NBC has announced its next America’s Got Talent spinoff.
The new iteration is titled AGT: Fantasy League and is set to premiere in early 2024. It borrows a wrinkle from another NBC unscripted staple, The Voice, in that the show’s judges will have a stake in which acts advance through the competition.
AGT: Fantasy League will take the midseason spot occupied by AGT: All-Stars last season, though the latter is still alive at the network and could return another time. NBC teased a new twist on the format in announcing its 2023-24 schedule in May.
Singer and songwriter Mel B — who was a judge on the main series for six seasons — will return to the judges’ table for Fantasy League, joining Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel. Terry Crews will continue his role as host.
The show will find each judge choosing from a pool of past Got Talent winners, finalists and fan favorites from versions of the show across the world (viewers will have some input in determining the acts). The judges will mentor their acts over the course of the season in hopes of earning bragging rights should one of their selections win.
Fantasy League is the third spinoff of America’s Got Talent, following last season’s All-Stars and AGT: The Champions, which had two seasons in 2019 and 2020. Fremantle and Syco Entertainment produce the series, with Cowell, Sam Donnelly and Jason Raff executive producing.
