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75 Shows You'll Be Able to Watch in Bite-Size Pieces on Quibi

21/02/2020 - 10:05 PM

Quibi [1] is perfect for all of us who can't seem to find the time to watch a full-length TV show. (I'm looking at you, three-hour episodes of The Bachelor [2].) The streaming service, which launches April 6 and will offer "quick bites" of content, hence its name. The shows are all 10 minutes and can only be streamed from your phone — for the low price of $5 to $8 per month. The platform's founder, Jeffrey Katzenberg, recently told Vulture that the plan is to spend over $1 billion on fresh content within the first year [3], and he's clearly not messing around, considering the platform already has dozens of original shows slated to stream once Quibi is available. Big-name stars like Sophie Turner [4], Demi Lovato [5], and Chance the Rapper [6] will have shows of their own. For more than 70 other shows streaming on Quibi, keep reading.

Elba Vs. Block

Idris Elba will star in this series as a stunt driver against professional driver Ken Block.

Thanks a Million

This series will feature a variety of celebrities, including Jennifer Lopez [8], who will donate $100,000 to someone in their lives who will then pass some of it on, and so on and so forth.

Punk'd

Chance the Rapper will host the reboot of MTV's Punk'd, which will pretty much be exactly like the old Ashton Kutcher [9] version.

Singled Out

Keke Palmer will host MTV's other reboot, this one for Singled Out, where she and cohost Joel Kim Booster will help singles link up for love.

You Ain't Got These

This show, created by Lena Waithe, will examine society in reference to sneaker culture.

Chrissy's Court

Chrissy Teigen will be the judge of small claims cases [10] on this show — where her mom is the bailiff.

Beauty

Beauty mogul Tyra Banks [11] will star in this series about challenging traditional beauty standards.

Killing Zac Efron

In Zac Efron [12]'s show, he'll head out on adventures on an island for 21 days [13].

This Day in Useless Celebrity History

If you need some useless celebrity history, tune into this pop culture show with figure skater Adam Rippon.

Cup of Joe

This show will follow Joe Jonas [14] and his brothers on the Jonas Brothers' Happiness Begins [15] tour.

Nightgowns

Sasha Velour, one of RuPaul's Drag Race's winners, is bringing drag to Quibi with this show.

Benedict Men

Golden State Warriors player Stephen Curry is executive producing this docuseries about the basketball team at St. Benedict Prep in Newark, NJ.

Biggest Little Cook-Off

Andy Samberg [16] hosts this cooking show where contestants will compete to make the best single bite of food.

Centrepiece

Rashida Jones is executive producing this show about floral design, where each episode will host a different celebrity guest.

Dishmantled

Tituss Burgess hosts this wild cooking show where chefs have to re-create a dish that's smashed in their faces at the beginning of the episode.

High & Low

Sisters Erin and Sara Foster will go on travel adventures where one will travel in luxury while the other will go on a decidedly not luxurious trip.

Skrrt With Offset

On this show, Offset will bring on various celebrities to talk cars.

Pillow Talk With Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato [17] will have her own talk show [18] where she'll chat with celebrities and guests about life.

Iron Sharpens Iron

Cam Newton is executive producing this sports show where athletes will discuss all things fitness.

Potty Talk

Designer Alexander Wang will host this show — from the bathrooms at events. Yes, he'll be interviewing celebrities in the bathrooms.

The Andy Cohen Diaries

The Andy Cohen Diaries is an animated followup to Cohen's memoirs and will chronicle his life.

Fierce Queens

Reese Witherspoon [19] will host Fierce Queens, a BBC nature docuseries.

Most Dangerous Game

Liam Hemsworth stars in this drama as a sick man who is risking his life for his wife. Christoph Waltz will also star in the show.

Code 8 Spinoff

Stephen Amell and Robbie Amell are teaming up in this spinoff of Code 8, the movie about people with supernatural capabilities.

The Fugitive

This show is an update of the TV series of the same name from the 1960s and the 1993 film. The Quibi series stars Boyd Holbrook in the updated version, where he is on the run after being accused of an LA bombing.

#Freerayshawn

Homecoming's Stephan James stars in this Antoine Fuqua-directed drama as an Iraq War veteran hiding out from the cops.

Just One Drink

Laura Dern will take the helm as a bartender of sorts talking to customers in different situations each episode.

Dummy

Anna Kendrick [20] stars alongside Donal Logue in this comedy as a wannabe writer. Oh and there's a sex doll involved.

Don't Look Deeper

This sci-fi series, starring Emily Mortimer and Don Cheadle [21], will revolve around a high schooler who may or may not be human.

Survive

Sophie Turner's tearjerking show Survive [22] also stars Corey Hawkins and revolves around plane crash survivors who are trying to make it home.

Royalties

Darren Criss is doing all the things in this musical comedy series. (Executive producing! Writing! Starring!) He'll be back with his StarKid pals Nick and Matt Lang to create this one.

The Rachel Hollis Show

Rachel Hollis, author of Girl, Wash Your Face, will host a daily show offering motivation to moms.

Winos

Thomas Lennon is at the helm of this comedic show about a man who moves to wine country and takes over a winery.

Emma

This horror stars AnnaSophia Robb as a pregnant woman who's experiencing far-from-normal things with her pregnancy.

Rapper Warrior Ninja

Adult Swim's Eric Andre is bringing his popular Rapper Warrior Ninja to Quibi. It's a little bit American Ninja Warrior mixed with some rapping.

Last Resort

Dwayne Johnson is producing Last Resort, a comedy about a family who run a resort in Hawaii.

Black Coffee

Black Coffee, executive produced by Gabrielle Union [23], will feature a former basketballer who ends up opening a coffee shop back home.

