Netflix has ordered up a reboot of the classic food format of Iron Chef.
The new series – Iron Chef: Quest For An Iron Legend – will be based on Fuji Television Network’s Iron Chef format, and consist of eight episodes.
Previous adaptions made for viewers in the U.S. have included Food Network’s Iron Chef America competition that featured high-profile celebrity chefs like Bobby Flay, Wolfgang Puck, Alton Brown and Cat Cora, among others, according to Deadline.
Reboot: Netflix has ordered up the new series – Iron Chef: Quest For An Iron Legend – that will be based on Fuji Television Network’s Iron Chef format and consist of eight episodes
According to the official description for the new show, ‘The legendary Iron Chef series is reborn with a supersized approach to the ground-breaking culinary competition that started it all. It’s been called the toughest culinary challenge a chef will ever experience. This is where world-class cuisine meets high-octane sports.’
The details also include, ‘Five new trailblazing Iron Chefs who will welcome brave Challenger Chefs to the reimagined Kitchen Stadium, where they’ll face off and be pushed to the limits of endurance and creativity, as they cook up extraordinary culinary creations.’
In the end, ‘The competition’s most successful Challenger will return to battle in a grand finale for the chance to be named the first ever Iron Legend.’
![Iron Chef America, which ran from 2005 to 2018, was the first of several shows to strike gold with audiences in the U.S.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/21/03/53189651-10424969-Iron_Chef_America_which_ran_from_2005_to_2018_was_the_first_of_s-a-6_1642734218869.jpg)
Iron Chef America, which ran from 2005 to 2018, was the first of several shows to strike gold with audiences in the U.S.
![Star Power: Some of the high-profile celebrity chefs to serve as Iron Chefs on Iron Chef America included Bobby Flay (pictured), Wolfgang Puck, Mario Batali, among many others](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/21/03/53189649-10424969-Star_Power_Some_of_the_high_profile_celebrity_chefs_to_serve_as_-a-4_1642734218860.jpg)
Star Power: Some of the high-profile celebrity chefs to serve as Iron Chefs on Iron Chef America included Bobby Flay (pictured), Wolfgang Puck, Mario Batali, among many others
So far, the names of the Iron Chefs have not been announced, but it’s likely that they will feature some culinary legends.
The series comes from Keller Productions in association with 3 Ball Productions.
Daniel Calin, a veteran of the culinary competition reality series format, who has worked on MasterChef, Top Chef and Nailed It, will serve as showrunner and executive producer alongside Eytan Keller and 3 Ball’s Ross Weintraub.
The original Iron Chef, which premiered in Japan in 1993, was a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show’s resident Iron Chefs in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. It aired 309 episodes during its run that went through until September 1999, although there were occasional specials produced until 2002.
![Old format: The new series comes on the heels of several high-profile cooking competition shows produced for the U.S. like Iron Chef USA, which failed to score big with viewers in 2001](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/21/03/53189435-10424969-Old_format_The_new_series_comes_on_the_heels_of_several_high_pro-a-5_1642734218864.jpg)
Old format: The new series comes on the heels of several high-profile cooking competition shows produced for the U.S. like Iron Chef USA, which failed to score big with viewers in 2001
The new series comes on the heels of several high-profile cooking competition shows produced for U.S. audiences.
Iron Chef USA aired in 2001 with William Shatner as the Chairman, but it didn’t fare very well.
But Food Network served up its version, Iron Chef America, that went on to become a glowing success upon its debut in 2005. It went on to air 205 episodes across 13 seasons until it ended in 2018, following a one-season return after a four year hiatus.
Along with big celebrity chef stars like Flay, Puck, Cora, and Mario Batali, those who served as Iron Chefs also included Michael Symon, Jose Garces, Marc Forgione, Masaharu Morimoto, Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli and Stephanie Izard, while Alton Brown played the role of commentator and host.
Spinoff series over the years included Iron Chef Showdown and Iron Chef Gauntlet.
Iron Chef: Quest For An Iron Legend is slated to debut later this year.
![Previous versions: Spinoff series over the years have included the likes of Iron Chef Gauntlet and Iron Chef Showdown, which were hosted by culinary guru Alton Brown](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/21/03/53189557-10424969-Previous_versions_Spinoff_series_over_the_years_have_included_th-a-2_1642734218826.jpg)
Previous versions: Spinoff series over the years have included the likes of Iron Chef Gauntlet and Iron Chef Showdown, which were hosted by culinary guru Alton Brown
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