Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Created byDelbert Shoopman
StarringBear Grylls
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes64 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Rob Buchta
Producers
  • Elizabeth Schulze/Vanessa Ranko
  • Blake Smith
  • Tony Patterson
Editors
  • Marc Elmer
  • Sean Hubbert
  • Karl Kimbrough
  • Page Marsella
  • James Horak
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC (2014–2018)
Nat Geo (2019–)
ReleaseJuly 28, 2014 (2014-07-28) –
present
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Running Wild with Bear Grylls is a survival skills reality television series starring Bear Grylls. In each episode, Grylls brings a different celebrity along on his adventures.[1] The crew consists of host Bear Grylls, a story producer, two camera cinematographers, two field recordists, and a mountain guide.[2] 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 then sitting President Obama appeared.[3] The series' fourth season premiered on May 7, 2018.[4] Grylls announced on October 27, 2018, that they will begin filming for a fifth season.[5] 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.[6][7] The show was rebranded as Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge starting with Season 7.

  1. ^ "Bear Grylls Is 'Running Wild' With Celebrities In New Reality Show".
  2. ^ Lawler, Kelly. "President Obama to appear on 'Running Wild with Bear Grylls'". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Kate Winslet, Drew Brees Join Season 2 of NBC's 'Bear Grylls'". 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ Erik Pedersen (2018-03-06). "NBC Sets Premiere Dates For 'America's Got Talent', 'World Of Dance', Two Ohers – Deadline". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. ^ "NBC Renews Running Wild with Bear Grylls for Season 5". 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ ""Running Wild with Bear Grylls" Finds Home at a New Network!". The Futon Critic. February 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "TVLine Items: Tricia Helfer Is Dracula, Brie Larson Runs Wild and More". TVLine. May 14, 2019.