Jeremy Clarkson rebutted the rumors.
You are not the only one who woke up on Sunday to angry comments and posts about Amazon’s Grand Tour. A story from Dailymail.co.uk quickly got picked up by other outlets and was distributed to the rest of the media over the weekend. It stated that The Grand Tour was being canceled after its third season. This scoop was sourced by an anonymous source in Britain, so you should take it with a grain.
Dailymail.co.uk reports that the source stated, “There’s nothing to suggest they are going for another one.” Employees are wondering where everyone will go after filming wraps.
Although The Grand Tour producer Andy Wilman was recorded by the publication, he made no comment. However, he later took to Twitter to respond to a tweet and said, “Hilarious that you believe Mail Online.”
James May and Richard Hammond were silent on Twitter regarding the speculation.
Rumours about The Grand Tour‘s demise have been rumored following recent news Clarkson will be returning to British TV screens to host the ITV quiz show Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the show, he’ll only be hosting seven episodes of a new reboot. Clarkson isn’t doing a Pat Sajak impression and returning to the game-show circuit after 30 years.
It is difficult to predict the future. The Grand Tour crew currently focuses on season 3. After Clarkson’s unsavory behavior, Amazon bought the three former Top Gear hosts. invested an estimated $250 million (PS180million) in the show. After spending so much money on a new series, it seems wasteful to close the show after only three seasons. However, business is business.