Jeremy Clarkson to host Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? spin-off series
The new show, which will air on ITV, will see contestants sit in a queue around the hot seat, which faces Clarkson and allows the players to answer questions to climb the money ladder.
As soon as they get a question wrong, contestants are out, and the value of the top prize drops.
Contestants also have the opportunity to pass and stay in the game, but they will go to the back of the queue - meaning they may not return to the hot seat, where they have to be sitting to win the top prize.
Katie Rawcliffe, Director of Entertainment and Daytime Commissioning at ITV, said: " Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? has reached 18 million viewers on ITV so far this year alone.
"Commissioning a new spin-off format to further capitalise on the brand's success and popularity was a no-brainer, especially with Millionaire Hot Seat already doing so well in other territories also."
The show, which will be produced by Stellify Media in the UK, is already popular in Australia - with more than 2,500 episodes airing.
Along with the new spin-off, ITV has also commissioned 19 further episodes of the traditional Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? including seven celebrity specials.
A date for the show's release is yet to be announced.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? has seen 40 series up to 2025.
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