Clarkson, Hammond and May announce Amazon deal
Top Gear trio to return in 2016 with new, renamed TV show streamed through Amazon PrimeJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have ended weeks of speculation with the announcement that the former Top Gear presenters will host a new car show that will be streamed on Amazon Prime.
The as yet untitled show will be screened through the internet TV service from 2016 and will be produced by former Top Gear executive Andy Wilman, the man who was originally responsible, along with Clarkson, for revamping the BBC show.
The deal, signed for an undisclosed amount, has already been commissioned for three series.
Following the announcement Amazon vice president, Jay Marine said: "Customers told us they wanted to see the team back on screen, and we are excited to make that happen".
Speaking on the new deal to British newspaper, the Evening Standard, about leaving the BBC, Clarkson said: "I feel like I've climbed out of a bi-plane and into a spaceship."
Hammond, meanwhile added: "Amazon? Oh yes. I have already been there. I got bitten by a bullet ant".
Finally, May told the British newspaper: "We have become part of the new age of smart TV. Ironic, isn't it?"
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