Behind hit shows including MasterChef Australia and Married at First Sight Australia, Endemol Shine Australia’s MasterChef: Dessert Masters is the ninth spin-off of the global hit format. Launching on Network 10 in November 2023, it has already been recommissioned for a second season. Known locally in Brazil as MasterChef Confeitaria, it will premiere on Band in the same year MasterChef Brasil celebrates a decade on-air. The series will be hosted by Ana Paula Padrão with Henrique Fogaça, Helena Rizzo, Diego Lozano, and Erick Jacquin confirmed as judges.
MasterChef: Dessert Masters sees the country’s top pastry and dessert chefs go head-to-head in a range of challenging tasks, with the series concluding in the Grand Finale where the final three battle it out to be crowned champion. Promising excellence and high-calibre cuisine, the show blends precision and creativity to serve up drama as a host of professionals put their reputations on the line.
Nani Freitas, Chief Executive Officer, Endemol Shine Brasil, says: “Bringing this format to Brazil in the same year we celebrate ten years of MasterChef is a fantastic way to pay tribute to the success of the show here. We look forward to delighting the palate of our viewers with this new adaptation of the much-loved programme.”
Lucas Green, Chief Content Officer, Operations, Banijay adds: “Travelling beyond its home-territory of Australia, the MasterChef: Dessert Masters brand is growing its reputation as the home for elite culinary artists in this specialised medium. A celebration of excellence and innovation, this is a great addition to the MasterChef portfolio in Brazil, and we are eager to see the country’s top pastry chefs and chocolatiers in action.”
MasterChef: Dessert Masters has joined Banijay Entertainment's extensive catalog of global formats, alongside other popular shows like Good Luck Guys, Love Triangle, and Survivor. Represented internationally by Banijay, MasterChef is the world's most successful cooking show, holding a Guinness World Record, and has been commissioned in 70 markets, with over 700 seasons and 16,000 episodes aired since its launch in 1990. Endemol Shine Brasil, a key player in the region, produces several top unscripted and scripted series, including The Wall, All Together Now, and Dancing With The Stars.
For the picture (left to right): Henrique Fogaça, Helena Rizzo, Diego Lozano, Ana Paula Padrão and Erick Jacquin.
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