{"id":36125,"date":"2023-08-25T13:26:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T11:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1879443"},"modified":"2023-08-25T14:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:24:36","slug":"no-decisions-made-about-jeremy-clarksons-future-at-amazon-say-bosses","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/no-decisions-made-about-jeremy-clarksons-future-at-amazon-say-bosses\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No decisions made\u2019 about Jeremy Clarkson\u2019s future at Amazon, say bosses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The broadcaster has faced criticism for extreme comments about Meghan Markle. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 25 August 2023 at 11:26 AM<\/p>

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Jeremy Clarkson\u2019s future at Prime Video<\/a> remains undecided, execs said yesterday, as the broadcaster teased \u201cfantastic news\u201d ahead for his popular farming documentary series.<\/p>\n

The presenter has been one of streamer\u2019s biggest names since his BBC contract was axed in 2015, following a \u201cfracas\u201d with a member of the Top Gear production team.<\/p>\n

Since then, rival motoring show The Grand Tour<\/a> and zany Clarkson\u2019s Farm<\/a> have achieved great success on the platform, but the future of those shows was thrown into doubt by another controversy earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Clarkson was fiercely criticised for a column in The Sun, where he expressed his \u201chatred\u201d for Meghan Markle, adding she should be \u201cmade to parade naked through the streets\u201d while \u201ccrowds throw lumps of excrement at her\u201d.<\/p>

The piece became regulator IPSO\u2019s most complained-about article of all time<\/a>, with Clarkson issuing an apology soon after.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival yesterday (via Deadline<\/a>), Prime Video\u2019s Head of UK Unscripted Fozia Khan said the streamer had been \u201cshocked and disappointed\u201d by the column.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are lots of discussions going on but the thing that\u2019s important to say is there is so much more going on to [Clarkson\u2019s Farm] than Clarkson,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

On whether the farming series would continue past its third season, which was contractually obliged prior to the column\u2019s publication, the executives were non-committal.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo decisions have been made,\u201d said Dan Grabiner, Prime Video UK\u2019s Head of Originals. \u201cIt\u2019s a very complex topic but we are not interrupting production of the current season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jeremy Clarkson and Kaleb Cooper in Clarkson\u2019s Farm.<\/span><\/figcaption> Amazon Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

He continued: \u201cI can\u2019t tell you what a phenomenon this show is and the impact it\u2019s had on the agricultural community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get messages from farmers around the world who just love the show, saying they\u2019ve never really seen their world reflected properly on screen before. It\u2019s a hell of a lot bigger than Jeremy Clarkson.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yesterday evening (24th August), Clarkson shared the following message on social media platform Twitter<\/a> \u2013 which was recently rebranded as X: \u201cStand by for some fantastic news from Clarkson\u2019s Farm.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no further details yet on what exactly the news might be, but unsurprisingly, many fans have speculated he could be hinting at a renewal for season 4.<\/p>\n

Despite the controversy surrounding Clarkson, the second season of the comedic docuseries performed strongly for Prime Video, becoming its most-watched original show<\/a> in the UK since Barb Records began.<\/p>