new-u-s-matchmaking-series-from-smriti-mundhra\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"New U.S. Matchmaking Series from Smriti Mundhra\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\",\"name\":\"TVFORMATS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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