Fox’s new competition series Mental Samurai will make its debut in the time slot behind MasterChef Junior season seven’s premiere. Season one of Mental Samurai, a series Fox describes as “the first-ever obstacle course for the mind,” will kick off on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT.
Rob Lowe is hosting and producing the series which comes from A. Smith & Co. Productions, Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television, and Apploff Entertainment. Noah Bennett, Jeff Apploff, Toby Gorman, and Arthur Smith are executive producing.
“When I was 15, I won big on The $10,000 Pyramid,” explained Lowe. “I’ve loved mental competition shows ever since. For me, Mental Samurai is addicting. Every time you play, you think: THIS time I’m gonna win! But this very simple game is almost impossible to crack. Also, as a producer, I’m excited to get into this new arena.”
“Mike Darnell and Arthur Smith are two of the most innovative and creative minds in unscripted television whose collaborations have been responsible for so many attention-grabbing FOX hits,” stated Rob Wade, president, Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Broadcasting Company. “Along with our incredibly entertaining host, Rob Lowe, they are the ideal partners for this one-of-a kind high-velocity competition series that takes the game show genre to the next level.”
The Mental Samurai Plot:
“Each episode of Mental Samurai is an epic television event, as contestants battle the boundaries of their minds to answer questions accurately with speed and precision. Not only does the course test their acumen in categories of knowledge, memory, puzzles and sequencing, but players will also have to contend with being physically transported around the set at high speeds in a specially designed capsule capable of rotating 360 degrees. In MENTAL SAMURAI, people from all walks of life will compete, and underdogs will triumph, in the game that anyone can play, and almost no one can win.”
