Oprah Winfrey is increasing her media reach into reality television. Her production company is working on two prime-time series for ABC, provisionally called ‘Oprah Winfrey’s The Big Give’ and ‘Your Money or Your Life’.
Tim Bennett, the company’s president said that the deal that marks Winfrey’s way into series TV comes about three months after Harpo formed a new television development group for alternative shows.
‘The Big Give’ would offer money and other resources to 10 people and ask them to help others in a way that tests the players’ ingenuity and passion and the winner would get the honor of making their ‘wildest’ dream come true.
‘Your Money or Your Life,’ would revolve around the families who are confronted by a crisis and must change or risk being ‘consumed by disaster’.
In addition to the daytime TV’s ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show,’ Harpo produces TV projects and operates the web site oprah.com. Harpo Print LLC co-publishes O, Winfrey’s monthly magazine, while Harpo Films produces feature films and TV movies.
