3rd Jul 2025
Tresor licenses Hot Ones to co-produce 30 German episodes for YouTube
TRESOR PRODUCTIONS & ENDGAME ENTERTAINMENT’S HOT ONES ™ GERMANY TO LAUNCH ON YOUTUBE
Comedian EMMVEE hosts advertiser-funded German adaptation of HOT ONES™, the hot and spicy cult celebrity interview format
Tresor Productions and Endgame Entertainment are bringing the internationally acclaimed US show HOT ONES™ to German screens for the first time – exclusively on YouTube from today, 3 July.
Tresor Productions, the German unscripted production company owned by Keshet International, has licensed the rights to produce the German adaptation of the hot and spicy cult celebrity interview format HOT ONES™ originally created by Chris Schonberger from First We Feast LLC.
Together with Endgame Entertainment, Tresor Productions are co-producing and publishing up to 20x30’ German episodes of the internet's hottest interview show before the end of this year. HOT ONES™ Germany is executive produced by Tresor’s Axel Kühn and Endgame’s Marvin Endres alongside showrunner Daniel Zobel (X Factor, Dancing with the Stars). Each episode will be hosted by celebrated live comedian EMMVEE, a charming provocateur with a unique talent for improvisation. With his quick wit, inciteful observations, and comedic timing, EMMVEE is the perfect condiment to complement this German adaptation of HOT ONES™. HOT ONES™ Germany will launch exclusively on YouTube (youtube/@HotOnes_Germany) on 3 July 2025 with the support of Uber Eats as a sponsor, brought on board by InSocial Media.
Axel Kühn, Managing Director at Tresor Productions, says, “HOT ONES™ has always been a special format to us. The seemingly simple idea of eating insanely spicy chicken wings during an interview has taken celebrity conversations to a whole new level. We’re proud to be producing the German version exclusively for YouTube – together with Endgame Entertainment and inSocial Media.”
Marvin Endres, Managing Director at Endgame Entertainment, adds, “HOT ONES™ isn’t just an interview show – it’s a pop culture event. We’re finally bringing this global hype to Germany, combining deep conversations with real thrills. Together with Tresor TV and our agency Endgame Entertainment, we’re creating a stage where stars truly burn – in the best way. Thanks to our partners at inSocial Media, we’re also delivering creative brand integrations that feel seamless and organic.”
HOT ONES™ is more than just an interview show – it’s a trailblazing phenomenon sitting at the intersection of food and pop culture: while celebrity guests eat chicken wings that get increasingly spicier, the host asks deep, surprising questions. This unique combination of physical challenge and honest conversation creates emotional, humorous and unforgettable moments – far removed from the typical PR interview.
Hosted by Sean Evans, First We Feast’s 27 seasons and more than 360 episodes of HOT ONES™ US have been watched over 2.6 billion times worldwide, with individual episodes featuring A-list celebrities like Dakota Johnson, Gordon Ramsay, Jennifer Lawrence, Billie Eilish, Shaquille O’Neal attracting up to 100 million views. With 14.8 million YouTube subscribers on First We Feast, cult status has been established thanks to celebrity memes, social media reactions and international headlines. Launched in 2015, HOT ONES™ US has received two Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show and Host.
Part of Keshet lnternational’s global network of production hubs, Tresor Productions produces high-quality content for the German-speaking market, specialising in adapting international entertainment formats such as The Real Housewives of Munich (RTL+) and I Can See Your Voice (3 seasons for RTL). Tresor has recently adapted Keshet Broadcasting’s studio-based gameshow Domination for RTL as Schlauer als Alle - Schlägst du Deutschland?; LineUp Industries’ Where Does All the Money Go? as Über Geld spricht man doch (People Talk About Money) for Kabel 1 (S1 and S2) and Sat1 (S3); and Paramount’s The Line-Up as Wer isses? for ProSieben.
Keren Shahar, CEO of Keshet International, comments, “Congratulations to Axel and the team at Tresor for putting together a local version of this iconic format. I'm looking forward to us doing more of this type of branded content going forward. "