Selena Gomez is going back into the kitchen – this time with the Food Network. After four successful seasons on HBO Max with her cooking show Selena + Chef, the pop star and actress will lead two new upcoming projects for the cable channel.
Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns HBO Max (soon to be Max), is also the majority owner of the Food Network. A fifth season of Selena + Chef has not been announced.
According to Deadline, the first series, which is scheduled to launch later this year, is a “celebration-focused series just in time for the holidays.”
“The holidays are always huge for Food Network,” Kathleen Finch, Warner Bros. Discovery Chairman and Chief Content Officer US Networks, said Wednesday (May 17) during a presentation in New York. “Having Selena kicking off the nearly 100 hours of new and returning holiday programming will certainly make this coming season one to celebrate.”
The second show will feature Gomez teaming up with some of the world’s most famous chefs in their kitchens to cook their most popular dishes. The series will debut next year.
“As the leader for food programming, besting ourselves year after year is no easy feat, but the upcoming lineup turns up the star power with new and returning faces and is packed with exciting competitions, magical holiday creations and culinary adventures for the whole family,” said Betsy Ayala, head of food content at the Food Network.
During the first four seasons of Selena + Chef, Gomez had several wonderful experiences, including making specialty gazpacho with Chef José Andrés, preparing lobster mango ceviche with Chef Aarón Sánchez, and cooking up sweet and sour shrimp with Padma Lakshmi.