LEGO and Fox are adding more excitement to its grandest reality TV show. LEGO Masters US will not just be hosted by Batman himself, Will Arnett, but he will be joined by other celebrity guests that are also equally passionate about the LEGO brick.
Other than the awesome cast and contestants, the show’s episodes will see be overseen by lead judge and Senior LEGO Designer Jamie Berard plus celebrities such as Mayim Bialik, Terry Crews, Nicole Byer, and LEGO Movie writers/directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
The first episode of LEGO Masters US will air on Wednesday, February. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). What we know so far based on this press release is that there will be a Star Wars-themed, Story Book-themed, and Movie Genres-themed episodes along the way which was never done before during the previous seasons of LEGO Masters. Read on for the full press release.
CELEBRITY LEGO® FANS JOIN HOST WILL ARNETT ON NEW UNSCRIPTED COMPETITION SERIES “LEGO MASTERS” PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, ON FOX 25
Mayim Bialik, Terry Crews, Nicole Byer and “The LEGO Movie” Writers and Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to Guest-Star Throughout Season
Special Appearance by BB-8, C-3PO and R2-D2 in a “Star Wars™”-Themed Episode
New competition series LEGO® MASTERS has announced celebrity guests, including Mayim Bialik, Terry Crews, Nicole Byer and “The LEGO Movie” writers and directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. These special guests will join host Will Arnett throughout the show’s premiere season, debuting Wednesday, Feb. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), immediately following the Season Three time period premiere of THE MASKED SINGER (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), on FOX.
Actress and producer Mayim Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory”) will help the contestants pair LEGO-building expertise with their knowledge of the universe in a space-themed episode.
Terry Crews (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) steps in to help Arnett encourage the contestants in a “Good vs. Evil” challenge that has major implications on the competition moving forward, while Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”) comes to set to facilitate great LEGO storytelling in a “Story Book”-themed episode.
“Star Wars” fans will not want to miss some extra special guests in the “Star Wars”-themed episode of LEGO MASTERS, during which Arnett and guests BB-8, C3PO and R2-D2 challenge the contestants to build their own droids and replicate iconic scenes inspired by the beloved film franchise.
Additionally, renowned film and television writers, directors and producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (“The LEGO Movie”), who also are LEGO connoisseurs, provide an assist in a “Movie Genres”-themed episode.
Anthony Dominici will executive-produce the FOX series, along with Sharon Levy, DJ Nurre and Michael Heyerman from Endemol Shine North America; Karen Smith and Steph Harris from Tuesday’s Child; and Jill Wilfert and Robert May from The LEGO Group. Will Arnett also serves as an executive producer.
LEGO MASTERS will be produced by Endemol Shine North America, Plan B and Tuesday’s Child, under license from The LEGO® Group, for The LEGO® Group.
Foxhas officially introduced the 10 pairs of contestants who will be joining the next season of the grandest LEGO reality TV contest on the planet. With 20 of the most talented brick-builders in the country, including our very own newlyweds Tyler and Amy Clites, LEGO Masters US, is set to air on-screen on February 5, 2020. Check out the names and brief bio of our next wave of LEGO Masters aspirants.
The Bearded Builders – Boone & Mark
Age: 35 | 35 Home Towns: Troutdale, OR | Oregon City, OR Occupations: Pre-K Teacher | HVAC Installer Strengths: Technical builds, tall buildings & structures, apocalyptic worlds.
East Coast Bricksters – Mel & Jermaine
Age: 39 | 37 Home Towns: Glen Burnie, MD | Bronx, NY Occupations: Law Enforcement | Technical Cell Phone Consultant Team Strengths: Great storytellers, tall skyscraper buildings.
The Unicorns – Krystle & Amie
Age: 34 | 34 Home Towns: Dallas, TX | Dallas, TX Occupations: Special Ed Teacher | Software Engineer Strengths: Great storytelling, character assembly, recreation builds, motor and gear functions.
Father & Son BFFs – Manny & Nestor
Age: 35 | 65 Home Towns: Bethlehem, PA | Bethlehem, PA Occupations: Barber | Retired Truck Driver Strengths: Organic builds, technical motor builds, storytelling, minifig character development.
Age: 45 | 29 Home Towns: Los Angeles, CA | Redding, CT Occupations: Set Builder | Artist Strengths: Ingenuity, storytelling
Married Thespians – Flynn & Richard
Age: 52 | 52 Home Towns: Oakland, CA | Oakland, CA Occupations: LEGO Engineering Teacher K-6 | Theatrical Lighting Designer/Sales Strengths: Artistic Look / Storytelling / Composition / EV3 builds with sensors and motors
“The Higher the Hair, the Closer to God” – Jessie & Kara
Age: 47 | 49 Home Towns: Captain Cook, HI | Rogers, MO Occupations: Office Manager for a Psychiatrist | Retail Manager, Landscape Company Strengths: Knowledge of a variety of LEGO bricks, team communication, focus
The Newlyweds – Tyler and Amy
Age: 32 I 28 Home Towns: Brandon, FL | Brandon, FL Occupations: Model Designer | Piano Teacher Strengths: Sculpting – capturing shape & movement, resourcefulness.
