Simon Cowell is reportedly in talks to relaunch The X Factor within the US.
The stateside model of the musical TV expertise present was launched by Cowell in 2011, seven years after the UK model began in 2004. It ran for 3 seasons till Cowell returned to the UK present in 2014.
After the UK X Factor was cancelled final 12 months after 17 seasons, sources inform Deadline that Cowell is eager to carry it again to screens within the United States.
The report states that talks are underway to revive the sequence on NBC, with Cowell not too long ago telling The Sun that the community had “offered us to make the show”.
No additional particulars are but obtainable.
Earlier this 12 months, it was introduced that a documentary is within the works which can examine claims of bullying and harassment behind-the-scenes on the ITV present.
Two manufacturing firms are believed to be engaged on the TV particular, which can embrace interviews with former contestants who declare “bullying, exploitation and harassment” befell off-camera on the singing competitors.
According to The Mail On Sunday, a lot of X Factor stars have agreed to participate, together with “at least one” of decide Cowell‘s former aides.
A supply advised the publication: “There are currently some former contestants telling their stories for the programme. There are some out there who believe they were mistreated by the X Factor machine. They are now going to get their chance to have a say.”
Quite a few former contestants have been crucial of the present in recent times. After the present was axed by ITV final 12 months, Jedward posted on Twitter: “X Factor has been axed. Mission Complete.”
Speaking to ITV News, John Grimes from the duo mentioned: “I feel a lot of people have been exploited on the show, people behind the scenes, different contestants have come forward and shared their stories.”