EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has defended plans to film an American Idol-style acting competition series after performers compared the format to The Hunger Games.
The show, working titled Bring the Drama, was announced last month and promises to give untapped acting talent a shot at the big time with the winner securing agency representation and a role in a BBC drama.
Wall to Wall, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned production company behind Netflix’s Glow Up, has begun casting for the six-part series and applicants are being told that they must not have attended drama school or had an agent for acting work.
The BBC said Bring the Drama aims to provide a break for those who have been unable to access professional training or representation.
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