'The Great British Baking Show' has dropped nation-themed episodes from its new season after it came under fire for its much-maligned 'Mexico Week': 'The world has changed and the joke fell flat.'
—the challenges will get back to what the show has traditionally excelled at, Smith said.
"We're doing all the regular weeks: cakes, biscuits, bread, patisserie, chocolate," he said, "plus party cakes is a new theme. No spoilers, but it features challenges I think viewers will love."season wil air on the U.K.'s Channel 4 before landing on Netflix. A Netflix representative for the show did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.
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