New Generation of Cheetah Girls Beat Out 300,000 Hopefuls

The pop group franchise is being revived with young performers chosen from a massive talent search

The Cheetah Girls franchise is making a comeback, with a new lineup of young performers stepping into the roles after a talent search that drew roughly 300,000 competitors, according to the BBC.

One of the newly selected stars described the scale of the competition, saying she beat out the huge field to land a spot in the group. The BBC reported the revival introduces a new generation of performers to the Cheetah Girls name, which built a following through its earlier films and music.

Details on the group's upcoming projects were not fully outlined, though the BBC noted the casting search itself drew significant attention given its size.

— Compiled from reporting by the BBC.