Last Pundit Standing - a star-studded line up and transmission details confirmed
Episodes 1 and 2 will be available from 6am on Monday 7 July with new episodes dropping on iPlayer each week until the final on Monday 11 August. Each episode will also be available to watch on the BBC's TikTok and YouTube channels.
Fronted by footballing legend Troy Deeney and renowned football YouTuber and presenter James Allcott, the seven-part digital-first series follows 12 of the UK's most passionate football fanatics, who love creating content about the beautiful game on their social media channels, as they compete to become BBC Sport's next big football content creator.
But they won't be facing the challenge alone.
Joining the game are some of football and broadcasting's most iconic figures, who will be setting tasks and offering expert insight. Star guests include Max Fosh, Martin Keown, Sami Mokbel, Rebecca Welch, Calum Leslie, Robbie Savage, Chris Sutton, Kelly Somers, Sean Dyche and Alex Scott.
These well-known names will be challenging the contestants to prove they have what it takes to inform, educate and entertain football fans across the UK.
Selected through BBC Creator Lab's nationwide talent search — in collaboration with TikTok — the 12 contenders represent a new generation of digital-native football voices.
BBC Creator Lab is a talent search scheme, in collaboration with TikTok, for social and digital creators with an interest in developing a career in television.
The Last Pundit Standing line up has been confirmed as:
Toby Addison @blindtobes
Ally Tomlinson @ally.tom7
Cathal Traquair @calluketraquair
Fuad Abdul Aziz @vipersport
Rukiah Ally @Rukiah.ally2
Jess Watkins @_jesswatkins
Raees Mahmood @pythaginboots
Reggie Yembra @reggieyembra
Nancy Baker @nancebaker
Nahyan Chowdhury @nahyan.chowdhury
Lia Lewis @lia.lewis
Oscar Browning @oscarbrowning
Filmed at legendary football locations and packed with high-stakes challenges, Last Pundit Standing promises to bring fresh perspectives and exciting drama to the world of sports punditry.
Last Pundit Standing (7x20') is a co-production between Boom Social (part of ITV Studios) and JLA Productions for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. The series was commissioned by Fiona Campbell, BBC Controller of Youth Audience, BBC iPlayer and BBC Three, and Alex Kay-Jelski, BBC Director of Sport. The Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Nasfim Haque, Head of Content, BBC Three, with Ciara Murray and Maeve McLoughlin as BBC Commissioning Executives. Cai Morgan is Executive Producer for Boom, with Luke Rudland and Trent Williams-Jones as Series Producers and Katie Fazackerley Mason as Head of Production.
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