Potato, the award-winning ITV Studios label team behind The Chase, Beat The Chasers and Moneyball, has confirmed that the popular series Ninja Warrior UK is returning to ITV. However, the competition show will be returning with a brand new format different to the previous series. The new competition structure is set to be bigger, faster and harder.
The ITV game show will be hosted by Ben Shephard, Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara. The trio will watch over the action as contestants take on daunting obstacles. Viewers will witness contestants tackling a range of complex challenges, all with the hope of becoming a winner of Ninja Warrior UK.
The new series will be filmed in front of a full audience, with Covid restrictions now no longer in force. It should be a fun watch for the whole family.
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What is the new Ninja Warrior UK format?
The new format of Ninja Warrior UK involves the hunt for two Ninja Warrior champions - not just one - a male and a female. Previously the show only crowned one champion.
Ninja Warrior has run for five seasons on ITV so far, with the last airing in 2019. It sees ordinary people take on 'ninjas' and physical challenges.
The new series will be split into eight one-hour episodes, as candidates face each other in challenges, as well as a team of professional Ninja Warrior athletes (Ninja’s) - in head-to-head races. ITV took inspiration from the Japanese series Sasuke.
Presenter Rochelle Humes said: ‘’This new series of Ninja Warrior UK is going to be incredible. We have such a wonderful passionate fan base, and we just can’t wait to show them what we have in store – I think they’ll be surprised and thrilled in equal measure as they discover the new challenges. And with Ben and Kammy by my side, I know it’s going to be great fun!"
How to apply to Ninja Warrior UK?
Applications to be on Ninja Warrior UK can be submitted up until Friday, July 2, 2022 at 11.59pm. Find out more.
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