Commissions

Greenlit: Ultimate Beastmaster, Netflix

Ultimate Beastmaster (10 x 60′ ) – Brings together top tier competitors and athletes from several countries around the world to compete in a new action-packed global competition series. It is the first international competition series of its kind with six customized local versions featuring local languages, competitors and hosts from each competing country. Those countries are: U.S., Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany and Japan.

The series will feature 108 competitors, 18 from each country, in total. Each episode features 12 competitors, two from each country, who will take their shot at running one of the most physically demanding obstacle courses ever devised, “The Beast.” At the end of each episode, a ‘Beastmaster’ will be crowned and in the final episode of the season, the nine individual winners from each episode will compete against each other for the chance for one contestant to become the Ultimate Beastmaster.

For each localized version in the U.S., Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany and Japan, local celebrity hosts and popular athletes will provide commentary throughout the competition. The hosts for each country include the following:

• U.S.: Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Ridiculous Six), Charissa Thompson (Extra TV, Fox Sports)
• Brazil: Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion), Rafinha Bastos (Comedian, Journalist and TV Personality)
• South Korea: Seo Kyung Suk (Actor, Comedian and TV Host), Park Kyeong Rim (Actress, Comedian and TV Host)
• Mexico: Ines Sainz (Journalist, Sportscaster & TV Host), Luis Ernesto Franco (Actor and Producer)
• Germany: Hans Sarpei (Former Soccer Player, TV Personality), Luke Mockridge (Comedian)
• Japan: Sayaka Akimoto (Actress), Yuji Kondo (Sports Anchor)

Stallone and Broome both serve as executive producers on the series. Ultimate Beastmaster is produced by 25/7 Productions and Dave Broome for Netflix.

Channel: Netflix

Producer: 25/7 Productions

TX: TBC

Source: Netflix press release