MotoringFile Former Top Gear Hosts Heading to Amazon Prime

Steve · Aug 4, 2015

"Provides details" is a bit of a stretch but still worth a read for those interested.

Former â€˜Top Gearâ€™ Producer Provides Details On Clarkson, Hammond And Mayâ€™s New Show (motorauthority.com)

Viknesh Vijayenthiran | Aug 4, 2015

It was only last week that online retail giant Amazon confirmed that former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May would be starring in a new motoring show on its Amazon Instant Video streaming service. The deal, estimated to be valued at a staggering $250 million, also included former Top Gear producer Andy Wilman, who like Hammond and May chose to quit the show after Clarkson was fired.

Wilman is credited as being the brains behind much of the style and humor of Top Gear (this is how dreary the show might have been without his talents), and weâ€™re glad to hear that he will be helping produce the new show on Amazon Instant Video.

Now, during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Wilman has provided a few details about the new show set to debut next year. The Briton explained that there will be â€œlots of newnessâ€ including a new look, some new elements and a new home. There will still be some familiar elements, he said, like scenes filmed in the studio and some international segments. Thereâ€™s still much in the air, however, as the team has been busy knocking out the deal and only now is starting work on the format.

Wilman explained that a good budget, a love of quality and a high level of autonomy promised by Amazon were what made the deal so attractive. And he also confirmed that there were talks in place with British broadcaster ITV but that a contractual clause had barred the crew from creating a motoring series on a rival terrestrial channel for a minimum two years.

Amazon has so far announced three season of the new show, with each season to feature 12 episodes, with each one roughly 60 minutes in length. The first season will air in the fall of 2016, and itâ€™s likely the episodes will be released in a weekly format, just like on television.
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rkw · Nov 29, 2015

Jeremy Clarkson introduces Amazon Prime Air

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXo_d6tNWuY"]Amazon Prime Air - YouTube[/ame]

rkw · Oct 7, 2016

Trailer for the new series is out:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLtpcxtk4HI"]The Grand Tour: The Official Trailer - YouTube[/ame]

Dave.0 · Oct 8, 2016

Since I am an Amazon Prime member I have been seeing all of the little clips.

I like new racing driver called "The Ben Collins". :lol:

https://youtu.be/MYJZG5Og2yg

cct1 · Oct 9, 2016

The clips look promising, more of a less restricted version of the old show. I'm in.

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