The streamer ordered the sushi competition series Morimoto's Sushi Master and Michael Strahan's The Cupcake Guys.
Morimoto's Sushi Master, which is the first cooking competition series to focus on the art of making sushi, is hosted by Lyrica Okano (Marvel's Runaways). The six-part series will see eight competing sushi chefs work to impress Morimoto, along with judges Chef Dakota Weiss, Executive Chef of Santa Fe's Coyote Café and former co-owner of Sweetfin Poke, and Chef Kenji Lopez- Alt.
Stars: Kenji Lopez-Alt, Dakota Weiss, Lyrica Okano
It comes from The Invisible Pilot producer Ample Entertainment, with Ari Mark, Phil Lott, Kathryn Vaughn, Liz Cook and Masuhira Morimoto serving as executive producers.
The Cupcake Guys follows former professional NFL players Michael Griffin and Brian Orakpo and their business partner Bryan Hynson in their cupcake shop. The six-part documentary series follows the entrepreneurs who operate a Gigi's Cupcake franchise in her hometown of Austin, Texas.
Produced by Strahan's SMAC Productions and The Story Lab, Strahan executive produces alongside Constance Schwartz-Morini, FredAnthony Smith, Mike Ferry and Cathy Boxall. Shahram Qureshi is showrunner and executive producer.
Elsewhere, ¡Que Delicioso!, Roku's inaugural Spanish-language original series will launch on November 25. The series features chefs Marcela Valladolid and Chris Valdés as hosts and judges for the seven-episode competition celebrating Latin cuisine. He hails from Robert Rodriguez's World of Wonder and El Rey with Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Richard Borjas, John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa serving as executive producers.
“The addition of Morimoto's Sushi Master, The Cupcake Guys and ¡Que Delicioso! The Roku Originals lineup encapsulates our commitment to premium original series that are representative and reflective of our diverse streaming audience,” said Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Alternative Originals, Roku. "Each of these series offers a new take on formats that we know will instantly connect with our audience, and we look forward to sharing these projects on The Roku Channel."
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