Draft:ES Masked Singer Fantasy (Season 1)

Panelists and host

Singer-songwriter Robin Thicke and recording artist Nicole Scherzinger both returned as imported panelists from the US version whilst new additions American television personality, singer, and, actress Adrienne Bailon-Houghton and, American television host, comedian, actor, and singer, Wayne Brady joined the panel for this first season replacing previously established panelists Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy Walhberg from the US Import.

Production

On 26th, January, 2024, it was announced that Fox in conjunction with The Stebbings Media Corporation began filming the series for it's maiden season prior to the airing of the eleventh USA season beginning on March 7th 2024. It was later announced that Wildcards would be returning

The season features two groups, Group A and Group B which consists of 2 groups of 6 singers. From there, they are joined by three 'Wildcards' (introduced in USA Season 5) the wildcards boost to number of celebrities in the roster to eighteen. After all the wildcards have joined and appeared in at least one episode the Top Eight singers battle it out in The Special 2 hour Merge Episode. Which is yet to be filmed as of March 11th, 2024.

Contestants
The season began with two groups of five, Group A and Group B. In a new twist, four wild card contestants entered the competition beginning with the third episode, replacing previously eliminated contestants.

The season featured 18 contestants, including "Hercules" which is heavily inspired by the Norse Mythology god of the same name, "Bat" which is heavily inspired by American baseball, " Dice" which takes inspiration from the city of Vegas and "Cyber Squid" which draws on the boom of modern technology to bring it to life.