Following a successful pilot, Channel 4 has commissioned a brand new play-at-home game show, helmed by Alex Horne!
Set in the Taskmaster universe, Your Time Starts Now builds on earlier incarnation, The Button, which Horne devised and narrated in 2018, and also HomeTasking which saw Horne on a mission to entertain a world stuck in 2020's lockdown.
Andy Devonshire, director and executive producer, said: "Time waits for no one, so you may as well be doing tasks. This is a chance for everyone to have a go without leaving the house."
In the new series, UK households will compete against one another while tackling a host of typically devious tasks without ever leaving their homes.
Five teams of friends and families across the UK must display their "creativity, lateral thinking, speed, knowledge and teamwork" if they want to be in with a chance of winning.
Each task has a cash reward and the household with the most money at the end of each episode has a choice to leave their winnings or play for double that amount the following week, meaning someone could win a potential cash prize of millions at the end of the series.
Alex Horne, creator and host, said: "I often hear about friends, families, colleagues and teammates doing our Tasks on holidays or at weddings, scout camps and Christmas dinners, but I seldom hear that these people have sought permission to do so.
"Now, finally, we will harness the country and be able to set challenges within a rigorous framework so that the rules are properly adhered to, everyone is judged appropriately and the best rightfully rewarded. Also, I think it's going be very fun for everyone, and that's got to be a good thing."
Jon Thoday, executive producer at Avalon, commented: "It’s an absolute delight to have the backing of Channel 4 to realise a new show from Alex Horne and Andy Devonshire and their amazing team."
Tom Beck, head of live events and commissioning editor added: "The pilot delivered laughter, warmth, comedy and families arguing over why they’d failed to nail an obviously ludicrous task. It’s joyful! Roll on the series."
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Your Time Starts Now will air on Channel 4.
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