LEGO Masters US will be hosted by LEGO Batman himself, Will Arnett. Teams of two will be battling it out against the most insane brick-building challenges ever thought of, and our ten teams must impress the most demanding judges that the show ever had. It is yet to be announced who will be the judges for this next season of LEGO Masters, and while waiting for February 5 to arrive, be sure to claim your FREE LEGO Masters shopping bag at your local LEGO Store or at LEGO Shop@Home to show your support for the show. I will definitely look forward to Tyler and Amy’s creations and the many surprises that the other contestants have in store. Stay tuned!
Though this promo was not mentioned in the December 2019 LEGO Store Calendar for non-spoiler reasons, it’s nice to see this appearing in my LEGO Shop@Home shopping cart. Beginning today until December 24, you’ll get a FREE LEGO Masters Shopping Bag for any LEGO purchase made online an in-store.
From the looks of it, this free LEGO Masters Shopping Bag (5006086) is not made of the usual thin plastic material that LEGO shopping bags were made of. It’s definitely usable and a good way to support LEGO’s initiatives of cutting down on plastic usage as LEGO has previously announced. There seems to be no qualifying price point attached to this promo as well, so it’s nice to see this freebie arrive in your doorsteps regardless of the value of your LEGO purchase.
The best part is that it builds the excitement for the upcoming US version of the LEGO Masters reality TV show that was widely popular in the UK and Australia. LEGO Masters US is scheduled to air via FOX on February 5, 2020. Details of the show are still a bit sketchy save for the fact that LEGO Batman Movie’s Will Arnett will be hosting the show. I’m excited to see who will be joining the roster of contestants, and I’m pretty sure that one of them is somebody who is very close to our brick-loving hearts. Needless to say, it’s simply awesome to see them on screen and coming up with those superb LEGO builds. Here’s the most recent preview trailer of LEGO Masters US in case you missed it.
Hosted by Will Arnett comes the new FOX competition show, LEGO MASTERS. Based on the hit British reality-competition series of the same name, LEGO MASTERS brings imagination, design and creativity to life when teams of LEGO enthusiasts go head-to-head, with infinite possibilities and an unlimited supply of LEGO bricks. Teams of two compete against each other in ambitious brick-building challenges to be crowned the country’s most talented amateur LEGO builders. In each episode, the competing pairs who impress the judges the most progress to the next round, until the finale where the top teams will face off for a cash prize, the ultimate LEGO trophy and the grand title of LEGO MASTERS.
The hit, brick-building, LEGO-inspired reality show that endeared the UK to love the LEGO brick, even more, is now coming to the US. Plans are now being inked on how the hit TV show LEGO Masters can be adopted for US viewers, which was largely successful not just in the UK, but also in Germany and Australia. The LEGO Masters is a reality-based TV show that pushes the limits of one’s creativity in using LEGO bricks, where amateur builders get to compete with each other with the hope being the recognized as the ultimate LEGO Master.
The LEGO Masters show in the US will be produced by Endemol Shine North America, UK production company Tuesday’s Child, and Plan B Entertainment, headed by award-winning actor Brad Pitt. As with its initial run in the US, the LEGO Group will be hands-on with the show’s more important details so you can expect the same ‘wonder, emotion, drama and loads of smashing bricks’. Read on for the LEGO Masters US official press release.
Endemol Shine North America and Tuesday’s Child Bringing U.K Smash Hit “LEGO® MASTERS” to U.S with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment
January 9, 2019—Endemol Shine North America and U.K.-based independent production company Tuesday’s Child are teaming with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment to jointly produce a U.S. version of the hit British series “LEGO® MASTERS.”
The production companies are set to start conversations with potential American-based platforms later this month.
Originally created by Tuesday’s Child, “LEGO MASTERS” first launched on Channel 4 in the U.K. in 2017, quickly becoming the network’s highest-rated new series, nearly doubling its primetime average with young adults. Since then, “LEGO MASTERS” was renewed by Channel 4 and local versions of the successful format have begun launching around the world.
Along with Plan B Entertainment, Sharon Levy, DJ Nurre and Michael Heyerman will serve as executive producers for Endemol Shine North America, Karen Smith and Steph Harris will serve as executive producers for Tuesday’s Child and Jill Wilfert and Robert May for The LEGO Group.
