Netflix is ramping up its unscripted TV shows and I cant wait to watch this rebooted music contest first

Date:
Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:10:43 +0000

Description:
Netflix has nailed original TV and movies, but now it wants to expand its unscripted content. What does that mean for reality and competition shows?

FULL STORY ======================================================================Netflix is planning to increase its output of live shows and celebrity interviews A potential partnership with Spotify could see more live music broadcasts on
the platform Star Search is being rebranded as Building the Band , starting July 9

Netflix is looking to continue its success with live streams and reality
shows by doubling down on the content its already producing in the space
and thats thanks to a potential partnership with Spotify , according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal .

The partnership is set to help Netflix take its unscripted shows to the next level. Unsurprisingly, Netflix already has plans in motion for what were likely to see over the coming months and years, and it all comes back to
being family-friendly.

Indeed, over the last few years, some of the best Netflix shows to binge have been reality TV . From guilty pleasure shows like Love is Blind to
nail-biting spinoffs like Squid Game: The Challenge , the streaming service
is slowly but surely building up a solid back catalog of unscripted content. But for the best streaming service on the market, thats not enough. More live shows and celebrity interviews

What a Netflix and Spotify team up would mean is more coverage of live music and awards shows. The streaming service has already been live streaming
events including WWE and the Screen Actors Guild Awards , so moving into the music industry seems like a sensible move.

However, just how many live streamed shows were set to see remains up in the air. While sports and film events have largely gone ahead without a hitch,
the streamer has occasionally run into technical difficulties, including the infamous Love is Blind reunion show in 2023. We dont want to do live for
lives sake, executive Jeff Gaspin told The Wall Street Journal. If we are going to do live, we should have a reason.

On top of this, Netflix executives have also suggested that an increase in celebrity interviews is likely too. A pilot with The Daily Beast is
reportedly being developed, leaning into buzzy, non-political events rather than fully-fledged news programming. Again, Netflix has already experimented with this, launching its first-ever celebrity sit-down talk show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney in March 2025. The next great music competition could soon arrive

What Netflix doesnt have, however, is its own music competition. The Voice
and American Idol rule the TV roost in the US, and its a popular area the streaming service can certainly compete in. While untitled contests are currently in development, Netflixs immediate plan is to reboot Star Search , rebranding it as Building the Band .

Back in the 1980s and 90s, the popular music contest was responsible for launching the careers of stars including Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. This time around, its set to have the same feel as X Factor UK in 2010 (which was, of course, the series that created One Direction). Building the Band will be hosted by Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean, following promising musicians auditioning to be in multiple new bands.

However, theres a twist: acts wont see each other until they begin the band rehearsal process, taking a leaf from The Voice s audition format. Unlike its rivals, Building the Band will be entirely on-demand, though this could be changed if it gets picked up for a second season. Vice president of non-fiction series and sports Brandon Riegg confirmed season 2 would have a live finale, with viewers allowed to vote for their favorites in real time.

Building the Band streams from July 9, though its currently the only
proposed unscripted content expansion with a set release date. We might be waiting a while to get these new live content while shows, such as Neil Patrick Harris trivia game show Whats in the Box, are in development. You might also like I watch TV for a living and these are my top 3 Netflix shows that you should watch now Netflixs #1 movie is a K-pop demon hunting anime with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes that I cant get out of my head Netflix will start streaming NASA content soon and the results look out of this world



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