HBO Max Greenlights Bethenny Frankel-Led Competition Series

HBO Max has ordered eight episodes of The Big Shot with Bethenny (working title), a new competition series featuring The Real Housewives of New York City alum Bethenny Frankel.

From Frankel and her B Real Productions, MGM Television and Mark Burnett, The Big Shot with Bethenny (wt) will see the next generation of business moguls competing for a chance to be second-in-command to the Skinnygirl founder and CEO and earn a spot on her executive team. The contestants will take part in a series of real-life tasks and challenges to see how far they’re willing to push themselves to rise to the top.

The show (wt) is produced by MGM Television, B Real Productions and Big Fish Entertainment. Executive producers are Frankel, Burnett, Barry Poznick and Dan Cesareo.

Jennifer O’Connell, executive VP of original nonfiction and kids’ programming at HBO Max, said: “I first met Bethenny when I put her on the first season of The Real Housewives of New York City and she’s always both impressed and entertained me. It’s incredible to see her empire continue to grow and I know that candidates will be clamoring to work for her.”

Barry Poznick, MGM’s president of unscripted and alternative television and Orion Television, said: “Bethenny is that rare talent whose creative instincts are equal to her business acumen and working with her to create this series has been an amazing collaboration. We’re giving fans what they want, access inside Bethenny’s businesses so they can see how she runs her empire, all while offering one fan the chance of a lifetime to join her executive team. We’ve found the perfect home in HBO Max to bring this exclusive opportunity to viewers.”

Frankel added: “Aside from motherhood, what truly defines me as a person is being a driven, passionate and hard-working woman determined to make the impossible possible. My mantra is to come from a place of ‘yes’ and to find and create the solution. I am an executor of visions, and I share and impart that information to those who work with me. MGM has been neck-in-neck with me with ideas and their execution. I couldn’t be more thrilled to continue my longstanding relationship with Mark Burnett on this series and pay this American Dream story forward.”