According to the Netflix synopsis for the new 8-episode show airing this year:
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. Five new trailblazing Iron Chefs 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. 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.”
-Netflix, https://about.netflix.com/en/news/iron-chef-quest-for-an-iron-legend-coming-to-netflix-in-2022
Most importantly, the page states something that should put a smile on the face of every Iron Chef Japan fan out there:
The series is based on Fuji Television Network’s format.
New Iron Chefs, New Challengers, and a Reimagined Kitchen Stadium with the support of Fuji’s format for the original show. While we wait to see how the judges will score this new dish, I want to know your thoughts – which head-to-head cuisines or ingredient battles are you most interested in?
Scott Richardson
11 April, 2022