‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls’: Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about Season 5 of celebrity outdoor adventure show

In the upcoming season, the British adventurer brings along A-list celebrities to join him on this high-octane experience.
PUBLISHED OCT 29, 2019

There are travel and adventure shows and then there’s adventure with Bear Grylls. British adventurer-survivalist, Gyrlls pushes the boundaries when exploring the outdoors with ultimate stunts and action. To make it more exciting, he challenges interesting celebrities to join him on his wild ride across extreme environments. Season 5 will see a lot more moments of cliff-hanging tension and adrenaline-pumping exploits.

Release Date

Season 5 of ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls' will now be available on National Geographic. The show premieres on November 5, 2019, 10 / 9c.

Plot

‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls’ is all about adventures in the most unexpected places. But that’s not all. The British adventurer brings along A-list celebrities to join him on this high-octane experience. It makes it more interesting to see popular faces out of their comfort zone and facing the raw, untainted nature.

Season 5 promises a once-in-a-lifetime journey for 48 hours with some of the most interesting personalities from different backgrounds. From the scorching deserts of Arizona to the crocodile-infested Panama Canals, underwater caves of Sardinia, Scandinavian Fjords, and more, the new season of ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls’ will take you across some of the remotest and unforgiving natural locales across the United States and other regions around the world.

Cast

The latest season of the reality adventure series will feature Bear Grylls as the regular host and celebrity guests like Dave Bautista, Bobby Bones, Cara Delevingne, Armie Hammer, Alex Honnold, Brie Larson, Joel McHale, Zachary Quinto, Rob Riggle and Channing Tatum.

Bear Grylls is a British adventurer and survivalist known for creating and hosting shows like ‘The Island with Bear Grylls’, ‘You Vs Wild’ and 'Bear Grylls: Mission Survive', among others. He is also the producer, host and writer of his own shows.

Here’s a quick background on the other guest stars of Season 5
Alex Honnold: Professional rock climber and the first climber to scale Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan wall alone.
Armie Hammer: Golden Globe-nominated actor (Call Me by Your Name, On the Basis of Sex, The Social Network)
Brie Larson: Academy Award-winning actress (Captain Marvel, Room, Unicorn Store)
Bobby Bones: Radio personality (The Bobby Bones Show), winner of Season 27 of Dancing with the Stars
Cara Delevingne: Model, social media star and award-winning actress (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Suicide Squad, Paper Towns)
Channing Tatum: Award-winning actor and dancer (Foxcatcher, 21 Jump Street, Magic Mike)
Dave Bautista: Action star and former professional wrestler (Avengers: Endgame, Stuber, Guardians of the Galaxy)
Joel McHale: Actor, comedian and Emmy-nominated TV personality (Community, Santa Clarita Diet, The Soup)
Rob Riggle: Actor, comedian and USMC Reserve Lt. Col (Night School, Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy, 21 Jump Street)
Zachary Quinto: Emmy-nominated actor (American Horror Story, Star Trek Beyond, NOS4A2)

Showrunners

Bear Grylls himself is the executive producer and creator of the show along with Delbert Shoopman. The show is produced by Electus and Bear Grylls Ventures along with Chris Grant, Drew Buckley, Vittoria Cacciatore, Rob Buchta and Del Shoopman.

Trailer

Watch the preview of the adventure show that promises nothing but thrill in every step.



 

Where to Watch

‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls’ Season 5 will be available on National Geographic, from November 5 onward.

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The Island with Bear Grylls
Man Vs Wild
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