Prime Video Reboots Takeshi’s Castle

Comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis are on board for Prime Video’s reboot of the Japanese physical challenge show Takeshi’s Castle.

Launching on August 30 exclusively to Prime members in the U.K. and Ireland, Romesh and Tom Take Takeshi’s Castle will see the pair of comedians, podcasters and admirers of nostalgic game shows providing voice-over. Viewers will watch as over 100 contestants—the “attacking army”—attempt to storm the impenetrable castle, fighting off all manner of guards, devils and giant foam mushrooms along the way.

Ranganathan and Davis said, “Nothing is more magical than a reboot of a successful show from yesteryear, heavy though is the pressure in bringing back the wonder that is Takeshi’s Castle. We are honored to be bringing back the maddest show of all time to a whole new generation; hopefully, they can take away the life lessons we learned from the original.”

“Takeshi’s Castle has a special place in the hearts of U.K. viewers, and Tom and Romesh’s ingenious new take on the show makes it as incomprehensible as ever and very, very funny,” said Dan Grabiner, head of originals for the U.K. and Northern Europe at Prime Video.

Takeshi’s Castle is a Prime Video Japan original reboot that launched in April in Japan. Rumpus Media will produce the eight-episode Romesh and Tom Take Takeshi’s Castle in the U.K. Iain Wimbush is the executive producer.