Music industry legends and all-star judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, along with Emmy®-winning producer and host Ryan Seacrest, return to help discover America’s next singing sensation for American Idol’s fifth season on ABC and 20th season overall. The talent show will be available on Samsung TVs, mobile phones and tablets through Samsung TV Plus for free.
This marks an exciting new chapter for Fremantle and Samsung TV Plus, having already partnered to bring Baywatch and Project Runway to UK audiences through their dedicated channels.
From 2nd March 2022, the 20th season of American Idol will be available to watch on demand on Samsung TV Plus. Later, the show will be incorporated into Samsung’s Entertainment Channel which will be dedicated to family entertainment. Users will be able to watch American Idol with new episodes coming every week from 10th March right through to the final on 22nd May.
The 19th season of American Idol, recorded and released in 2021 is also coming soon to the platform, so users can enjoy even more episodes and entertainment for all the family.
American Idol pioneered a genre that has gone on to launch incredible careers and entertain a whole generation. We watch as hopeful singers audition before a panel of A-list celebrities who will decide if they have what it takes to become music royalty. Human emotion is at the very heart of the talent show series, as we watch ordinary and extraordinary people bring their dreams and ambitions to the famous stage. There’s hard work, sometimes humiliation, and always great entertainment. Every season we meet amazing people, and when the magic happens, a superstar is born.
American Idol is produced by Fremantle and Industrial Media’s 19 Entertainment. Executive producers include Megan Wolflick, also serving as showrunner, and Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin and Trish Kinane, with Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman serving as executive producers for 19 Entertainment. Fremantle distributes the series worldwide.
