Jesse James, founder of West Coast Choppers, hosts custom-built auto show Monster Garage starting Jan. 4 on Discovery Plus. The show initially ran on Discovery, ending in 2006. 

Each episode will feature five builders who are given five days to transform a street vehicle into a “one-of-a-kind monster machine,” said Discovery Plus. Winners get $5,000 worth of tools and losers get their build blown up. “James, along with a new crew of maverick mechanics each week, set out to continue his legacy and inspire a new generation of builders,” according to Discovery Plus. 

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“I’m very thankful for Discovery CEO David Zaslav for keeping the Monster Garage candle lit for the last 10 years,” said James. “We always knew we would eventually bring it back. I also knew when that day came, I needed to be ready. More skills in my toolbox and a clear mind and schedule. Ready to put my head down and work as hard as possible to push the limits of TV again.”

Monster Garage is produced by Fremantle’s Original Productions. For Original Productions, Brian Lovett, Jeff Hasler, Ernie Avila and Sam Wasserman are executive producers. For Discovery Channel, Kyle Wheeler and Gretchen Morning are executive producers. 

James exec produces as well.

ITV Studios America has expanded its non-scripted development team with the appointment of Hildie Katibah as director of development for its West Coast office and the promotion of Noah Korn to director of development on the East Coast. Bruce Robertson, EVP creative strategy, heads the team on both coasts. Katibah (oictured) and Korn will create and pitch non-scripted projects across a range of genres for all networks and continue to grow ITV Studios America's already extensive development slate, the company said in a release.

Katibah was one of the original producers of the Discovery channel hit Monster Garage, starring Jesse James, and then launched James’ production company, Payupsucker Productions, where she went on to direct and executive produce multiple series and specials including Jesse James Is A Deadman, Outlaw Garage and Iraq Confidential.

Since joining ITV Studios America as development coordinator in 2012, Korn has developed series including Animal Planet's Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters, as well as upcoming shows on Discovery and Science. Prior to joining the company, Korn worked in production management for shows including VH1's I Want to Work for Diddy and the syndicated Dr. Oz Show.

ITV Studios America is the U.S. production flagship of ITV Studios in the U.K. and generates non-scripted and scripted programming for U.S. networks.