If you've seen some of the promotional materials for Quibi's Punk'd, you'll have noticed Chance the Rapper is the new king of televised practical jokes. This is far and away the biggest difference between the revival and the original.
Ashton Kutcher was defined for a time by his Punk'd host status, certainly on balance with his role as Michael Kelso on That '70s Show. When Chance the Rapper was announced as the new host, his excitement was palpable in his statement that accompanied the news: "Punk'd is one of MTV's most iconic franchises. I grew up watching this show, and it's surreal to be in the driver's seat this time around on Quibi" (via The Hollywood Reporter). Kutcher, who has producer credit on the original version of Punk'd, isn't involved with the revival, though he offered a kind of blessing by tweeting that he hopes "they get it right."
Punk'd has seen previous, short-lived attempts at revival, and it seems one innovation from those attempts will hold over into this one: more focus on the behind-the-scenes work to put the prank together and keep it running, which was part of the BET version in 2015. You'll see quite a bit of Chance in the control room this time around.
Quibi's Punk'd revival also might come off a little more gently than its predecessor. That's intentional, according to Chance, who told The Los Angeles Times that he chose people he knows personally for this first season's foray of pranking: "I love the Rock, and I wanted to [prank] the Rock so bad. But he's gigantic. He could do great, great bodily harm to me." Maybe next year.
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