{"id":37854,"date":"2026-08-11T03:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37854"},"modified":"2026-08-11T03:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:55:34","slug":"unscripted-producer-rachel-tung-renews-abc-hulu-development-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37854","title":{"rendered":"Unscripted Producer Rachel Tung Renews ABC &#038; Hulu Development Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tVeteran unscripted producer Rachel Tung has renewed her development deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/abc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_abc\" data-tag=\"abc\">ABC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/hulu\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hulu\" data-tag=\"hulu\">Hulu<\/a>, <em>Variety<\/em> has learned exclusively. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUnder the renewed deal, Tung will continue developing original unscripted programming for Disney and serve as showrunner on select projects for ABC and Hulu. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTung, who was formerly a vice president of unscripted at Paramount, developed and served as showrunner &amp; executive producer on the first season of the popular Hulu reality series \u201cLove They Nader.\u201d That show followed model and actress Brooks Nader and her sisters as they try to break into the modeling industry in New York. The show debuted in August 2025 and was renewed for a second season later that year with Tung exiting as showrunner. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTung was also the showrunner and executive producer on the second season of food and travel docuseries \u201cTaste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi.\u201d The show was nominated for outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special at the 2023 Emmy Awards. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTung was also responsible for producing hit shows like \u201cHell\u2019s Kitchen,\u201d \u201cKitchen Nightmares,\u201d and MTV\u2019s \u201cDeliciousness.\u201d \u201cHell\u2019s Kitchen\u201d is preparing to enter its 25th season, while \u201cKitchen Nightmares\u201d aired for seven seasons between 2007 and 2014 before Fox revived it for additional seasons beginning in 2023. \u201cDeliciousness\u201d served as a spinoff to the MTV series \u201cRidiculousness\u201d and aired for three seasons at the basic cabler. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTung has also produced in the true crime genre, including co-creating \u201cHomicide Hunter\u201d for Investigation Discovery. The show aired nine seasons beginning in 2011 and has become one of ID\u2019s longest-running franchises, spawning the spinoff \u201cHomicide Hunter: American Detective.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTung is repped by UTA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran unscripted producer Rachel Tung has renewed her development deal with ABC and Hulu, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the renewed deal, Tung will continue developing original unscripted programming for Disney and serve as showrunner on select projects for ABC and Hulu. 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