Netflix offers reality TV show fans a variety of compelling and entertaining programming, but The Great British Bake-Off (rebranded as The Great British Baking Show in America) might be one of the streaming giant’s most popular and beloved series. For ten seasons, The Great British Bake-Off has been a hit series on UK networks. In 2018, after The Great British Bake-Off moved from BBC to Channel 4, Netflix acquired the rights to stream three future seasons. Netflix had already obtained rights to stream past seasons (seasons 4-7 are on Netflix as part of The Great British Baking Show collection 1-4).
Currently, Netflix has seven collections of The Great British Baking Show, as well as a few different specials and spin-off series like The Great British Baking Show: The Beginnings and The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass. Fans and new viewers have plenty of The Great British Baking Show episodes to stream. However, for those who already binge-watched all of the collections and spinoffs, then it might be time to find something new to stream.
The Big Family Cooking Showdown
The Big Family Cooking Showdown is another British import. The series revolves around families competing in a series of challenges and heats to win the grand prize. The Great British Baking Show season 6 winner Nadiya Hussain and television and radio personality Zoe Ball host the first season of the series. BBC Two plans to bring The Big Family Cooking Showdown back for a second season with different hosts. The Big Family Cooking Showdown shares The Great British Baking Show’s wholesomeness and infectious enthusiasm for cooking.
Great Interior Design Challenge
The Great Interior Design Challenge involves aspiring interior designers designing a small space or a room for a client. The contestants also can expect the added pressure of an additional challenge, like having to repurpose old materials. The Great Interior Design Challenge shows the difficulties and triumphs of designing a space within a budget, limited time, and the pressure of pleasing a client. The series is half competition and half docu-reality series, with viewers bonding with the contestant as they follow their design journey. Great Interior Design Challenge is very similar to The Great British Baking Show in its narrative style and competition elements.
100% Hotter
100% Hotter is a makeover reality series that originated from the UK. It’s basically the British version of How Do I Look? The series follows contestants who receive makeovers after their friends nominate for being incompetent in the fashion department. A team of fashion experts then makes them over. Though some might find the idea of forcing people to change their appearing off-putting, 100% Hotter aims to be an uplifting and entertainment series about improving people’s lives through their appearance. 100% Hotter and The Great British Baking Show are similar in their overall playful nature, and they both series try to be inspiring the viewers. The Great British Baking Show inspires through sweet treats and 100% Hotter does it through fashion.
Nailed It!
The delightful Nicole Byer hosts Nailed It!, Netflix’s original reality series about typical home cooks trying to make professional level baked goods. Nailed It! takes a comedic approach to the cooking and baking process. Unlike with The Great British Baking Show, no one expects these creations to be masterpieces. It’s more about who doesn’t fail as badly as the other contestants. Nailed It! and The Great British Baking Show both share a whimsical approach to cooking and reality TV. Both shows focus on the pure joy of cooking, even if it’s sometimes a complete train wreck.
Ugly Delicious
World-renowned chef David Chang hosts Ugly Delicious. Ugly Delicious is a Netflix original series about food, and people’s emotional, cultural, and cerebral reaction to it. Often, an episode of the series focuses on the historical background of a different type of food, like pizza. Ugly Delicious then discusses the history of that food in different parts of the world, also exploring how different people react to the food and their experience with it. Like The Great British Baking Show, Ugly Delicious highlights the importance of certain foods to different cultures, as well as celebrating the love of it
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