Running Wild with Bear Grylls the Challenge

Bear Grylls is taking it up a level by teaching his celebrity guests essential survival skills that they'll have to master and then prove they can use in a high stress situation.

Genre: Adventure, Reality-TV

Cast:Bear Grylls , Ashton Kutcher , Benedict Cumberbatch , Tatiana Maslany , Bradley Cooper , Cynthia Erivo , Daveed Diggs , Rita Ora , Russell Brand , Troy Kotsur , Justin Maurer

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Natalie Portman in the Escalante Desert

Tue, Oct 4, 2022

They trek into the Escalante desert, Bear teaches Natalie piton placements, rope system transfers and fire starting. Natalie uses her new skills as they ascend a mountain and attempt to light a signal fire for extraction.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Simu Liu in the Canadian Rockies

Sun, Jul 31, 2022

As the adventure begins, they must trigger an avalanche to clear a path to a ravine and find an old cabin or risk hypothermia as temperatures drop below -20. Simu must strip down into a frozen lake, then navigate them back to civilization.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Ashton Kutcher in the Coastal Jungles of Costa Rica

Sun, Aug 7, 2022

Their adventure begins with a helicopter jump into the Pacific Ocean. They must canoe up a river to fish for dinner, then descend a cliff into the jungle. Bear sets up a rope challenge. Ashton must use all the strength to cross a ravine.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Florence Pugh in the Volcanic Rainforests of Costa Rica

Sun, Aug 14, 2022

Rappelling from a helicopter, Bear takes Florence Pugh to the volcanic rain forests of Costa Rica.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Anthony Anderson in the Sierra Nevada Mountains

Sun, Aug 21, 2022

Anthony Anderson joins Bear in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Rob Riggle in the Great Basin Desert

Mon, Aug 22, 2022

Bear puts Rob Riggle through survival tests in the Great Basin to prepare for Rob's latest movie role.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Bradley Cooper in the Wyoming Basin

Sat, Jul 8, 2023

Bradley Cooper joins Bear on an adventure through the rugged canyons of the Wyoming Basin. Bear teaches Bradley to use a grappling hook gun and other mountaineering rope skills.. The two are faced with a snowstorm.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Benedict Cumberbatch on the Isle of Skye

Sat, Jul 15, 2023

Bear Grylls takes Marvel superstar Benedict Cumberbatch on an adventure across the Isle of Skye in Scotland. They descend massive sea cliffs and brave freezing waterfalls. Bear teaches Benedict unique survival skills.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Cynthia Erivo in the Brecon Beacons Mountains

Sat, Jul 22, 2023

Bear takes singer-actress Cynthia Erivo to the highest mountains in Wales, where Bear trained in Special Forces. Bear teaches Cynthia how to rappel and navigate a labyrinth of caves before traversing a frigid and thunderous waterfall.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Troy Kotsur in the Scottish Highlands

Sat, Jul 29, 2023

Bear takes his first deaf guest, Oscar-winning actor Troy Kotsur, on an adventure in the Scottish Highlands. Bear and Troy must find a new way to communicate as they push themselves to the limits, across steep mountains and raging rivers.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Russell Brand in the Hebrides Islands

Sat, Aug 5, 2023

Bear takes actor Russell Brand on an adventure down the jagged coast of a Scottish isle. Along the way, Bear teaches Brand survival skills that dredge up a long-forgotten but highly charged fear he must overcome to reach his extraction.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Rita Ora in the Valley of Fire

Sat, Aug 12, 2023

Bear Grylls takes singer Rita Ora on an adventure in the Valley of Fire. The journey launches with the pair skydiving from 10,000 feet, plunging into desolate terrain. Bear teaches Rita how to navigate, find water, and rock climb.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Daveed Diggs in the Great Basin Desert

Sat, Aug 19, 2023

Bear takes "Hamilton" star Daveed Diggs on an adventure in the Great Basin Desert to teach him to track, climb and eat whatever the desert provides. On day two, Daveed must fly solo and put his skills to the test.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Tatiana Maslany in the Laramie Mountains

Sat, Aug 26, 2023

Bear invites "She-Hulk" star Tatiana Maslany on a journey across Wyoming's Laramie Mountains. Tatiana admits that she's fearless on the screen, but can she tap into that same bravery in the real world?