Celebrity Bear Hunt

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Celebrity Bear Hunt
Genre Reality competition
Presented by Holly Willoughby
Starring Bear Grylls
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Bear Grylls
  • Delbert Shoopman
  • Ben Mitchell
  • Olly Nash
  • Saul Fearnley
  • Charlie Bennett
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix

Celebrity Bear Hunt is an upcoming reality competition television series starring Bear Grylls, and presented by Holly Willoughby. The series will premiere on Netflix on February 5, 2025. [1] [2] [3]

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Production

In March 2024, Netflix announced a reality competition series starring British survival expert, adventurer, and television presenter Bear Grylls, and presented by British television presenter Holly Willoughby, at their "Next on Netflix" showcase in London. [1] [2]

The series will be executive produced by Grylls, Delbert Shoopman, Ben Mitchell, Olly Nash, Saul Fearnley, and Charlie Bennett. Production companies involved in the series are Grylls's The Natural Studios, Banijay UK's Workerbee, and Talkback. [1]

Release

The series is set to be released on Netflix on February 5, 2025. [3]

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