Oklahoman Darci Lynne returning to TV on new 'America's Got Talent: Fantasy League'

Multi-talented Oklahoman Darci Lynne will ring in 2024 by returning to television on NBC's "America's Got Talent" stage.

The Oklahoma City singer, ventriloquist and musician, who was 12 years old when she won the 12th season of "America's Got Talent" in 2017, will be among the 40 acts from across the global "AGT" franchise to compete on the new spin-off “America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League.”

Now 19, Darci Lynne will be joined by fellow "AGT" winners, along with finalists, viral sensations and fan favorites from “America’s Got Talent” and “Got Talent” shows from around the world on the new series.

It's not the first time Darci Lynne has competed in an "AGT" spin-off: In 2019, the Sooner State native finished in second place on "America's Got Talent: The Champions."

The new "America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League" will premiere at 7 p.m. Jan. 1 on NBC and stream the next day on Peacock.

Terry Crews with host the spin-off, with Spice Girls singer-songwriter Mel B returning to the franchise as a judge, alongside executive producer Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel.

How will 'America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League' work?

Similar to a fantasy sports draft, the judges on "America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League" will each choose a roster of their favorite acts.

For the first time in show history, the judges will be competing alongside the contestants and will guide the acts throughout the competition with the hopes of earning bragging rights and seeing an act from their team crowned the champion of “AGT: Fantasy League.”

The winning act will receive a grand prize of $250,000. 

The judges will each fill their fantasy teams with 10 acts, from singers, dancers and ventriloquists to comedians, aerialists, magicians and more.

The famed "AGT" Golden Buzzer will be back in the qualifier and semifinal rounds, sending acts straight to the finals. But this time there will be a twist: Each judge can use their coveted Golden Buzzer for their own act, or to take an act from another judges’ team.

The studio audience will vote each week to determine which acts will advance to the semifinal and final rounds.

“America’s Got Talent” has been the most watched summer broadcast alternative series for 18 consecutive years, according to a news release. “AGT” recently surpassed 26 million subscribers on YouTube and this year has earned more than 3.8 billion video views to date.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: New 'America's Got Talent: Fantasy League' to feature OKC's Darci Lynne