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The Dancing pinch nan Stars television franchise is officially expanding. ABC debuted a promo Wednesday astatine Disney’s Get Real unscripted TV arena confirming Dancing pinch nan Stars: The Next Pro will get later this year.
The spinoff will beryllium hosted by DWTS Season 34 champ Robert Irwin, just arsenic Deadline reported connected spec successful February. It’s group to premiere July 13 astatine 8 p.m. ET/PT connected ABC pinch episodes disposable nan adjacent time connected Hulu.
The bid involves nan hunt for nan franchise’s adjacent pro dancer, but there’s a twist. Per nan logline revealed Wednesday, 12 up-and-coming dancers will move into 1 location and compete successful a grueling audition process for nan coveted Season 35 slot.
Mark Ballas and his mother, Shirley Ballas, besides a pro ballroom dancer and caput judge connected BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, will service arsenic judges. They will beryllium joined by a rotating lineup of returning pros who will service arsenic mentors and impermanent judges. Details astir nan returning pros and contestants are expected astatine a later date.
This marks nan first clip that nan franchise is pulling backmost nan curtain connected its audition process and is nan first awesome description of the Dancing pinch nan Stars since it premiered successful 2005. Over nan years, nan bid has gone done dozens of pro dancers, many of whom returned for past season’s 20th day celebration. Ballas has been with DWTS on and disconnected since 2007, astir precocious dancing with Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt for Season 34.
Dancing pinch nan Stars exploded successful fame past season, raking successful its largest assemblage successful years driven by liking from younger viewers. In November, Season 34 posted the show’s highest-rated finale successful astir a decade.
The bid is produced by BBC Studios. Conrad Green serves arsenic showrunner and executive producer. Ryan O’Dowd, Krystal Whitney, Alex Cross and Jenny Groom are executive producers. Deena Katz and Quinn Lipton are co-executive producers.
