Theeighteenthseasonmeijubar.netoftheAmericancompetitiverealitytelevisionseriesHell'sKitchen(officiallyknownasHell'sKitchen:Rookiesvs.Veterans)beganairingonSeptember28,2018onFox.GordonRamsayreturnsashostandheadchef,andSeason10winnerChristinaWilsonandBritishMasterChefjudgeJames"Jocky"Petriereturnastheredandbluesouschefs,respectively,alongsidemaitre'dMarinoMonferrato.Thisseasonfeatureseightnewcontestantsbattlingeightreturningveterans.Forthefirsttime,thewinnerofthisseasonwillreceiveapositionasanexecutivechefatGordonRamsayHell'sKitchenRestaurantatCaesarsPalaceinLasVegas,Nevada在视听创作上，影片避免戏剧化倾向。数字技术让历史影像重获新生，全彩上色丰富画面细节，画面技术拓展表现手法。技术运用保持低调，整体色彩偏向质朴。整体表现注重思想内涵。色彩选择体现审慎考量，声音创作追求自然真实。　　Thisisthefirstseasonsinceseason1tonotbeginwithmenontheblueteamandwomenontheredteam.Itisalsothethirdofthelastfourseasonstofeatureachefeliminatedduringservice,thefirstseasonsinceseason13thatnocheffromthewinningteamwaseliminated,andthefirstseasonsinceseason12wheretwochefsquit.Thisisalsothefirstseasontohaveachefquitbeforethefinals.ArielContreras-Fox,whopreviouslyfinishedinthirdplaceonSeason6,wonthecompetition;sheisthesecondconsecutivereturnee,andsixthconsecutivewomantodoso.Sheisalsotheninthcontestanttowinthecompetitionwithoutbeingnominatedforeliminationonce,afterKimberly-AnnRyan,MeghanGill,LaTashaMcCutchen,ChristinaWilson,HolliUgalde,DaveLevey,HeatherWest,andMichaelWray.