ITV orders 35 new episodes across Millionaire franchise from Stellify Media

Millionaire Hot Seat is hosted by Jeremy Clarkson

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered another 20 episodes of Millionaire Hot Seat, the fast-paced spin-off to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, as well as a further 15 episodes of the original show.

Produced by Belfast-based Stellify Media, the Sony Pictures Television-backed indie behind the franchise, Millionaire Hot Seat debuted on ITV in January.

Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, the format adds a high-pressure twist to the classic quiz as contestants compete in a fast-moving queue system, where players must answer quickly or risk being replaced by the next challenger.

The new episodes of Millionaire Hot Seat and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? will be recorded later this year for broadcast on ITV and streaming on ITVX.

The new seasons were commissioned by Katie Rawcliffe, director of entertainment, reality and daytime commissioning at ITV, plus Kevin O’Brien, entertainment and reality commissioning editor, and David Smyth, entertainment and reality commissioner. The exec producer for Stellify Media is Kerri Reid.