Good news! The Grand Tour has been renewed for a fourth season and possibly for “many years to come,” according to a tweet posted on the show’s social media channel. However, there will be a few changes to the show’s format, which may or may not be welcomed by those watching.
As written in the post, “season four will see the guys ditch the tent to take on big adventure road trips that we know (Amazon) Prime members love.” However, there will be no return to a studio as in the past, with the trio of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set to focus on focus on big-budget specials instead.
In a report by The Sun, Clarkson said, “it’s a really sad day. I will miss the banter with each other and with the audience. But we’ve been doing that show for effectively 17 years — sitting around in studios, watching cars race around the track.”
“We all agreed that we’ve been doing it a long time and everything eventually runs its course. Besides, I’m 58 and I’m too fat to be climbing on to the stage,” he added.
Good news: After season 3 #TheGrandTour will be returning for an even bigger adventure. Bad News: We have a tent to sell. pic.twitter.com/GIz60N4ngA
— The Grand Tour (@thegrandtour) 13 December 2018
The group has signed a new two-year deal with Amazon for at least four specials a year, which will likely take place in even more exotic locations. “They will be big exciting shows — proper event TV. We’re not doing the big studios shows anymore. But we all love travelling and still enjoy each other’s company after all these years,” said Clarkson.
“You get to the point where it’s the specials when we’re out on the road in far flung places that we like doing the most. We did five in season three across the world in places like Mongolia and the US where we didn’t have the studio tent. Amazon like them and they’ve done research that shows the audience like them, too,” he explained further.
Of course, it’ll be some time before season four arrives but fans of the show won’t need to wait long to enjoy the bickering between three old men, because the third season of The Grand Tour will premiere on January 18.
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Them ditched sinking ship BBC a wise move .
IIRC, It was BBC that ditched them for abusing a backstaff. I guess in real world, there’s no justice after all.