James May, who you might recognise from two little shows called The Grand Tour and Top Gear, has struck out on his own in new show Our Man In… Japan.
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After having starred alongside of Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson for so many years, driving cars and generally getting up to mischief, May is branching out with a new series.
Our Man In… Japan will see May become a tourist on the first of what will eventually turn into a collection of Our Man In… adventures around the globe.
Here’s everything we know about the show so far…
When is Jame May’s Our Man In…Japan coming out?
An official release date for Our Man In… Japan has not yet been set, as the series is still in production.
The first season will run for six episodes and when it does come out – which we expect will be at some point in 2019 – you’ll be able to watch it on Amazon Prime.
The show was announced in early March, with May only setting off for Japan from Heathrow on 11 March.
On the subject, May said: ‘Japan is the most amazing place I’ve ever visited. Everything about it is a surprise: a boiled sweet, a bullet train, an unexpected ancient temple, and the challenge of eating a single edamame bean with chopsticks.’
‘It’s a class A stimulant for all the senses, and an etiquette minefield for the unwary,’ he added. ‘I intend to immerse myself in it completely, in the pursuit of enlightenment and life balance. And I bet the noodles will be fantastic.’
Meanwhile the show’s synopsis teases: ‘James can’t speak the language, he is clueless about Japanese etiquette, but at least he knows there’s a small tree called a banzai…’
Shameless #plug for my forthcoming series. Just noticed I was standing next to the rubbish. pic.twitter.com/jo2XocQFgC
— James May (@MrJamesMay) March 11, 2019
What about The Grand Tour season four?
Never fear car fans, May’s involvement with Our Man In… Japan won’t impact his participation in the officially-confirmed The Grand Tour season four.
At the moment, The Grand Tour season three is still in full swing, with episode ten coming out today, 15 March, and dropping every Friday on Amazon Prime until 12 April.
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