South African broadcaster e.tv has commissioned a local version of Fresh One’s factual entertainment format Jamie’s Dream School.

It comes after Jamie Oliver’s production company secured a six episode order for the series in the United States with the Sundance Channel, which will see celebrities including rapper 50 Cent take part.

The South African terrestrial broadcaster has ordered 13 x 30-minute episodes of the show, which follows celebrities as they teach kids a variety of subjects. The South African celebrities will include former Leeds United footballer Lucas Radebe.

The series will be exec produced by Markus Davies, who exec produced Nat Geo’s Battleground Afghanistan, and it will be series produced by Paul Yule. It is expected to air from September through to December.

The broadcaster is a general entertainment network that airs a mix of locally produced series such as Club 808 and Rhythm City, local versions of international formats such as South Africa’s Got Talent, and US shows including Modern Family and How I Met Your Mother.

Jamie’s Dream School originally aired as a seven part series on Channel 4 in 2011. It is distributed internationally by FremantleMedia International, which has a first look deal to sell Oliver’s programmes around the world.

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