Peacock’s adding a new twist to reality competition programming with The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge. The three-episode documentary series takes a lighthearted approach to the traditional nature docuseries, adding a reality TV spin as it follows the bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park.
Rhys Darby (Our Flag Means Death, Flight of the Conchords) narrates the docuseries which will premiere on Peacock on July 11, 2024.
From Peacock: “The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge puts a playful competition spin on the bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park as they bulk up for winter hibernation. Over 150 days, the bears battle the elements – and each other – using brains and brawn to consume three million calories and gain up to 200 pounds in Nature’s real-life survival show. Unbeknownst to the bears, their progress is being tracked and ranked for a television audience with narration that combines fascinating facts about bear behavior with clever color commentary.”
Alison Barrat, James Manfull, Ari Mark, Phil Lott, and David Brown serve as executive producers.
