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EXCLUSIVE: Israeli romcom drama series The Baker and the Beauty is being remade for France’s TF1, with French singer-songwriter Amir Haddad playing the lead in his debut TV role. Shooting starts this week in Paris on the show, which was remade by ABC in the U.S. several years ago, marking Israeli…

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed writer Valentina Garza, whose credits include co-executive producer roles on the CW’s Jane the Virgin and ABC’s The Baker and the Beauty. Garza, who is currently under an overall deal at Universal Television, also wrote and executive produced the Jane spinoff pilot Jane the Novela; the…

EXCLUSIVE: Actor and LGBTQ advocate Omar Sharif Jr. is set to join the third season of the Israeli series The Baker and The Beauty from Keshet Studios. Created by Assi Azar, the series goes by the Hebrew name Lehiyot Ita and is one of the most popular and watched series in Israel. The romantic dramedy which debuted in…

As The Baker and the Beauty Save the Show campaign continues to gain momentum, ABC’s decision to cancel the romantic comedy-drama also has mobilized the Hollywood Latinx community who  are voicing their support for efforts to find a new home for the show. In an open letter alongside a link to a petition in support of t…

ABC on Monday opted not to renew The Baker and the Beauty two weeks after the romantic comedy-drama based on an Israeli format finished its nine-episode freshman run. While the original series has been one of the highest-rated scripted series ever in Israel, its U.S. adaptation did not fare as well, ranking as one of…

The Baker and the Beauty star Nathalie Kelley has shared her thoughts following ABC’s decision to cancel the romantic comedy-drama series after one season. She urged fans not to despair, suggesting that efforts are underway to find the show a new home. “Guys we appreciate the love and well wishes following ABC's…

ABC has canceled The Baker and the Beauty. The hourlong romantic comedy-drama, based on the hit Israeli format, was one of two freshman series left on the bubble by ABC after it made the bulk of its renewals and cancellations last month. The other, drama For Life, has been renewed. Tipped as comfort-food fare that…

ABC aired a two-part season finale of its freshman romantic dramedy The Baker and the Beauty on Monday, which delivered a 0.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic for the first hour and 3.01 million viewers. If that holds after adjustments due to preemptions, it could mark a series high. The second half earned a 0.5…

Memorial Day was quiet…very quiet. The networks were filled with reruns and repeats save a small handful of fresh episodes. NBC did air the two-hour Season 2 premiere of The Titan Games, which delivered a 0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.42 million viewers. Both metrics were down from last season’s…

ABC today made the bulk of their renewal decisions, picking up 13 more current series, eight of them scripted, for next season and canceling five, including scripted entries Emergence, Bless This Mess, Single Parents and Schooled. That left midseason freshmen For Life and The Baker and the Beauty, whose fate is yet to…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Dan Bucatinsky has signed with Gersh for acting. The move comes as Bucatinsky, who won a guest actor Emmy for his portrayal of James Novak on ABC’s Scandal, returns to the network as a series regular on comedy series The Baker and the Beauty. Actor, writer, producer and author Bucatinsky…

The Baker and the Beauty, ABC’s new hourlong romantic comedy that pulls inspiration from such popular rom-coms as Notting Hill, Roman Holiday and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, had its panel at the TCA winter press tour today. Based on the hit Israeli format, the series centers on Daniel Garcia (Victor Rasuk), who is…