Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014)

Genre

docu-soap

Country

United States

Length

6 seasons, 51 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Each episode features Bear Grylls taking a different celebrity into the wilderness for a trip that is pre-arranged and supervised but presented as raw and unplanned. The show follows the pair as they navigate natural terrain and face various outdoor challenges.

adventurousoutdoorcasuallightheartedobservationalrelaxedinformalexplorative

What happens

Running Wild with Bear Grylls is an American survival skills reality television series starring Bear Grylls. In each episode, Grylls brings a different celebrity on a wilderness trip that is pre-arranged and supervised, but is presented as raw and unplanned. The crew includes host Grylls, a story producer, two camera cinematographers, two field recordists, and a mountain guide, who are present throughout filming. Celebrities such as Zac Efron, Channing Tatum, and Ben Stiller made appearances on the first season of the show. In season 2, Kate Winslet, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Hudson, Michelle Rodriguez, James Marsden, and Barack Obama appeared. The series' fourth season premiered on May 7, 2018. Grylls announced the show's fifth season on October 27, 2018, which began filming around the same time. In February 2019, it was announced that the show would be moving to National Geographic for its fifth season, which premiered on November 5, 2019. The show was rebranded as Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge starting with season 7. On February 9, 2026, the series was renewed for a ninth season with the show moving to Fox and rebranded as Bear Grylls Is Running Wild, which premiered on April 21, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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