15 Minutes of Fame
"Where the acting is the competition."
Official Trailer
Logline
American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, and The Voice meet acting, as wannabe stars from all walks of life compete through auditions, bare-stage scenes, and a full Hollywood production for the judges' approval and America's votes to be crowned the next Hollywood star.
Synopsis
On 15 Minutes of Fame, actors compete to become the next Hollywood star, and the acting itself is the competition. From nationwide auditions where hopefuls perform classic scenes for a panel of a famous actor, a producer, a director, and a casting director, the field is whittled down on a bare Los Angeles stage performing iconic scenes across genre themes (love, comedy, action, horror). As the audience gets to know the troupe, online and text voting kicks in, the public becomes judge and jury alongside the experts. Contestants pick scenes, play opposite surprise famous actors, and get paired with celebrity coaches, until the final six are written into a six-week, twist-filled dramatic mini-series, with America voting each week on who survives and who gets killed off or shipped to jail. It all builds to a final showdown between the last two performers and one electrifying question: are we witnessing the birth of an incredible talent? Created by Angela Sparks Beddoe and Greg Demirjian.
The World
A journey from open auditions across America, to a stripped-bare LA competition stage, to a fully produced Hollywood-style mini-series, with iconic, beloved movie scenes as the contestants' proving ground and a second-screen voting experience pulling the audience into every elimination.
Why It Sells
- A proven format DNA, American Idol / The Voice / Dancing with the Stars, applied to acting for the first time.
- Beloved iconic scenes as the competition material, instant audience familiarity and emotional buy-in.
- Real interactivity, online and text voting make the audience co-judges of who stays and who goes.
- Celebrity firepower, famous actors appear as scene partners, coaches, and guest cameos.
- A genre-bending finale, the top six are written into a live, ever-changing six-week mini-series.
- A possible judges' 'immunity save' to rescue raw talent the public overlooked, built-in drama.
Characters
The Contestants
Wannabe Stars
Aspiring actors from all walks of life who must survive auditions, bare-stage scenes, and a full production under the scrutiny of judges and audience alike.
The Judging Panel
The Experts
A well-known actor, a producer, a director, and a casting director who evaluate, criticize, and either hand out golden tickets or send hopefuls home.
Celebrity Coaches & Guests
Star Power
Famous actors who mentor the finalists, perform opposite them, and appear as guest cameos throughout the run.
The Audience
The Popular Vote
Viewers who vote online and by text, turning the competition into America's choice for the next Hollywood star.
Story Beats
Act 1 — The Auditions: 3 Minutes of Shame?
Across the country, hopefuls perform self-chosen classic scenes for the expert panel, and get a golden ticket or get sent home.
Act 2 — The Bare Stage
In LA, survivors perform iconic scenes with no props or scenery across genre themes; judges cut the field to 20.
Act 3 — The Audience Is Waiting
Props, scenery, and makeup arrive, and so does public voting, online and by text, narrowing the field to a top 15.
Act 4 — Pick Your Scene Carefully
Judges assign genre scenes and contestants choose scene partners; close-ups and editing mimic the famous originals. America votes; two leave.
Act 5 — Star Struck
A famous actor joins the set and each contestant plays opposite them in a bare, raw scene, critiqued by the star and the judges.
Act 6 — Bring In The Coaches
Twelve star actors mentor the remaining cast behind the scenes; a backstage pass to rehearsals reveals the final six.
Act 7 — Lights, Cameras & Nerves
The final six are written into a six-week, twist-filled dramatic mini-series; America votes weekly until one star is crowned.
Producers
Created by Angela Sparks Beddoe & Greg Demirjian