The legendary British game show that ran for five years between February 1990 and August 1995 is making a comeback.
According to media reports, ‘The Crystal Maze’ will telecast on Channel 4.
The decision was made after the success of their one-off celebrity special during the charity fundraiser ‘Stand Up For Cancer’ in October last year.
The show will be hosted by Richard Ayoade, the original host was Richard O'Brien.
(Richard Ayoade, Reuters File Photo)
Channel 4 said it had commissioned 20 hour-long episodes which will telecast later this year and filming for the show will begin in next few months.
The revived show will follow the same format as the original in which contestants would test their physical and mental capabilities in pursuit of the crystals.
Channel 4’s head of live and events, Tom Beck said, “I couldn’t be more pleased and excited that Richard has agreed to become the new Maze Master – he’s an inspired choice.”
“The great thing about the original was it felt like a world you were buying into. I think you need someone who feels like they could own, inhabit and create it and believe it. You don’t get that when you use a traditional presenter. Richard (O’Brien) and Stephen were both writers and actors and performers rather than presenters, as is Richard (Ayoade).”
James Dillion, designer of the original show, is creating a 30,000ft maze in Bristol which will have new versions of the show such as Aztec, industrial, future and medieval zones.