Began on Highway Guidelines, now he’s right here. Mark Long, greatest recognized for his time on MTV actuality exhibits, made his identify within the producing world when he pitched an “old school” version on MTV’s The Challenge in 2020.
Finally, he partnered with Bunim/Murray for The Challenge: All Stars, which debuted in April on Paramount + and is now airing its second season. In flip, he launched Mark Lengthy Productions.
Now, he’s able to increase. Through the Wednesday, December 8, episode of the “Watch With Us” podcast, Lengthy, 50, revealed completely to Us Weekly that he has teamed up with Goal Media Group America, the corporate behind Meals Community’s Worst Cooks in America, for a brand new TV present that may function actuality stars from everywhere in the nation competing within the kitchen.
“I’ve actually needed to observe up with the success of All Stars,” he defined to Us on Wednesday. “I needed to think about one thing that sort of encompasses extra than simply an MTV crowd or an MTV solid. … I've met lots of of actuality stars over time. Everybody from the highest, high, high winners to the individuals who received voted off first on American Idol, you identify it, my black e book is simply crammed with actuality stars, nonetheless to at the present time.”
So, what higher technique to present a brand new facet of actuality TV personalities than to see what they'll prepare dinner up within the kitchen as they’re judged by consultants within the meals business?
Lengthy hinted at among the names he already has in thoughts, telling Us, “Who wouldn’t need to see Bianca Del Rio from [RuPaul’s] Drag Race head-to-head towards Karamo [Brown] or Boston Rob from Survivor head-to-head towards Lisa Rinna from Housewives or Omarosa [Manigault] head-to-head towards C.T. [Tamburello] from The Problem? One of many issues that I feel that makes actuality fandom so particular is the assist that we get from the followers.”
Goal Media Group America can also be excited to associate with Mark Lengthy Productions for the pitch.
“We're trying ahead to collaborating with Mark to construct a brand new twist on cooking competitions that harnesses his deep roots within the actuality group,” Michael Belinson, Goal Media’s vice chairman of improvement, tells Us.
Whereas the main points might be ironed out as soon as the present is formally picked up by a community — there are various targets with Meals Community on the high of the checklist — proper now the concept is that Lengthy will function host alongside a meals character. Every actuality star might be partnered with a chef who “is aware of their approach across the kitchen,” in order that it turns into a workforce competitors.
For extra from the two-time Problem winner — together with whether or not he’d finally compete — listen to the full podcast above.
