'' The Baker and the Beauty'' is an American romantic

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television series developed by Dean Georgaris that premiered on

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on April 13, 2020. It is an adaptation of the Israeli romantic-comedy series ''

Beauty and the Baker ''The Beauty and the Baker'' () is an Israeli romantic-comedy TV series that follows the love story between a simple baker and an international supermodel. It ranks as one of the highest-rated scripted series ever in Israel.

''. The original version is one of the highest-rated scripted series ever in

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, and its episodes have been streamed on

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.‘Baker And The Beauty’ Romantic Comedy Based On Israeli Format Set At ABC From Dean Georgaris, David Frankel & Keshet
Deadline. 18 October 2018 The American version is developed and executive-produced by Dean Georgaris, Becky Hartman Edwards, David Frankel,

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, Alon Shtruzman,

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. In June 2020, it was canceled after one season.

Cast

Main

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as Daniel Garcia, a baker at his family's business, Rafael's Bakery, who enters a whirlwind romance with supermodel Noa Hamilton *

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as Noa Hamilton, a famous Australian model and entrepreneur attracted to Daniel *

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as Lewis, Noa's manager who seeks to protect her image at all costs. * David Del Río as Mateo Garcia, Daniel's younger brother and a DJ known as MC Cubano. *

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as Vanessa a realtor and Daniel's ex-girlfriend * Belissa Escobedo as Natalie, Daniel and Mateo's younger sister who has high expectations placed on her by her parents *

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as Mari Garcia, Daniel's, Mateo's and Natalie's mother *

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as Rafael Garcia, Daniel's, Mateo's and Natalie's father, and the owner of Rafael's Bakery

Recurring

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as Piper, Noa's best friend and part of her entourage, who supports Noa's and Daniel's relationship. * Madelyn Sher as Amy, Natalie's love interest

Episodes

Production

Development

In November 2018, it was announced that an adaptation of the series was being developed by Dean Georgaris and

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through Keshet Studios and

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for

. The series is one of two collaborations between Georgaris and Universal for the 2019–20 season, along with ''

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'' for

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's fall schedule. Georgaris and Frankel are set to write and direct, respectively, and both will executive produce alongside

, Alon Shtruzman,

, and Rachel Kaplan. In January 2019 ABC ordered the adaptation to pilot. On May 11, 2019, ABC green-lighted the series. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere as a

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in the spring of 2020. On January 8, 2020, it was reported that the series was set to premiere on April 6, 2020. On January 29, 2020, the premiere date was moved to April 13, 2020. On June 15, 2020, ABC canceled the series after one season.

Casting

In February 2019, it was announced that Carlos Gomez,

and

had been cast in the pilot's lead roles. Alongside the pilot's order announcement, in March 2019 it was reported that

and

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had joined the cast. In September 2019,

was cast in a recurring role.

Filming

The pilot was filmed in

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while rest of the series was filmed in

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Reception

Critical response

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, the series holds an approval rating of 89% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.

Ratings

References

External links

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