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Ben Silverman's Electus has sold its new primetime reality series, Fashion Star, to 20 countries across Asia on the DIVA Universal network, where it will premiere this spring, the company said Tuesday morning (Jan. 24) at NATPE in Miami.
Fashion Star will premiere on NBC on Tuesday, March 13 at 9 p.m. ET. The ten-episode series will be hosted by Elle Macpherson, who is joined by mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos. In the show, designers will compete to get their collections launched at Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue, three of the country's largest retailers. The show's winner will get to launch a line in each of the stores.
"Fashion Star brings together top undiscovered designers, celebrity mentors and influential retailers in an exciting, new television format that the world has never seen before," said John Pollak, president of Electus International, in a statement. "With this new series, audiences will finally have the opportunity not only to watch, but to actively participate in building the world's next major fashion brand, and we are excited to be premiering this compelling show across Asia with DIVA Universal."
The show is executive produced by Macpherson, Silverman, Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth of The Magical Elves, Rick Ringbakk of 5x5 Media and EJ Johnston and James Deutch of EJD Productions. Electus International retains all international distribution rights.
