Get ready! America’s #1 singing competition is back in SING IT!, a new weekly, 10-episode, scripted comedy series from Fine Brothers Entertainment and Mandeville Films that pays homage to the reality singing competitions that have become a centerpiece of pop culture. SING IT! debuts today, May 25, 2016 exclusively on YouTube Red, the new ad-free entertainment and music subscription service.
Check out the first episode for free at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nad45ZRNmbk
Also, in celebration of today’s launch, here’s a hilarious new music video written, directed and starring YouTube superstar Todrick Hall for his SING IT! character M!LO, a guest judge best known for his one hit wonder song, “Steak and Eggs” –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTdIaK_Snyg
and a behind the scenes featurette about the new series at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUPwLJQ8eY8
The first season of SING IT! brings us through the ups and downs when a long-running executive producer is fired and a newcomer threatens to offset the balance between the show’s quirky contestants, duplicitous executives, and rollicking crew. Contestants will actually be eliminated from the competition at the end of each episode until the final two are left. Viewers at home will then get to vote to determine SING IT’s first season winner.
SING IT! features a cross-section of film, television and YouTube stars including Mircea Monroe (Hart of Dixie) Missi Pyle (Gone Girl), Debby Ryan (Disney Channel’s Jessie), Mark Sullivan (Guest of a Nation), Zack Weinstein (Glee) and Leah Lewis (The Voice Season Four contestant). The series will also feature real life music couple Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo who appeared on American Idol. Guest stars include Sasha Pieterse (Pretty Little Liars), YouTube stars Sam Tsui, Todrick Hall and Tim DeLaGhetto and many more.
SING IT! debuts new episodes weekly on YouTube Red, starting May 25, 2016.
About SING IT! – THE SHOW BEGINS! (Premiere Episode)
Welcome to the world of Sing It! A long running singing competition show goes through a regime change right at the start of a new season, but producer Stacey’s (Mircea Monroe) expected takeover of “Sing It” is ruined when devious network executive Marcy (Missi Pyle) introduces indie filmmaker Drew (Mark Sullivan) as the new executive producer. Aware that if he fails she can swoop in, Stacey reluctantly helps Drew acclimate to the show. She introduces him to the vibrant cast and crew of the show, including the self-obsessed and sexually ambiguous host, Troy (Preston Jones), the miniature and feisty stage manager, Kali (Laura Harrison) and narcissistic judges Holli (Debby Ryan) and Barry (Alex Desert), along with a colorful group of contestants.
Approximate Run Time: 24 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nad45ZRNmbk
Fine Brothers Entertainment produces some of the most viewed scripted and unscripted content in the world today, creating regular daily programming on YouTube to a highly engaged audience. They have over 17 million subscribers across their YouTube channels and generate over 140 million monthly views. Their award wig format Kids React and related shows TeensReact and Elders React are consistently rated the top tv shows on the web and are regularly covered by media all over the world. They’ve just premiered their new ten-episode TV series Six Degrees of Everything on truTV. Prior to that they produced 12 prime-time episodes of ReactToThat for Nickelodeon.
Since its founding in 1995, Mandeville Films has produced feature films that have grossed well
over $1 billion in domestic box office receipts. Mandeville partners David Hoberman and Todd
Lieberman produced the critically hailed Academy Award-nominated feature The Fighter, the romantic comedy The Proposal, and the hit film The Muppets. Mandeville also produced zombie romantic comedy Warm Bodies and produced the box-office smash Insurgent, part of the Divergent trilogy. Upcoming movies under the Mandevillle banner include Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, Ian McKellan, Josh Gad. Ewan McgGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, directed by Bill Condon and written by Stephen Chbosky; Wonder, based on R.J. Palacio’s best-selling YA novel, the indie feature By Way of Helena, starring Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson, directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith which Lionsgate will release, and Allegiant, the next installment of the Divergent series. The company also has two television series premiering this year on ABC Network, including
Wicked City, starring Ed Westwick and Jeremy Sisto, and The Family starring Joan Allen. These
and many other popular films and television shows make Mandeville Films among the most prolific and respected production labels in the entertainment industry.
YouTube Red is a paid membership that enables the ultimate YouTube experience. Members get all of YouTube uninterrupted, a premium YouTube Music experience, and exclusive access to new original series and movies from top YouTube creators. YouTube Red is currently available in the United States, with plans for international expansion throughout 2016.
