HOT OR COLD: BOB MORTIMER AND RICHARD AYOADE TO FRONT NETFLIX COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT FORMAT

Netflix have announced a new comedy entertainment format from production company Zeppotron (part of Banijay UK), fronted by comedians Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade.

The pair will lead an all-star line-up of celebrities in the show, set inside a mysterious institution with challenges that appear to make no sense. Their only guide is the room itself, which glows red when they’re getting warmer and blue when they’re getting colder.

The challenges range from the simple to the completely absurd and totally hilarious as the pairs race through room after room to be crowned Hot Or Cold champions. It’s the classic childhood game now played by adults who really should know better.

Bob Mortimer said: “Spending time with Richard Ayoade is one of my all-time favourite things to do. Closely followed by playing Hot or Cold, so this has worked out brilliantly.”

Richard Ayoade said:  “Although I prefer mild temperatures, it’s been instructive to participate in something as binary as this.”

Chris Cohen, executive producer, Zeppotron said: I’ve spent my entire career in telly walking into rooms and having no idea what’s going on, so it’s a delight to work with Netflix and finally make a show with that exact premise. We are thrilled to have two of Britain’s best in Bob and Richard at the heart of it all.”

Meanwhile, Netflix have launched new reality competition series Wonka's The Golden Ticket, inspired by Wonka and Road Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

In celebration of the 55th anniversary of the beloved 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, we today announce that Wonka’s The Golden Ticket will premiere globally on Netflix in September. The show invites audiences into a thrilling new competition based on Roald Dahl’s book Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, taking inspiration from one of the most iconic worlds in cinematic history.

Twelve lucky Golden Ticket winners, each with a partner of their choosing, will step through the gates of Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and into a world of pure imagination, delicious mischief, and unexpected challenges.

Once inside, contestants must navigate a series of Wonka’s games, tests, and temptations designed to challenge them physically, mentally, and morally. In this high-stakes social experiment, players will journey through the factory’s wondrous and unpredictable landscape, adapting, strategising, and withstanding the unknown while proving they have the instincts, resilience, and character to thrive in chaos. In the end, only one contestant will have what it takes to earn Wonka’s life-changing prize.

Adding to the nostalgia, Wonka’s The Golden Ticket will feature the recreated voice of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, honouring the legendary performance that has enchanted generations of audiences. The voice of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka has been recreated with the consent of Mr. Wilder’s estate. The series will also welcome back Rusty Goffe, who appeared in the original 1971 film, reprising his role as an Oompa Loompa.

More details will be announced in due course.