Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry Selected as Co-Hosts for The Great American Baking Show

Roku has announced that  Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Office) and Zach Cherry (Severance, Duncanville) will serve as co-hosts in their new show, The Great American Baking Show. In the program, contestants will make their best effort to become America’s top baker.

Production is already underway in the United Kingdom for this Roku Original series, which is the American version of the incredibly popular British competition television show, The Great British Baking Show. The project is expected to launch on The Roku Channel next year.

The Great American Baking Show will be produced by Love Productions USA, the company behind the original British series. Celebrity chef Paul Hollywood and famed restauranteur Prue Leith will serve as judges in the show, after doing so for the original version of the project.

Source: Roku press release