Channel 4 crosses The Bridge again

AJ Odudu will be joined by Aldo Kane in the second season of The Bridge

NEWS BRIEF: Commercially funded UK pubcaster Channel 4 has renewed the UK version of Spanish format The Bridge for an eight-part run set in a tropical location in Vietnam.

In the new season, made by Manchester-based, Banijay-owned firm Workerbee with streaming service HBO Max and hosted by AJ Odudu, 16 contestants have 12 days to build a bridge across a 1,000-feet stretch of water to win a cash prize. The format was originally produced by Zeppelin, part of Banijay Iberia, and versions have recently been ordered in Brazil and Australia.