‘Clarkson’s Farm’: “No Decision” On Future Of Doc Series, Prime Video UK Execs Say — Edinburgh TV Festival
deadline.comPrime Video UK is yet to decide on the future of doc series Clarkson’s Farm following the furor over Jeremy Clarkson’s incendiary column about Meghan Markle earlier this year.
There has been much speculation Amazon’s streaming service will not renew the popular show after the backlash against Clarkson’s column, which became UK press regulator IPSO’s most complained about article of all time, but execs today have said a decision hasn’t yet been made.
In the piece, Clarkson wrote Markle should be “made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds throw lumps of excrement at her.” Quizzed about the future of the Expectation-produced show during a Prime Video commissioner session today at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Head of UK Unscripted Fozia Khan said Prime Video had been “shocked and disappointed” by the column.
Prime Video UK Head of Originals Dan Grabiner confirmed production on Season 3 had continued while discussions about its future continue. “There are lots of discussions going on but the thing that’s important to say is there is so much more going on to the show than Clarkson,” added Khan.
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