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A new Spanish-language version of Big Brother is to air in the United States on the NBC Universal-owned network Telemundo.

‘Gran Hermano’ will employ the gameplay-oriented American Big Brother format, with a cast of US Hispanics voting each other out one-by-one until the last person remaining wins a yet-to-be-determined grand prize.

Telemundo says it will air over 100 hours of content across the thirteen-week series, which will be made by Endemol Shine North America subsidiary Endemol Shine Latino.

Viewers will also be able to ‘see events unfold in real time’ at a ’24-hour online hub’, but the announcement did not explicitly state whether it would include live feeds.

“We are pleased to add yet another truly global hit franchise to Telemundo’s reality lineup,” said Telemundo president Luis Silberwasser. “We are pleased to add yet another truly global hit franchise to Telemundo’s reality lineup.”

Cris Abrego and Charlie Corwin, co-CEOs of Endemol Shine North America, stated: “We are thrilled to bring ‘Gran Hermano’ to the US Hispanic audience with our partners at Telemundo.

“This series continues to resonate with TV audiences all over the world and our team has developed an exciting new version that we believe will resonate with the Spanish-language viewers here in the US.”

Gran Hermano USA is the first brand new incarnation of Big Brother to be created since format creator Endemol’s merger with rival production company Shine was given regulatory approval in December.

It follows in the footsteps of the English-language American version, which will return to NBC rival CBS for its seventeenth season on 24th and 25th June at 8/7c.



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