Selena + Chef

**Selena + Chef** is an American web television cooking/reality show created, executive-produced, and starring American actress-singer Selena Gomez, under HBO Max's "first wave" of original content and programming. It premiered on August 13, 2020. On August 27, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 19, 2020. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a third season.

## **Premise**

Since social distancing at home, Selena Gomez has been spending more time in the kitchen than she ever imagined. But despite her many talents, it remains to be seen if cooking is one of them. In each episode of this unapologetically authentic cookalong, Selena will be joined remotely by a different master chef. Together, they'll tackle cuisines of every variety, share invaluable tips and tricks, and deal with everything from smoking ovens to missing ingredients. Each episode will highlight a food-related charity, and this casual, funny, and informative series will embrace both the struggle and the joy of learning to cook — while inviting audiences to follow along at home.

## **Production**

### Development

On May 5, 2020, HBO Max ordered a 10-episode order of *Selena + Chef*, under the working title of *'Untitled Cooking Project'*, starring and executive-produced by the *Rare* singer.

“I’ve always been very vocal about my love of food,” Gomez said in a press release. “I think I’ve been asked hundreds of times in interviews if I had another career, what would I do, and I’ve answered that it would be fun to be a chef. I definitely don’t have the formal training, though! Like many of us while being home, I find myself cooking more and experimenting in the kitchen.” The show will also highlight a different “food-related charity” in each episode. *Untitled Cooking Project*, a truly working title name, debuts on HBO Max this summer in its “first wave” of programming, according to Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content.

On August 27, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which consisted of 10 episodes, and premiered on November 19, 2020 on HBO Max.

On April 23, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season.

### Release

The series premiered on August 13, 2020 on HBO Max. As an activist and UNICEF ambassador, Gomez will also infuse her show with a philanthropic element, with each episode highlighting a food-related charity. On her Instagram, Gomez said she was “so excited” about her new HBO Max show, and shared her go-to cooking playlist on *Spotify*, an eclectic mix of Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and Lauryn Hill.

## **Trivia**

* Gomez will also executive produce the series under her July Moon Productions title, along with Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman of Industrial Media's The Intellectual Property Corporation.
	+ They previously collaborated on the docuseries *Living Undocumented* for Netflix.
	+ IPC's parent, Industrial Media, also owns B17 Entertainment, which is producing HBO Max's very own, first-wave competition series, *Craftopia*.

## Navigation

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://deadline.com/2020/08/selena-gomez-selena-chef-quarantine-cooking-show-renewed-season-2-hbo-max-1203024802/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://deadline.com/2021/04/selena-gomez-selena-chef-third-season-hbo-max-1234742424/