 Iron Chef returned to Food Network on November 8, 2017 as a ten episode series called Iron Chef Showdown.Iron Chefs Bobby Flay, Jose Garces, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Michael Symon return for this series; they are joined by the newest Iron Chef, "Iron Chef Gauntlet" winner Stephanie Izard.Iron Chef Showdown featured several rules differences from Iron Chef America and is therefore considered a series of its own rather than the thirteenth season of Iron Chef America.