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Disney+ Kicks Off Filming on Rooney and Laing Docu-Series, Plans Blind Date Revival

Production is underway on two celebrity-family docu-series at Disney+ ahead of a fresh Blind Date reboot planned for later this year.

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Overview

  • The Rooneys will span ten episodes and follow Coleen Rooney’s entrepreneurial ventures alongside Wayne Rooney’s shift from the pitch to school run duties.
  • Jamie and Sophie: Raising Chelsea will document Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s journey into parenthood, covering pregnancy, home moves, career balance and their NearlyParents podcast.
  • Disney+ has already begun filming on both series in the United Kingdom as it broadens its unscripted slate with authentic, emotionally driven content.
  • A revival of ITV’s Blind Date is set to start production later this year, updating the classic dating format for streaming audiences with new format twists.
  • The commissions build on Disney+’s recent unscripted hits and involve partnerships with Dorothy St Pictures, Lorton Entertainment and Blast Films to target female-skewed factual series.