Nikki Fre$h

You're going to see a whole new side of Nicole Richie [24] in Nikki Fre$h, where she takes on an alter ego as a rapper.

Floored

Liza Koshy is putting a twist on the dance shows you know and love in Floored. Each episode, the competing dancers will have to perform on a moving floor. No big deal.

Die Hart

Kevin Hart plays himself in Die Hart, where he's trying to get cast in an action film. So of course he goes to action school!

Mapleworth Murders

Some of SNL's biggest alumni will have supporting roles in this Lorne Michaels- and Seth Meyers-executive-produced comedy. The show is a comedic murder mystery, and with supporting roles filled by the likes of Tina Fey [25], D'Arcy Carden, and Andy Samberg [26], we can only imagine the level of funny it'll be.

Trill League

50 Cent's next project is an actually this animated series, adapted from a graphic novel of the same name, about Black superheroes.

Wolves and Villagers

Naomi Watts [27] stars in this series that EW reports that Jeffrey Katzenburg (the mastermind behind Quibi) calls "Fatal Attraction 2.0 [28]."

Flipped

Will Forte stars alongside Kaitlin Olson as a couple trying to make it big as a home-renovation couple on TV. Until they're kidnapped, of course.

50 States of Fright

Legendary producer Sam Raimi will also helm this horror show with stories pulled from each of the 50 states.

The Now

Dave Franco stars in this show created by Peter and Bobby Farrelly as a suicidal man who turns things around to live in "the now."

Nice One!

Ron Funches will host this game show packed with comedians all trying to one-up each other.

Wireless

Steven Soderbergh is executive producing this series, which stars Tye Sheridan as a stranded student with only his smartphone to rely on for survival.

Junior High

Jimmy Tatro teams up with his pal Christian Pierce for this series about their time in middle school.

Sexology With Shan Boodram

Sex expert Shan Boodram hosts this show focusing on providing advice for viewers in the modern dating age.

Frat Boy Genius

Frat Boy Genius sounds like the Snapchat version of The Social Network, telling the story of founder Evan Spiegel.

Memory Hole

Will Arnett [29] hosts this show about pop culture moments from the past that you might have forgotten about.

Fashion's a Drag

RuPaul's Drag Race alum Willam hosts this show where they'll discuss fashion and pop culture among celebrities.

Kirby Jenner

Kardashian wannabe Kirby Jenner is the star of the series of the same name. Kris Jenner and Kendall Jenner will also make appearances and have a hand in the show.

Charlemagne

Vikings creator Michael Hirst is now at the helm of Quibi's Charlemagne, a historical drama based on Roman Emperor Charlemagne.

Empires of Luxury

Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan created this show with filmmaker Eddie Schmidt, and it will look at familial luxury brands and how they operate.

Toys

Melinda Hsu Taylor, who is also behind Nancy Drew, will lead Toys, adapted from James Patterson's novel about the future where humans are experiencing weird gene mutations.

The Sauce

Dancing brothers Ayo and Teo host this dance competition where they'll travel the country to feature dancers from all over who will compete for the grand prize.

CURS_R

CURS_R is led by Ridley Scott and tells the thrilling story of a girl who gets sucked into a computer game from the 1980s.

Swimming With Sharks

Kiernan Shipka stars in this adaptation of the movie of the same name from the '90s. Shipka will play a young studio assistant in a place full of manipulators but who might just "outwit them all [30], according to Deadline.

&Music

This documentary from Scooter Braun will highlight the behind-the-scenes collaborators you may not realise have a hand in your favourite music.

When the Street Lights Go On

Queen Latifah stars [31] in When the Lights Go On as a detective investigating a young girl's murder.

Moving the Needle With Dr. Woo

Celebrity tattoo artist will host this show based on his life and his work tattoing, along with his other creative processes.

The Stranger

The Killing's Veena Sud will direct this show, which she also wrote, about a ride-share car experience in Los Angeles gone wrong.

Gone Mental With Lior

Celebrity mentalist Lior Suchard will host this show and dive into the minds of some of your favourite celebrities.

Crazy Talented

The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman will also direct Crazy Talented, a story about a superhero of sorts who recruits psych ward patients to help save the world.

Reno 911!

Original Reno: 911! vet Thomas Lennon is back for the Quibi version of the show, along with cocreators Robert Ben Garant and Kerri Kenney-Silver. Expect it to feel like the Comedy Central classic you remember.

Transmissions

Transmissions is a sci-fi thriller from Jed Mercurio about a scientist who receives messages from space.

Tomie

Live-action manga. You ready that right. Alexandre Aja will direct the adaptation of this Japanese manga that's a murder mystery that gets even darker.

Spielberg's After Dark

Steven Spielberg [32] is creating a multipart scary story exclusively for Quibi, and will only be viewable in the dark. (No, seriously. You can only watch it after the sun sets [33].)

The Last American Vampire

Author Seth Grahame-Smith will executive produce this show based on his novel. The story is about a female FBI agent who works with a vampire to keep the world safe.

Heartbeats

Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan created this show about a couple but from the point of view of one of their friends.

Dead Spots

Pitch Perfect's screenwriter Kay Cannon is bringing the 2012 novel Dead Spots to life for Quibi. It's a story that involves vampires, werewolves, and other manner of supernatural beings.

Untitled Cara Delevingne Show

We don't know yet what Cara Delevingne's show will be called, but she'll be hosting a prank series and showing off her comedic side.

Untitled Trevor Noah Show

Trevor Noah's show also doesn't have a name yet, but it will follow him at work and show behind-the-scenes glimpses at his life.


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