The future of Jeremy Clarkson’s hit show Clarkson’s Farm has been confirmed after producers gave the show’s fourth season the green light.
Former Top Gear presenter Clarkson, 63, had been unsure whether the show would be given the go ahead in the wake of controversial comments he made about Meghan Markle. But it seems streaming service Amazon have given Jeremy the benefit of the doubt.
Prime Video’s head of unscripted TV on the streaming platform confirmed the show would be coming back for another season. Fozia Khan revealed the news at a TV business conference at King’s Cross in London on Thursday (November 30).
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Khan added that the filming of the series’ fourth season will begin “very soon”. Meanwhile, filming for the third season has finished and is expected to launch on Prime Video next year, Deadline reported.
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There had been initial rumours that Clarkson’s Farm would be pulled from the streaming service after Jeremy was embroiled in a PR scandal surrounding comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex, 42. In his column, he said that Meghan should be paraded through the streets naked with people throwing excrement at her.
The column became the most complained about piece in regulator IPSO’s history, and Clarkson later apologised for the comments which had been labelled as “sexist”. The controversy, however, did little to damage Clarkson’s Farm’s ratings.
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The show’s renewal for another show comes after Jeremy, together with co-stars Richard Hammond and James May decided to call time on their Top Gear spin-off The Grand Tour. Launching the show in 2016, the trio – who left after Jeremy was fired from the BBC – are set to have their final adventure together in Zimbabwe.
The final season of the show to star with the fan favourites is set to stream in February 2024, leaving avid fans devastated. Other options, however, are reportedly being explored to keep the show going, although no new ideas have been approved yet.
Speaking to The Sun, a source close to the show said: “The guys have made no bones about the fact they’re all advancing in years and they have lots of other projects to pursue. They just felt like the time was right and wanted to go out on a high when the show remained popular.”
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The decision to park The Grand Tour comes as the trio’s original home Top Gear was rested for the foreseeable future by the BBC. The company made the tough decision to bring the show to an end after a horrific crash with fresh-faced presenter Freddie Flintoff.
A statement released by the broadcaster admitted that the show would be shelved “for the foreseeable future”, given exceptional circumstances surrounding the health and well-being of its presenters. The BBC added: “We know resting the show will be disappointing news for fans, but it is the right thing to do.”
Clarkson’s Farm is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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