July 2026

‘The Grand Tour’ returns to Prime Video on 4 September

‘The Grand Tour’ will return to Amazon Prime on 4th September, and it’s bringing a fresh trio of presenters along for the ride.

Taking the wheel this time around are trainspotter-turned-petrolhead Francis Bourgeois, alongside James Engelsman and Thomas Holland—the creators behind YouTube motoring phenomenon Throttle House.

Together, the trio will tackle motoring’s most pressing (and delightfully absurd) questions across some of the world’s most challenging terrains.

July 2026

Netflix’s ‘Monopoly’ Reality Series Kicks Off Casting With $2M Prize On The Line

Netflix is officially passing go on its reality competition series based on iconic board game Monopoly.

The streamer has greenlit the series, which comes from Studio Lambert, and has set a $2M grand prize.

Netflix has kicked off casting on the series, which is set to premiere next year.

Some 12 contestants will compete on a life-sized, “fully realized” Monopoly Town Square. Per the logline, the players will enter on equal footing. But equality won’t last long. To survive, contestants must accumulate everything, or lose it all. Every negotiation, every decision, and every roll could mean the difference between building an empire and going directly to jail. One by one, bankrupt players are eliminated — until a single winner is left standing to take it all.

Nia Yemoh, Tim Harcourt, Jack Burgess, Stephen Lambert and Kim Murphy will exec produce for Studio Lambert, while Gabriel Marano and Zachary Edwin will exec produce for Hasbro Entertainment.

Last year, Netflix struck a pact with Hasbro for the rights to Monopoly. It was a priority project for recently departed unscripted head Jeff Gaspin.

June 2026

The Circle returns featuring celebrity contestants and audience voting

Hulu has ordered a bold new iteration of the hit reality competition series “The Circle,” coming this year to Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. The series will feature celebrity contestants and introduce audience voting for the first time in the U.S., giving viewers expanded access to the game as it unfolds.

Reimagined as a fast-turnaround social experiment, Hulu’s “The Circle” brings together everyday players and celebrities to compete side by side in a game of popularity where identity is ever-changing, and anyone can be anyone. Filmed in real time, the series gives viewers exclusive access as twists and player ratings unfold, with audience votes shaping the game. This fresh take supercharges the original’s signature mix of strategy and deception into an addictive experience built for today’s always-on audience.

June 2026

The Traitors US announces a new civilian series

The Traitors: New Blood arrives on NBC and next day on Peacock. The all-civilian version of the Peacock competition, hosted by Alan Cumming, is set to premiere on Thursday 17 September at 8pm ET/ PT with a two-hour episode.

May 2026

Race Across The World averages 7.4M viewers

Episode 1 of Race Across The World S6 averaged 7.4M viewers, making it the biggest factual episode in the market so far in 2026 and the biggest factual episode on BBC iPlayer this year. It was also the biggest factual title for 16-34s on iPlayer in 2026 so far.

May 2026

ITV Commissions The Golden Elevators

ITV has commissioned The Golden Elevators, a high-stakes new quiz show hosted by Richard Osman, produced by Studio Lambert and Talpa Studios.

Set in the lobby of a towering skyscraper, every question presents two possible answers, each represented by an elevator. Before the doors close, players can confer, debate, persuade and mislead. Then they choose. Step into the correct lift and move closer to the top. Step into the wrong one and everyone inside is plunged straight to the lobby and out of the game.

Coming soon to ITV and ITVX.

May 2026

Two wins for The Celebrity Traitors at the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards

The Celebrity Traitors took home two awards at this year’s BAFTA Television Awards, winning the BAFTA for Reality and Memorable Moment for Alan Carr revealing that he was a Traitor.

Race Across The World was also nominated for Factual Entertainment, and Squid Game: The Challenge nominated for Reality.

May 2026

The Celebrity Traitors picks up two BAFTA Craft Awards

The Celebrity Traitors has received two BAFTA Television Craft Awards in the Entertainment Craft Team and Sound: Factual categories.

May 2026

The Celebrity Traitors S2 Cast Revealed

Twenty one celebrities are heading to the Scottish Highlands to play the ultimate game of deception and betrayal in the hope of winning a cash prize of up to £100,000 for their chosen charities.

The celebrities taking part in The Celebrity Traitors 2026 are:

Amol Rajan – Journalist and Broadcaster
Bella Ramsey – Actor
James Acaster – Comedian and Podcaster
James Blunt – Singer/Songwriter
Jerry Hall – Model and Actress
Joanne McNally – Comedian
Joe Lycett – Comedian
Julie Hesmondhalgh – Actor
King Kenny – Content Creator
Leigh-Anne Pinnock – Singer/Songwriter
Maya Jama – Broadcaster and Entrepreneur
Michael Sheen – Actor and Presenter
Miranda Hart – Actor and Author
Myha’la – Actor
Professor Hannah Fry– Broadcaster and Mathematician
Richard E. Grant – Actor and Author
Rob Beckett – Comedian
Romesh Ranganathan – Comedian
Ross Kemp – Actor and Presenter
Sebastian Croft – Musician and Actor
Sharon Rooney – Actor

Coming to BBC One and iPlayer in Autumn 2026.

