Jeremy Clarkson Announces Name of New Amazon Prime Series

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SEATTLE: Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that his new Amazon Prime car show will be called The Grand Tour.

The series will feature short films shot in different locations around the globe, with prerecorded studio-audience segments that will be filmed in tents throughout the world. The Grand Tour will launch this fall for Amazon Prime members. Details of the show’s location schedule and information on how to apply for audience tickets will be announced shortly.

Amazon announced in 2015 that Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May would reunite to make a new car show, which is being produced by the trio’s longtime executive producer Andy Wilman. The team has committed to three seasons.

“Thing is,” said Clarkson, “We’ll be traveling the world hosting each episode in a different country, from a giant tent. It’s a sort of ‘grand tour,’ if you like. So we’ve decided to call it The Grand Tour.

Hammond commented: “We are like our pioneering and prospecting forebears, sallying forth into a new frontier of broadcasting.”

“Well, that took a while,” said Jay Marine, the VP of Amazon Video Europe. “After nine months of deep thought, debate and deliberation, the guys have come up with a name that reflects the global ambition of the new show. The Grand Tour will be one of the most anticipated TV launches ever, and we’re excited to be bringing it to Amazon Prime customers around the world this autumn.”