Gordon Ramsay‘s “Next Level Chef” has been renewed for Seasons 5 and 6, just two weeks after the fourth season of the cooking competition premiered on Fox.
Plus, the franchise is being extended with a holiday competition, “Next Level Baker,” which has been given the green light for Season 1. The spinoff, a four-hour special in total, will test the skills of bakers as they are tasked with creating festive holiday delights across the franchise’s three levels.
In “Next Level Chef,” cooks compete across three different kitchens, “from the glistening top floor to the challenging bottom of the basement,” with ingredients matching each environment. The winning chef earns a $250,000 grand prize.
“Next Level Chef” airs Thursdays on Fox at 8 p.m. ET and streams the next day on Hulu. The series is executive produced by Ramsay and Matt Cahoon.
“I’m delighted that ‘Next Level Baker’ is coming to Fox later this year. A holiday special, where passionate home cooks, more used to crafting treats for their family, will compete against social media creators; individuals who fill our feeds with photo ready creations, side by side with talented professional pastry chefs, impressing with Michelin starred perfection,” Ramsay said in a statement.
He added, “My very first job was baking in Paris, and to me there is nothing better than the smell of freshly baked bread. I’m hoping on these holiday specials we get to discover Incredible family recipes handed down through generations of bakers, inventive bakers cleverly working with dietary sensitivities and those with a talent for stunning creativity and elevated design work. This holiday season I cannot wait to discover the baking heart of America.”
“’Next Level Chef’ consistently raises the bar of culinary excellence as a high stakes food competition fans love, an invaluable franchise for Fox and an increasingly popular global format,” added Michael Thorn, president of Fox Television Network. “Extending the reach of this series with the new holiday competition ‘Next Level Baker’ once again exemplifies the strength of our incredible, long-standing collaborative partnership with Gordon, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.”
