Auto enthusiasts around the globe were struck by utter disbelief when they heard about Jeremy Clarkson being fired from BBC. In the wake of that incident, Richard Hammond, and James May – the co-hosts of BBC Top Gear – also left the show, along with Andy Wilman – the producer of the show.
After being fired from BBC Top Gear, Jeremy was into a legal fight with the employer and according to his contract with BBC, he could not do any show of the same sort with the rivals for at least 2 years. But the good news for the fans is that the trio has worked its way around and now they are going to host car show for Amazon.
Amazon Prime will be streaming the new show – having three seasons – sometime in 2016.
BBC let go Jeremy Clarkson after he punched a producer on the show, ultimately, BBC refused to renew his contract. Subsequently, Hammond and May also opted not to continue the show without their lead man. After all this, the first speculation on the horizon was that the trio would be signing a deal with Netflix for their already working title “House of Cars,” but that was not confirmed from anywhere, later on.
Yes! Clarkson has confirmed this deal with Amazon on his Twitter account but the details of what they have in for the viewers, are still to be disclosed. “I feel like climbed out of a biplane and into a spaceship,” that’s what Clarkson has said in a press release.
It was Clarkson who transformed a staid informational program into drifting supercars, jaw-dropping stunts, beautiful photography and unique humour which attracted more than 350 million viewers worldwide. It’s a big loss for BBC, but they are going to make it up with Chris Evans, a big Ferrari fan and radio personality, as the new main host.
So our favourite trio is moving on to the world of streaming, whereas BBC is still hunting down talent to compete.
