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.
- 2022-2023
- 2 seasons
- Disney+
- Action & Adventure, Reality
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.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Bradley Cooper in the Wyoming Basin
Sun, Jul 9, 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.
Episode 2
Benedict Cumberbatch on the Isle of Skye
Sun, Jul 16, 2023 44 mins
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.
Episode 3
Cynthia Erivo in the Brecon Beacons Mountains
Sun, Jul 23, 2023 44 mins
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.
Episode 4
Troy Kotsur in the Scottish Highlands
Sun, Jul 30, 2023 60 mins
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.
Episode 5
Russell Brand in the Hebrides Islands
Sun, Aug 6, 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.
Episode 6
Rita Ora in the Valley of Fire
Sun, Aug 13, 2023 60 mins
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.
Episode 7
Daveed Diggs in the Great Basin Desert
Sun, Aug 20, 2023 60 mins
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.
Episode 8
Tatiana Maslany in the Laramie Mountains
Sun, Aug 27, 2023 44 mins
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?