April 2026

Hulu announces ‘The Mob’

Hosted by Emmy-nominated actress Parker Posey, “The Mob” is a high-stakes reality competition series that sends a group of celebrities to a lavish Italian villa where they will shake down, hustle and whack their way to win up to $250,000 in cash prizes. Every episode, they will tackle mob movie-inspired jobs to survive. But every mob family needs a don, and whoever they choose will have absolute power — deciding who makes money, who stays, and who ultimately gets whacked. In a game where power demands absolute loyalty, can the don stay in control, or will the family rise up and overthrow them?

The cast includes Willam Belli (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”), Demi Engemann (“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”), Maria Georgas (“Bachelor” Nation), Joe Gorga (“The Real Housewives of New Jersey”), Harry Jowsey (“Let’s Marry Harry”), Chelsea Lazkani (“Selling Sunset”), Debi Mazar (“Younger”), Bella Palk (“Love Overboard”), Shane Parton (“Bachelor” Nation), Romeo (rapper), Bruno Tonioli (“Dancing With the Stars”) and Aida Turturro (“The Sopranos”).

“The Mob” is produced by Studio Lambert and Primal Media (part of the STV Studios family of production labels). Executive producers for Studio Lambert include Tim Harcourt, Jack Burgess, Niall O’Driscoll and Stephen Lambert. Adam Wood and Mat Steiner, who conceived the format for “The Mob,” are executive producers for Primal Media along with David Mortimer, chief executive officer of STV Studios. Host Parker Posey serves as executive producer, and Susan House serves as showrunner.

March 2026

The Celebrity Traitors wins at the RTS Programme Awards

The Celebrity Traitors has won the RTS Programme Award for Entertainment & Reality. The judges described it as “imaginatively cast and brilliantly produced, a real masterclass in popular television.”

March 2026

Five BAFTA TV Nominations for Studio Lambert

The nominations for the BAFTA TV Awards have been announced and Studio Lambert is up for the following:

Entertainment Performance – Claudia Winkleman, The Celebrity Traitors

Factual Entertainment – Race Across The World

Reality – The Celebrity Traitors & Squid Game: The Challenge

P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award – Alan Carr winning The Celebrity Traitors

March 2026

Race Across The World Season Six launch date and route announced

Race Across the World returns to BBC One and iPlayer for Season Six on 2 April 2026, as five intrepid teams embark on the journey of a lifetime, racing more than 12,000km across Europe and Asia, the largest continental area on earth.

The route carves through eight distinctive countries: Italy, Greece, Türkiye, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia – each bringing its own language, culture and climate. In the most extreme race to date, conditions swing from 30-degree Mediterranean heat to subarctic temperatures of –20°C. And they’ve got to do it all on a budget of less than £26 per person per day.

March 2026

Boarders returns for its third and final season

Boarders has returned for Season Three and the South London teens are back at St. Gilbert’s with new enemies, love interests and broken friendships.

Jodie Campbell (Leah), Sekou Diaby (Toby), Aruna Jalloh (Femi), Myles Kamwendo (Omar) and Josh Tedeku (Jaheim) reprise their roles for the final series, alongside writer and creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor who returns as their mentor Gus. Taylor also makes his directorial debut this series, directing the final episode.

All episodes are available on BBC iPlayer in the UK, and Tubi in North America and LATAM.

February 2026

The Traitors S3 wins Best Reality Programme at the Broadcast Awards

Another win for The Traitors as it took home the award for Best Reality Programme at the 2026 Broadcast Awards.

February 2026

The Grand Tour is back and being produced by Studio Lambert

Studio Lambert is making the brand new relaunched series of The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video.

The new presenters for the show are celebrated trainspotter and secret petrolhead Francis Bourgeois, alongside James Engelsman and Thomas Holland, the acclaimed creators of the YouTube phenomenon Throttle House.

Together, the trio will front a six-part, globe-trotting series, tackling motoring’s most pressing, and delightfully absurd, questions across some of the world’s most challenging terrains.

January 2026

The Traitors Season 4 Finale reaches 9.4 million viewers

The final of Season Four of The Traitors on BBC One averaged 9.4 million viewers overnight with a peak of 9.6 million and an audience share of 54.9%. This is the most watched overnight audience of the civilian version of the series ever.

January 2026

Prime Video announce ‘Fallout Shelter’

Fallout Shelter, a new unscripted competition series inspired by the globally loved Fallout universe will be produced by Studio Lambert in a co-production with Kilter Films (Westworld, Fallout) and in association with Bethesda Game Studios, the team behind the acclaimed game franchise.

January 2026

The Traitors UK is back for its fourth season

Claudia Winkleman opened the doors to the castle again for the fourth season of The Traitors. The mind games, secret alliances and dramatic round tables that we all know and love are back. With 22 new contestants entering the castle, the battle between Faithfuls, Traitors and even a Secret Traitor is back on.

January 2026

The Traitors US returns on Peacock for a fourth series

The latest season of The Traitors US has landed on Peacock. Hosted by Alan Cumming, this instalment brings another cast of celebrity contestants into the castle to test loyalties, outwit rivals and avoid being banished or murdered as they compete for the grand prize.

January 2026

The Traitors is coming to the London stage

The ultimate game of skill, deception and trust has a new mission…

Studio Lambert and Neal Street Productions are delighted to announce a major theatrical adaptation of the global phenomenon The Traitors is in development for launch in London next year. The production is being written by John Finnemore (Cabin Pressure, Good Omens) and directed by Robert Hastie (Operation Mincemeat, Standing at the Sky’s Edge).

To sign up to be the first to receive information, head to thetraitorsonstage.com