Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with a show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extremely annoying. Sometimes it's even a show about cars. Follow them on their global adventure.
Ratings
Curator score: 6.8/10
IMDb: 8.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 66%
TMDB: 8.0/10
Production
W. Chump and Sons, Expectation TV, Grand Tour Productions, Flat Four Films
Cast
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May
Where to watch
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A glossy, often very funny travel-and-cars spectacle that works best as a reunion of three deeply familiar personalities. It is less a pure auto show than a big-budget bromance road trip with stunts, banter, and occasional genuine spectacle; the strongest stretch is the early Amazon era, with later seasons more uneven but still reliably entertaining in bursts.
Best for
fans of Top Gear-era chemistry and travelogue comedy
viewers who like high-production, lightly scripted adventure TV
car enthusiasts who enjoy tests, road trips, and absurd challenges
people who want easy bingeable episodes with familiar hosts
Skip if
you want strict car journalism or technical depth
you dislike crude banter, repetition, or manufactured arguments
you prefer tightly serialized storytelling
you are looking for a consistently sharp show across every season
Overview
The Grand Tour succeeds because it knows exactly what it is: a reunion vehicle for three hosts whose chemistry is the real engine. The format lets them bounce between car reviews, elaborate road trips, and big stunt set pieces, with the show often feeling like a lavishly funded excuse to watch them bicker across continents. When it clicks, it is genuinely funny and surprisingly charming.
Worth noting
The early seasons are the strongest, especially when the show leans into ambitious specials and a looser, more adventurous rhythm. Later episodes can feel more uneven and the studio segments become less essential, but the special episodes still deliver the scale and personality that made the series a hit. It is best approached as a comfort-watch with occasional peaks rather than a perfectly consistent run.
Bottom line
If you enjoyed the old Top Gear formula, this is the closest modern equivalent in spirit, though with a more self-aware, sometimes broader tone. It is not for viewers seeking serious automotive insight, but for anyone who likes road-trip television, polished production, and three veteran hosts turning irritation into entertainment, it remains very watchable.
2002 · Curator 7.0/10 (137.9K ratings) · Where to watch: Peacock Premium, Philo, Peacock Premium Plus, Tubi TV
The clearest spiritual predecessor: the same chemistry-driven mix of cars, travel, jokes, and elaborate challenges, with the classic era offering the tightest balance of wit and spectacle.
2021 · Curator 8.4/10 (85.2K ratings) · Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Shares the same Clarkson-led comic persona and observational humor, but shifts the energy into a more grounded, character-based reality format with strong binge appeal.