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Bear Grylls: Face the Wild

Bear Grylls: Face the Wild is an American reality web television
Bear Grylls: Face the Wild
series that premiered on March 21, 2018 on Facebook Watch. It
follows adventurer Bear Grylls as he leads a select few of his fans out
into the wilderness as they share personal stories from their lives.

Contents
Premise
Genre Reality
Production
Starring Bear Grylls
Episodes
Country of origin United States
Release
Original English
See also
language(s)
References
No. of seasons 1
External links
No. of episodes 10
(list of episodes)

Premise Production
Executive Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls: Face the Wild features "10 of Grylls’ fans who have been
producer(s) Delbert
invited to accompany him on an adventure to face the wild.
Participants will share their stories as Bear pushes them out of their Shoopman
comfort zones and teaches them how the wild can be not only eye- Chris Grant
opening, but also ultimately empowering."[1] Drew Buckley
Rob Buchta
Production Justin Dudek
On January 16, 2018, it was announced that Facebook Watch had Running time 19–27 minutes
ordered a first season of Bear Grylls: Face the Wild, a new reality Production Bear Grylls
series starring adventurer Bear Grylls. Executive producers are set to company(s) Ventures
include Grylls, Delbert Shoopman, Chris Grant, Drew Buckley, Rob
Electus
Buchta, and Justin Dudek. Production companies involved with the
series include Bear Grylls Ventures and Electus.[1][2][3][4] Release
Original network Facebook Watch
Grylls and his production staff found the season's participants by
putting out an open call online for video applications in October 2017. Original release March 21 –
By the time the submission period was over, they had received over May 23, 2018
500,000 submissions.[5] The first season was filmed in the Sierra External links
Nevada mountain region in California. The area was ideal for the Official website (https://www.facebook.c
production due to high mountains, desert, canyons, ravines, and om/FaceTheWild)
forests. This allowed the series to feature different terrains and
provided a central location for participants to get to that includes immense wilderness. He has said that he
found Facebook to be a good fit for the series as a more conventional network, such as NBC, would most likely
be disinterested in the notion of showcasing everyday people as opposed to the celebrities featured in
Running Wild with Bear Grylls.[6]

Episodes

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No. Title Original release date

1 "Mom Gone Wild" March 21, 2018
2 "Mission Possible" March 28, 2018
3 "Always Bet on Dot" April 4, 2018
4 "Schooled By a Girl Scout" April 11, 2018
5 "Vision Quest" April 18, 2018
6 "Hurricane Lester" April 25, 2018
7 "Wander Woman" May 2, 2018
8 "Kick the Bucket-List" May 9, 2018
9 "L.A. Unplugged" May 16, 2018
10 "Southern Discomfort" May 23, 2018

Release
On March 13, 2018, Facebook released the first official trailer for the series.[7][8]

See also
List of original programs distributed by Facebook Watch

References
1. Petski, Denise (January 16, 2018). " 'Bear Grylls: Face The Wild' & 'Fly Guys' Unscripted Series Ordered
By Facebook" (http://deadline.com/2018/01/bear-grylls-face-the-wild-fly-guys-unscripted-series-ordered-fa
cebook-1202243981/). Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
2. Alcinii, Daniele (January 16, 2018). "Facebook orders "Bear Grylls: Face the Wild," "Fly Guys" " (http://real
screen.com/2018/01/16/facebook-watch-ventures-into-bear-grylls-face-the-wild/). Realscreen. Retrieved
March 11, 2018.
3. "Electus and Bear Grylls Invite Facebook Watch Viewers to FACE THE WILD This March" (https://www.br
oadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Electus-and-Bear-Grylls-Invite-Facebook-Watch-Viewers-to-FACE-THE-
WILD-This-March-20180116). Broadway World. January 16, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
4. Whittock, Jesse (January 16, 2018). "NATPE: Facebook orders shows from Bear Grylls & Blumhouse TV
– TBI Vision" (http://tbivision.com/2018/01/16/natpe-facebook-orders-show-from-bear-grylls-blumhouse-t
v/). TBI Vision. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
5. Roberts, Michael (March 20, 2018). "How Bear Grylls Keeps on Surviving" (https://www.outsideonline.co
m/2289691/shape-shifter). Outside Online. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
6. Cohn, Paulette (March 21, 2018). "Bear Grylls on Taking 10 Everyday People Out to Face the Wild in His
New Facebook Watch Series" (https://parade.com/656097/paulettecohn/bear-grylls-on-taking-10-everyday
-people-out-to-face-the-wild-in-his-new-facebook-watch-series/). Parade. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
7. Yeoman, Kevin (March 14, 2018). "Bear Grylls Launches a New Series on Facebook" (https://screenrant.c
om/bear-grylls-face-the-wild-facebook-trailer/). Screen Rant. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
8. Gutelle, Sam (March 14, 2018). "Trailer Hints At Bear Grylls' Plans To 'Face The Wild' In Upcoming
Facebook Watch Series - Tubefilter" (https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/03/14/bear-grylls-face-the-wild-faceb
ook-watch-trailer/). Tubefilter. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

External links
Bear Grylls: Face the Wild (https://www.facebook.com/FaceTheWild) on Facebook

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