The Crystal Maze: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Maze Master Richard Ayoade guides a team of five intrepid celebrities in this brand new series of the epic game show adventure through four fantastical zones: Aztec, Medieval, Industrial and Futuristic. In each zone the team must tackle Physical, Skill, Mystery and Mental challenges in a bid to win crystals. These elusive crystals each give the team five seconds in the final test: the iconic Crystal Dome where they hope to collect gold tokens to win prizes.

Series details

• Title: The Crystal Maze
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Family
• Premiere date: 2016-10-16
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: E4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 25457

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Ayoade — Maze Master

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-10-16; final listed air date 2017-12-14; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-04-15; final listed air date 2018-05-06; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-06-08; final listed air date 2018-07-06; episode order: 5.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-07-20; final listed air date 2018-12-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-06-21; final listed air date 2019-12-23; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 2020-11-15; final listed air date 2020-11-29; episode order: 3.
• Season 7: premiered 2020-12-03; final listed air date 2020-12-03; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Crystal Maze on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.