Food Network has found its answer to Netflix’s “Is It Cake?” Premiering with back-to-back episodes Oct. 5 at 10 p.m. ET on Food Network and streaming next day on HBO Max, “Sweet Deceit” is a competition series hosted by actor Josh Peck, who leads teams of three competitors through four rounds as they try to identify masterfully disguised sweets created by world-class cake artists. But unlike Netflix’s guessing game, “Sweet Deceit” takes place in real-world locations and requires its contestants to take a bite to decipher the deceptive, hyperrealistic sweets hiding in plain sight.
Per Food Network’s description, “Escalating in difficulty round by round, the teams work together to determine what is cake and prove it with their teeth by biting into their best guess, all in pursuit of a total prize up to $12,000.” The first season will be broken up into two themed batches of episodes. Beginning on Oct. 5 at 10 p.m. ET, “Sweet Deceit: Trick or Treat” features eight back-to-back Halloween-themed episodes set in locations including real-life haunted houses, a sinister movie set morgue, a kindergarten classroom Halloween party, the world-famous Magic Castle and more.
The installment will be comprised of eight back-to-back episodes featuring locations including a cozy cabin, a festive ice rink, Santa’s workshop and more. Peck will be joined by a rotating group of guest stars made up of several cake artists specializing in edible illusions, including Jose Barajas, Jonny “Jonny Cakes” Manganello, Andrew Fuller, Ashley Holt, April Julian and Liz Marek. It’s a must watch for the whole family.” Food Network president Betsy Ayala added: “’Sweet Deceit’ is a funny and highly visual new game show that puts a hilarious twist on the art of illusion and is the perfect addition to Food Network’s baking lineup.
Josh Peck is the perfect host to bring humor to every reveal and fans will be amazed and shocked by what turns out to be edible as they guess alongside the teams from home.” “Sweet Deceit” is produced by Lando Entertainment for Food Network.
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