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Netflix Is Rebooting ‘Star Search’—And This Time, Viewers Decide Who Stays

Netflix is dusting off a classic—and giving it a 2025 glow-up.

The streamer announced it’s bringing back Star Search, the legendary talent competition that helped launch everyone from Destiny Child/Beyoncé and Dave Chappelle to Britney Spears and Billy Porter. But this time, it’s going live—and it’s coming with big talent, bigger ambition, and a modern-day format that invites the audience to do more than just watch. They get to vote.

Produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment—the same powerhouse behind Rhythm + Flow, the Emmys, and Hollywood Squares—the rebooted Star Search will stream live twice a week and feature contestants across four categories: music, dance, variety/comedy, and kids. That’s right, the next comedic genius, vocal powerhouse, or pint-sized prodigy could hit your screen in real time, and viewers will decide who stays and who goes.

Details like the host, judges, and premiere date are still under wraps, but casting is officially open. So if you or someone you know has been sitting on a talent and waiting for the right stage, this might just be your moment. (Visit StarSearchLiveCasting.com to shoot your shot.)

This move is part of Netflix’s expanding investment in live programming—an area where it’s quickly proving it’s not just playing catch-up, but setting the pace. From Squid Game: The Challenge to The Circle, WWE, and even the upcoming Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight (which already broke records as Netflix’s most-streamed sporting event), the platform is going full steam ahead on interactive, must-watch TV.

And honestly, Star Search might be the smartest play yet. The original show, which ran from 1983 to 1995 with Ed McMahon at the helm, was a star-making machine. Beyond the nostalgia, it gave real folks a real shot—and in a world that’s always scrolling to the next big thing, a live competition that feels personal, unpredictable, and powered by the people hits a sweet spot.

This isn’t the first time Star Search got a reboot—CBS tried it back in 2003 with Arsenio Hall—but that version didn’t quite stick. With Jesse Collins in charge, AGT’s Jason Raff as showrunner, and Netflix’s global platform behind it, this new iteration feels primed to hit different.

Executive producers include Collins, Dionne Harmon, Madison Merritt, and Elaine Metaxas. And if their track record is any indication, expect high production value, heart, and a whole lot of talent ready to blow us away.

Let’s just say: the stars are aligning. Literally.

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