Mark Labbett, better known as The Beast, is joining ABC’s remake of gameshow The Chase.Labbett is known as the show’s top chaser, having regularly appeared on the UK series on ITV, as well as on the Australian version and GSN’s previous U.S.
version. He has played over 600 games of the quiz.He joins the second season of the show alongside current chasers James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.
Sara Haines hosts.It comes after ABC renewed The Chase for a supersized second season. Produced by ITV Entertainment, the series features up to 166 questions, across all topics, and the chance at winning huge sums of cash.ITV America’s label settled its dispute with the WGA earlier this year.
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