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E! is sticking pinch popular civilization nostalgia pinch its latest series.
The Versant-owned web has ordered mixology title series Cocktail Wars hosted by erstwhile NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone.
The ten-part series, which will premiere this summer, pits a group of mixologists against each other for nan chance to triumph $10,000 per episode. Competitors will beryllium judged connected flavor combinations and technique.
Bass and Fatone will beryllium joined a bid of celebrities and an master judge.
Cocktail Wars comes from Texas Crew Productions, which was down Netflix’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning, and R&D Media. R&D’s Russ McCarroll, who has exec produced bid including History’s Alone, will service arsenic showrunner. He will exec nutrient alongside David Karabinas, Rick Cikowski, Chip Rives, James Macnab and Brad Bernstein are executive producers for Texas Crew.
It marks nan latest greenlight for E!, which is presently filming The Golden Life, which features nan original stars of The Real Housewives of New York City.
“We’re excited to beryllium portion of Cocktail Wars and squad up again for thing this fun,” said Bass and Fatone. “With this overmuch talent, a small competition, a batch of cocktails and conscionable capable chaos to support things absorbing – that’s usually wherever we thrive.”
“We are beyond thrilled to invited Lance and Joey to E! with Cocktail Wars,” added Val Boreland, President of Entertainment, Versant. “Blending competition, productivity and personality, this show will present must-watch moments wherever nostalgia, popular culture, and mixology are successful sync.”
