It's Vanderpump Rules, but make it fast food.
Chick-fil-A may soon be known for more than just its chicken sandwiches, as the restaurant chain is reportedly moving into the entertainment space with its own streaming platform.
Deadline reported Wednesday that the popular fast-food restaurant chain plans to launch a streaming service and a collection of original programming, including a family-friendly game show.
The Atlanta-based company is working with several major production companies and is in discussions about licensing and acquiring content, Deadline reported.
Unnamed sources told Deadline that the streaming service could launch later this year and will include unscripted television such as game shows and reality shows. Production companies Glassman Media and Sugar23, which are behind series like NBC's “The Wall” and Netflix's “13 Reasons Why,” are said to be working on a game show for the new platform.
Chick-fil-A and its production companies did not respond to requests for comment from The Times.
Brian Gibson, who is working on the revival of History's “Top Gear” and the Fox version of “The
Chick-fil-A, which has more than 3,000 restaurants nationwide, wouldn't be the first company outside the entertainment industry to make its own originals. Lyft launched its game show “Lucky Lyft” in 2023 and Airbnb produced a documentary that aired on MTV.
The report on Chick-fil-A's venture comes at a time of uncertainty for the entertainment industry as studios scale back production in search of profitable models for their streaming services. And unscripted television, which has historically been spared the downturns that scripted television regularly experiences, has recently been hit hard by the same market forces, including runaway production from California to lower-cost regions.
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