Freeform announced today that production has begun on the holiday gift-wrapping competition series “Wrap Battle” in Los Angeles.
- The six-episode series will follow nine contestants as they battle to become the ultimate wrapper and take home the coveted grand prize, valued at $50,000.
- Sheryl Underwood will host the new holiday competition series while Carson Kressley and Wanda Wen will judge.
- They will be joined by several guest judges, including:
- Candy Spelling
- Sandra Lee
- Sherry Cola
- Diggy Simmons
- Lala Kent
- Sabrina Soto
- Nine contestants will be challenged to create eye-popping gift-wrapping masterpieces and inspire viewers to push their own holiday gift-giving to a whole new level.
- Each episode will pit the country’s most inventive and artistic gift-wrappers against one another as they battle it out holiday-style in challenges ranging from creating the most over-the-top gift basket to wrapping some of the most outrageous objects.
- In an unprecedented collaboration with Paper Source, the winner of “Wrap Battle” will receive a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design their own custom holiday wrapping paper to be sold in at least 120 stores across the country.
- In addition, the winner will get to showcase their talent at The SoNo Collection, Brookfield Properties’ one-of-a-kind shopping destination in Norwalk, Connecticut, designed to celebrate fashion, art and culture.
- The winner will be part of the main event for the new, interactive holiday experience and will receive a $1,000 shopping spree to The SoNo Collection.
- Wrap Battle is produced by Michael Levitt Productions with Michael Levitt, Jill Goularte and Colleen Sands serving as Executive Producers.
- The series will premiere this winter on Freeform.
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- Freeform is devoting an entire month to Disney with their new special block of programing, 30 Days of Disney. From September 1-30 the network will showcase dozens of beloved Disney films and characters.
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