Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland has revealed a slate of new and returning commissions for discovery+ and linear channels Quest, Really and Food Network, including two new additions to the \u201cvs\u201d format.<\/p>\n
Adding to the popular \u201cvs\u201d true-crime series, Baldoni vs Lively: A Hollywood Feud<\/em> (w.t.) is an Optomen-produced special that gives a look into the impending court cases between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Rubiales vs Hermoso: The World Cup Kiss<\/em> (w.t.), also produced by Optomen, looks at the events following the infamous kiss that overshadowed Spain\u2019s win against England in the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n Also in the way of true crime, the blue-light format Inside the Arrest<\/em> (w.t.) has been commissioned for WBD\u2019s linear network Really. The 8×60-minute series, produced by Shearwater Media, captures the moment of arrest, exercised more than 2,000 times a day by British police, in order to investigate or prevent a crime.<\/p>\n Following the recent announcement of Auction House<\/em> and Derbyshire Auction House<\/em> returning for their sixth and second seasons, respectively, Quest is set to further expand its antiques offering, with British actor and comedian Johnny Vegas fronting the brand-new series Johnny Vegas\u2019 Little Shop of Antiques<\/em> (w.t.).<\/p>\n Another brand-new format coming to Quest in 2025 is Mike Brewer: The Real Deal<\/em> (w.t.). The 6×60-minute series, produced by Chimp, will follow motoring expert and entrepreneur Mike Brewer and his family as they run their latest dealership, One Automotive, in Leamington Spa.<\/p>\n Richard Hammond\u2019s Workshop<\/em> will be back for a fifth season in 2025. Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic<\/em> is returning for a second. Shed and Buried: Classic Cars<\/em> will air a third run. Tom Kerridge Secrets of the Pub Kitchen<\/em> is getting a second.<\/p>\n Charlotte Reid, VP of commissioning at Warner Bros. Discovery, said: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to announce over 50 hours of content, both bringing back and building on some of our well-loved formats, like \u2018vs,\u2019 and introducing new talent and new ideas to our platforms. We are delighted to be expanding our motoring portfolio with some of our brilliant turbo talent on returning series, including Richard Hammond, Ant Anstead, Henry Cole and Fuzz Townshend. We also look forward to getting a brand-new insight into Mike Brewer\u2019s car dealing and family life, as well as revealing more cooking secrets with chefs Tom Kerridge and Asma Khan, while welcoming comedian and antiques aficionado Johnny Vegas to the mad world of antiquing in a new series that promises great finds and fun.<\/p>\n \u201cAccounting for 80 percent of WBD UK & Ireland\u2019s top-performing network series last year, local original productions are the bedrock of the portfolio, with the antiques genre generating deep engagement across our linear portfolio, and we see continued engagement for true crime stories on discovery+.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland has revealed a slate of new and returning commissions for discovery+ and linear channels Quest, Really and Food Network, including two new additions to the “vs” format.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":22791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[10741,82,213,824,1083,10742,7815],"class_list":["post-22790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-baldoni-vs-lively-a-hollywood-feud","tag-discovery","tag-food-network","tag-quest","tag-really","tag-rubiales-vs-hermoso-the-world-cup-kiss","tag-warner-bros-discovery-uk-ireland","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n