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ABC orders music competition show Who’s In The Band?
ABC has ordered Who’s In The Band?, a new music competition created by Richard Bacon, Simon Cowell and Savan Kotecha.
Contestants will sing the same song at once from separate soundproof tubes, while judges isolate their voices and eliminate singers in real time.
The competition will end with a girl band and a boy band facing off in a live finale.
The winning group will record an album executive produced by Kotecha, who has worked with artists including Ariana Grande and One Direction.
Filming is due to begin in January 2027 in the United States, though the location has not been announced.
The show is planned for summer 2027 on ABC and Hulu, with Disney+ carrying it internationally.
Hosts and judges have not been finalized, and an exact premiere date is not yet known.
ABC has ordered the music competition series Who’s In The Band? from Richard Bacon, Simon Cowell and Savan Kotecha.
Five contestants will sing the same song at once in separate soundproof tubes as judges isolate vocals and eliminate contestants.
The competition will culminate in a live finale where one girl band and one boy band face a vote.
The winning bands will record an album executive produced by Kotecha.
Filming is planned to begin in January 2027, with the series set to launch in summer 2027.
- Who
- ABC ordered the series, created by Richard Bacon, Simon Cowell and Savan Kotecha.
- What
- A music competition to form a girl band and a boy band.
- When
- Filming is planned to begin in January 2027, with a launch planned for summer 2027.
- Where
- The show will air on ABC and Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally. The filming location has not been announced.
- Why
- The series aims to show audiences how music industry professionals put together pop groups.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Deadline reported that the project was in development and that a proof-of-concept pilot was filmed in London.
ABC greenlit the series.
Filming is planned to begin.
The series is scheduled to launch.
- Network
- ABC
- Contestants
- Five sing the same song at once
- Filming
- Planned to begin in January 2027
- Launch
- Summer 2027
- Platforms
- ABC and Hulu in the U.S.; Disney+ internationally