Ultimate Beastmaster is an American competition reality show that premiered on Netflix on February 24, 2017. The show differentiates itself from other obstacle course competition shows by showcasing not only international talent, but by producing six localized versions, featuring select television hosts, actors, comedians and athletes as commentators from the six countries competing in the show. Reactions from all countries' hosts appear in each localized versions, especially during course clearing victories. The show consists of 10 Beastmaster episodes which were released simultaneously on Netflix worldwide.[1] The second season premiered on Netflix on December 15, 2017.
Premise
In each episode, there are twelve contestants (2 from each country) who run a new obstacle course known as “The Beast”. The winner is crowned “Beastmaster”. Each of the "Beastmasters" from the nine Beastmaster episodes will go forward to a final course, to become the Ultimate Beastmaster.[2]
Hosts
In addition to Sylvester Stallone hosting season 1, each country has their own set of two hosts/commentators for the competition. They are as follows:
Not only do each pair of hosts provide color commentary for each of the six localized versions, but the foreign commentators also make appearances in each localized version, with their commentary presented by subtitles. If a contestant completes a course, all hosts' reactions are shown on screen. Furthermore, since all host booths are placed in a row on the Ultimate Beastmaster set, commentators from one localization can easily walk over into the booth of another localized version.
Season 1 premiered on Netflix on February 24, 2017. The season was filmed in Santa Clarita, California, over the course of eight nights.[4] Felipe Camargo of Brazil was crowned the Ultimate Beastmaster.
Season 2
Prior to the release of season 1, Netflix had already ordered and shot season 2.[5] The second season premiered on Netflix on December 15, 2017 with contestants from the United States, Spain, France, Italy, China and India.[6]Tiki Barber and Chris Distefano act as the United States hosts in the second season.[6] Haibin Qu of China was crowned the Ultimate Beastmaster.
