Ninja Warrior UK To Return For Fifth Series

ITV has announced that Ninja Warrior UK will return for a fifth series in 2019.

The show will be filmed later this year and be hosted by Ben Shepard, Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara.

The new series will see hopefuls battle it out again to complete the challenging course.

The grand finale of series four of Ninja Warrior UK is to air on 09 June, where competitors will go head to head attempting to defeat Mount Midoriyama.
 
ITV's Commissioning Editor for Entertainment, Asif Zubairy, said: "The bravest competitors in the UK meet the toughest course on television once again. I can't wait to see who wins."
 
Managing Director of Potato Michael Kelpie said: "ITV brings families together to share in the enjoyment of watching big entertainment shows. We're very proud that Ninja Warrior UK will continue to be part of Saturday night entertainment with all the thrills, spills, laughs and gaffs that have made it the UK's most popular physical game show."
 
Ninja Warrior UK is a Potato production for ITV. The series was commissioned by Asif Zubairy Commissioning Editor, Entertainment, ITV. The executive producers are Michael Kelpie, Martin Scott and Simon Marsh, Potato.
 
Ninja Warrior is based on Sasuke, a TBS format and will be produced by Potato, part of ITV Studios.