Despite the huge question mark that has been hanging over the future of Clarkson’s Farm following the TV presenter’s controversial comments made about Meghan Markle in a column for The Sun newspaper, the show will soon be back on our screens.
According to Variety, Amazon is going ahead with the already-commissioned series of Clarkson’s Farm and The Grand Tour, but will not renew contracts with the TV presenter after that.
This means we will be getting Clarkson’s Farm season 2, which will land on the streaming site in early 2023, and season 3, which is in production and expected to air in 2024.
So, when exactly will Clarkson’s Farm season 2 arrive on Prime Video? And what’s going to happen? Read on for everything you need to know about the new season.
Clarkson’s Farm season 2 release date: When is it out on Amazon Prime Video?
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Clarkson’s Farm season 2 will land on Amazon Prime Video on 10th February 2023.
The first season saw Jeremy Clarkson, aka Britain’s most unlikely farmer, spend a year attempting to learn the workings of his farm, Diddly Squat, aided by a host of hilarious characters – all of whom are set to return too.
The show was renewed for a second season early on in 2022, with Clarkson announcing the news in a statement.
“I’m absolutely delighted that, once again you’ll be able to spend some time with Cheerful Charlie, Gerald, Lisa and of course, Kaleb,” Clarkson said. “We are such a happy team.”
The Grand Tour host himself made a video announcing the news, though tractor driver Kaleb seems to have a suggestion for a new title for the show…
Amazon boss Dan Grabiner added: “Clarkson’s Farm is Jeremy’s unfiltered love letter to farming. It is that authenticity, charm and humour, combined with the farm’s fantastic characters, which have made the series such a remarkable hit with audiences.”
Was Clarkson’s Farm season 2 cancelled?
As detailed above, Clarkson’s Farm season 2 is going ahead despite his recent controversial comments, along with an already-commissioned season 3, but Variety reports the presenter won’t appear in any new shows on Prime Video beyond 2024.
While the streaming network hasn’t released a statement, Clarkson revealed on Instagram that Amazon bosses were “incandescent” at his comments in an apology for the column in which he suggested he wanted to “throw lumps of excrement” at Markle.
“Usually, I read what I’ve written to someone else before filing, but I was home alone on that fateful day, and in a hurry,” he wrote. “So when I’d finished, I just pressed send. And then, when the column appeared the next day, the land mine exploded.
“It was a slow rumble to start with and I ignored it. But then the rumble got louder. So I picked up a copy of The Sun to see what all the fuss was about. We’ve all been there, I guess.
“In that precise moment when we suddenly realise we’ve completely messed up. You are sweaty and cold at the same time. And your head pounds. And you feel sick. I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Had I really said that? It was horrible.”
The TV host revealed that he had also e-mailed Harry and Meghan directly to apologise for his column.
“On Christmas morning, I e-mailed Harry and Meghan in California to apologise to them too. I said I was baffled by what they had been saying on TV but that the language I’d used in my column was disgraceful and that I was profoundly sorry,” he said.
In Clarkson’s December 16th column, the Grand Tour presenter wrote in reference to Markle: “I hate her. Not like I hate [Scottish National Party leader] Nicola Sturgeon or [British serial killer] Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level.”
He continued: “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her.”
Clarkson previously issued a brief statement on 19th December, writing on Twitter: “I put my foot in it.”
He said: “In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people.”
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This isn’t the first time rumours have swirled about season 2’s cancellation, with speculation that Clarkson’s Farm might have been cancelled before the news of its season 2 renewal broke in 2022.
Despite the first run releasing in June 2021, fans had already begun a Change.org petition to get a second season commissioned. Clarkson himself had urged fans to “write to Amazon” if they wanted to see him and the gang on screen again.
A second season was confirmed on 21st July 2021, just over a month after the first season was released.
What will Clarkson’s Farm season 2 be about?
A statement released by Amazon Prime Video teased what fans can expect from the second season, which will bring a “deeper insight into another year on Diddly Squat Farm as Jeremy aims to diversify, expanding his limited agricultural knowledge under the watchful eye of his no-nonsense team”.
Tractor driver Kaleb, aka the “22-year-old foetus”, is set to return, as are stonewall builder favourite Gerald, advisor Cheerful Charlie and Jeremy’s partner Lisa, who will continue developing her shopkeeping skills.
The statement continued: “Series 2 promises to bring more laughs, triumphs and tribulations, and of course more farming faux pas, as we follow Jeremy and co on their agricultural adventure.”
Is there a trailer for Clarkson’s Farm season 2?
There isn’t a trailer yet but we’ll update this page as soon as one is released.
Clarkson’s Farm season 1 is available to stream on Amazon Prime – try Amazon Prime Video for free for 30 days.
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