007: Road to a Million

007: Road to a Million is a reality competition show spin-off of the James Bond franchise. Hosted by Brian Cox, it features nine teams of two competing in a race to win £1 million each through a series of spy-themed challenges. The series was made by 72 Films and MGM Television in association with Eon Productions for release on Amazon Prime Video on 10 November 2023.

On 13 September 2023, the show was renewed for a second series before the first series was even released on the service. In May 2024, Cox confirmed he was returning as host as The Controller for season 2, which is set to start filming in Summer 2024; the series's broadcast will be announced later in the year.

Format
Brian Cox hosts the show as the "Controller", and nine teams of two people compete to win a worldwide race to win £1 million each. The Controller sets the rules of the game, hiding in a bunker and monitoring each team from afar as he tells them where they must go next, what challenges they must perform, and what questions they must try to answer. Cox portrays the Controller as a Bond-style villain of the race, delighting in the hardship of the contestants.

Production
72 Films had been developing the show for about four years before Amazon Prime Video green-lit the series in March 2022. By April, Brian Cox had signed on to host as the villain of the show. Cox initially thought that the casting was for the next Bond film.

Reception
Joel Golby at The Guardian enjoyed the series, saying that even though it may not make sense on paper, it is "mega-fun" and Cox chewed up the scenes in his portrayal of a Bond villain, holding the series together.

Lucy Mangan, also at The Guardian, gave the series a strongly negative review, calling it "shoddy, boring and soulless," and criticised its use of the Bond brand as "tenuous."