Was your childhood genuinely fun if your evening routine didn’t involve watching people fall into mud puddles on Takeshi’s Castle?
The Japanese game show was one of the most engaging TV series back in the day, and it made for some good television.
There’s a piece of great news for grownups who didn’t miss a single episode as a kid. Amazon Prime Video is going to relaunch the hit reality series in 2023.
Twitter users and Takeshi’s Castle fans, understandably, are buzzing with excitement. Here’s how they are reacting.
The unscripted game show, which aired from 1986 until 1990, gained a cult following, and several other game shows were created to imitate it. Takeshi Kitano, a Japanese comedian, and filmmaker, hosted the popular original series, which was broadcast in over 150 countries around the world.
Each episode featured a ‘Final Showdown,’ in which the surviving contestants faced Takeshi and his henchmen after overcoming various challenges.
Back home, we’re hoping that we get to hear Javed Jaffrey‘s full-blown desi commentary on the show once more.