“This is a project that I am truly passionate about, as LEGO bricks have played an instrumental role in my family’s life,” stated Sharon Levy, President, Unscripted & Scripted Television, Endemol Shine North America. “We are thrilled to be bringing ‘LEGO MASTERS’ to the U.S. market with the original producers at Tuesday’s Child and the team at Plan B Entertainment.”
Tuesday’s Child Managing Director Karen Smith stated, “It’s awesome to team up with Plan B and Endemol Shine North America to bring ‘LEGO MASTERS’ to the States. It’s a format filled with wonder, emotion, drama and loads of smashing bricks. The competitors excel in story-telling, engineering artistry, ingenuity and genuinely thinking outside the box. It’s a new talent show, but no-one sings or dances, unless they’re barefoot and stand on a brick…’
Jill Wilfert, Vice President, Licensing & Entertainment, the LEGO Group says; “We are pleased viewers in the UK and Germany have enjoyed LEGO MASTERS, and believe it will delight people of all ages around the world. The series celebrates creativity and the endless possibilities of the LEGO brick, not to mention the fun families and friends have when they build together.”
“We are so thrilled to be a part of the team bringing ‘LEGO MASTERS’ and this exciting new format to the States,” said the production team at Plan B Entertainment.
“LEGO MASTERS” pits enthusiasts in a competition that starts with a single LEGO brick and infinite possibilities and concludes with mind-blowing builds that will surely both inspire legions of loyal LEGO followers and capture the imagination of new fans.
Endemol Shine Group is the exclusive distributor of the format across all platforms outside of the U.K. and has the rights to produce local versions of the show around the world. Endemol Shine International is the exclusive distributor of all finished tape of all versions produced, including the original British version.
Last year, Endemol Shine announced “LEGO MASTERS” landed its first international deals, as Endemol Shine Australia is producing a local version of the format for Nine and Endemol Shine Germany successfully produced the series for RTL. Channel 4’s second season in the U.K. launched in November to strong ratings.
About Endemol Shine North America
Endemol Shine North America delivers world-class content and compelling storytelling to multiple platforms in the U.S. and across the globe. Endemol Shine North America is part of Endemol Shine Group, the global content creator, producer and distributor with a diverse portfolio of companies that are behind some of the most prominent hit television formats and series in the world.
Its Endemol Shine Latino division oversees all Spanish and Portuguese-language operations across Latin America, including newly launched studio Endemol Shine Boomdog, which produces original content for both the U.S. Hispanic and Mexican markets. Subsidiary production companies include Authentic Entertainment, Truly Original, and 51 Minds Entertainment.
About Tuesday’s Child
Tuesday’s Child Television is a UK-based independent production company specialising in entertainment and popular factual. It was launched in September 2012 by Karen Smith who was former Shine TV joint MD (The Magicians, Gladiators, Got to Dance, The Biggest Loser, Strictly Come Dancing).
Tuesday’s Child are the format creators of LEGO MASTERS and currently in production with a new peak BBC One music quiz, The Hit List and Channel 4 rig format, The Drugs Cafe both due to air in peak in early 2019. They have also created and produced the primetime BBC One Entertainment series, Pitch Battle with Kelis and the music director of the Pitch Perfect franchise , the award winning You’re Back in the Room for ITV1 ( the format has also been made in numerous other international territories) For What It’s Worth, hosted by Fern Britton for BBC One, Britain’s Biggest Superyachts: Chasing Perfection for BBC Two and RTS-nominated Superstar Dogs, hosted by John Barrowman for Channel 4
About Plan B Entertainment
Founded in 2002 and headed by Brad Pitt and co-presidents Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Plan B Entertainment is a film and television production company that has been established with many acclaimed titles. What sets them apart is their commitment to protecting narrative and giving filmmakers the freedom to take creative risks. The result has been a memorable run of characters and stories that are emotionally and socially compelling. Their titles include: THE TREE OF LIFE, WORLD WAR Z, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, THE NORMAL HEART, SELMA, THE BIG SHORT, and MOONLIGHT. Most recently, the company released the Golden Globe-nominated BEAUTIFUL BOY, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, and VICE.
Looking ahead, Plan B will continue working with auteurs such as Andrew Dominik, James Gray, David Michôd, Barry Jenkins, and Ryan Murphy, and they plan to deliver characteristically unique and uplifting work not only through theatrical screens, but also through collaborations with outlets such as Netflix, Amazon, STARZ, FX, and HBO.
About The LEGO Group
The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company with headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and main offices in Enfield, USA, London, UK. Shanghai, China, and Singapore. Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and based on the iconic LEGO brick, it is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of play materials. Guided by the company spirit: “Only the best is good enough”, the company is committed to the development of children and aims to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through creative play and learning. LEGO products are sold worldwide and can be virtually explored at http://www.LEGO.com.
