Exciting news! Alfonso Ribeiro of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air fame is headed to ABC Family. Alfonso is set to host ABC Family’s new series Spell-Mageddon. The series is set to premiere on July 24th as part of ABC Family’s Comedy Wednesdays. The show is described as a one hour game show where contestants battle distractions while trying to spell increasingly difficult words.
Alfonso Ribeiro has been named host of ABC Family’s new series “Spell-Mageddon.” The one hour game show puts a fresh spin on the spelling bee, where contestants take on hilarious distractions while spelling increasingly challenging words.
Production begins on Monday, June 17th, in Studio City. The show will join ABC Family’s Wednesday night comedy line-up on Wednesday July 24th at 9pm ET/PT following “Melissa and Joey” and “Baby Daddy.”
Ribeiro, best known for his role as Carlton Banks on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” is a writer, actor, director and host, and was recently seen on “The Graham Norton Show” reuniting with Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff for the first time on stage in over a decade.
“Spell-Mageddon” is created and Executive Produced by Adam Reed, Adam Freeman and Leslie Greif of Thinkfactory Media. Additional Executive Producers are Jeff Krask and Michael Canter.
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