Undercover Boss USA Continues to Grab Sales

LONDON: ALL3MEDIA International has confirmed a number of new format commissions and finished program sales for the Studio Lambert reality show Undercover Boss USA.

The show was originally commissioned by Channel 4 in the U.K., which launches the second season of the series next week. Undercover Boss USA was a smash hit in the U.S. and CBS has picked up a second run, to again be produced by Studio Lambert’s U.S. division.

New format deals see local episodes going into production in Australia, Denmark, Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Belgium and Israel. Options have been signed in New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Canada and Italy.

The completed Undercover Boss USA series is set to air worldwide on broadcasters such as SVT in Sweden, Network Ten in Australia, TV Norge in Norway, TV2 of Denmark, CTV of Canada, Spafax for inflight, TVNZ of New Zealand, MTV3 in Finland and BBC for Africa, Asia and Poland.

Louise Pedersen, the managing director at ALL3MEDIA International, commented, "Undercover Boss USA is a unique and globally relevant series that has really captured the imagination of producers and broadcasters worldwide. We have received strong international interest , fueled by the show’s unprecedented success in the U.S.A. and as evidenced by this wide range of deals."