THE BOX: ITV UNVEILS CELEBRITY LINE-UP FOR NEW ENTERTAINMENT SERIES HOSTED BY GARY LINEKER

Ten celebrities from the worlds of entertainment, music, sport, and politics - Sara Davies, Graeme Souness, Ellie Taylor, John Bercow, Shakira Khan, JB Gill, Ranvir Singh, Jenny Ryan, Danny Aarons and Joey Essex - are set to take part in ITV’s newest entertainment format, The Box.

Hosted by legendary broadcaster Gary Lineker, The Box is a thrilling new format that plunges 10 celebrity contestants into the unknown. With each celebrity enclosed in a yellow box, they’ll find themselves in mystery locations across the country.

They will never know where they are, or what challenge is facing them on the other side. The challenges could be physical, mental, logical, funny, a bit daunting, or all of those at once. With minimal or no instruction, they must decipher and work out what to do. At the end of each episode, two players will battle it out in The Duel, a high-stakes head-to-head game to avoid elimination. 

Produced by Twofour (part of ITV Studios), The Box promises shocking reveals, mind-bending puzzles, and plenty of twists across the series. The series will be filmed in the UK and will air on ITV in 2026.

Host Gary Lineker says: “From my experience, the most successful teams are built on a mix of strengths and abilities, and that’s exactly what we’ve got with this lineup. I’m excited to be on the sideline with a front row seat to see all the action unfold!"

Katie Rawcliffe, Director of Entertainment, Reality & Daytime Commissioning ITV says: “We’re delighted to welcome this impressive lineup of celebrities to The Box. They will each bring a unique perspective and approach to the varying challenges they will face, and observing how they react will make for incredibly entertaining viewing for our audiences.”

Dan Adamson, Chief Content Officer, Twofour says: “We are really excited to see how our brilliant cast rises to the unique challenge of The Box. Each of them brings different skills, strengths and smarts to the mix but who can step out of their yellow box and overcome the unknown to be crowned our winner?”

The Box will air in 2026 on ITV1 and ITVX.