A&E orders 'Be the Boss' series

A&E has given a seven-episode to "Function as the Boss," a real possibility skein born from the fortune presented with an worker featured inside a 2010 episode of CBS' "Undercover Boss.""Function as the Boss," from "Undercover Boss" shingle Studio Lambert, will center around a contest between two employees of the franchise-based company. The workers think they are competing for any promotion, however the champion is going to be handed the secrets to some franchise or new branch that belongs to them.The project was shot like a pilot for CBS this past year, however with slots for brand new shows on CBS tricky to find, Studio Lambert's Stephen Lambert and Eli Holzman set their sights on cable.The muse for that hourlong show turned in the 2010 episode of "Undercover Boss" that featured 7-Eleven Boss Joe DePinto. DePinto am astounded by the job ethic he saw in Igor Finkler, a 7-Eleven driver from Texas featured within the episode, that the couple of several weeks following the seg broadcast, he earned the Russian immigrant the mind of the 7-Eleven store of their own.A&E sees "Function as the Boss" like a good fit because of its aud at any given time once the employment market remains incredibly hard for many People in america. The show is a touch more competition-based than the majority of A&E's fare, but it is grounded within the facts from the place of work, stated David McKillop, A&E's professional veep of programming."Because of the mood of the nation I believe it is going to resonate strongly," stated McKillop. "These aren't fantasy jobs. This can be a competition that considers effort and intelligence, and shows the type of skills that somebody must run their very own business."McKillop stressed that Studio Lambert's history with "Undercover Boss" convinced A&E the producers could accomplish "Function as the Boss," that will require an advanced of secrecy among participants within the show and powerful associations with corporate America.Lambert and Holzman are professional producers of "Function as the Boss" together with McKillop along with a&E's Came Tappon and Nicole Reed. Scott Koondel, prexy of distribution for CBS TV Distribution, performed matchmaker between Studio Lambert along with a&E. A&E is the owner of the show and can handle worldwide distribution.There is no word yet on the premiere date. Studio Lambert has become finalizing the organization participants for that first batch of episodes.Holzman echoed McKillop's ideas around the show's possibility to take advantage of the national mood in a moment which has spurred the Occupy movement along with other protests within the divide between your haves and also have-nots within the place of work."With 'Undercover Boss' we recognized that we'd struck a chord having a reveal that brings the 1% face-to-face using the 99%," Holzman stated. "We believe case the start. You want to still put an optimistic message available concerning the American business spirit." Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com