Ultimate Beastmaster | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of contestants | 108 |
Finals venue | Santa Clarita, California |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | Netflix |
Original release | February 24, 2017 |
Season chronology |
The first season of the American reality competition series Ultimate Beastmaster premiered exclusively via Netflix's web streaming service on February 24, 2017. The show consists of 10 Beastmaster episodes which were released simultaneously on Netflix worldwide. [1] The show was filmed in Santa Clarita, California, over the course of eight nights. [2]
Olympic gold-medal swimmer Ed Moses competed in the second episode, Going for Gold, coming in second place. [3]
In addition to Sylvester Stallone hosting the series, each country has their own set of two hosts/commentators for the competition. They are as follows:
Country | Host | |
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Brazil | Rafinha Bastos | Comedian |
Anderson Silva | UFC Fighter | |
Germany | Luke Mockridge | Comedian |
Hans Sarpei | Professional Footballer | |
Japan | Yuji Kondo | Sports Broadcaster |
Sayaka Akimoto | Singer/Actress | |
Mexico | Luis Ernesto Franco | Telenovela Star |
Ines Sainz | Sports Broadcaster | |
South Korea | Seo Kyung Suk | Radio/TV Personality |
Park Kyeong Rim | Radio/TV Personality | |
United States | Terry Crews | Actor |
Charissa Thompson | Television Host |
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 into the booth of another localized version.
The obstacle course for the competition is known as The Beast, and it is divided into 4 Levels. Competitors with the highest scores after each level move on while those with the lowest scores are eliminated. Scores accumulate on levels 1–3, with ties decided in favor of the competitor with the lowest time. The obstacles are suspended over a body of red-tinted water referred to as Beast Blood and housed in a giant steel frame that takes the form of a large animal. A competitor is considered to have failed a Level if all four limbs are submerged into the Beast Blood. Failure ends the attempt at the current Level, but confers no penalties; except in the case of Level 3's bonus obstacles, in which completing additional challenges nets bonus points but failure removes points.
The winner of each episode is crowned the title Beastmaster. The nine beastmasters of all episodes then compete against each other in the final episode (episode 10). The winner, if completed the entire level 4 (reaching the top of The Power Source and obtained the final Point Thruster at the summit), is crowned the Ultimate Beastmaster and awarded $50,000.
In Level 1 all twelve competitors compete with the top eight scorers moving on.
Each obstacle is worth ten points allowing for a possible total of 60 or 80 Points, depending on The Beast's configuration, with the opportunity of gathering 90 points in the final episode (season finale).
In Level 2 the top eight competitors compete, with the top five scorers moving on.
Each obstacle is worth 20 points allowing for a possible total of 160 or 200 points, depending on The Beast's configuration.
In Level 3, also known as the Energy Pyramid, the top 5 scorers compete, with the top two advancing to the final level.
At the end of the Coil Crawl competitors must make a choice between two paths. If competitors choose to go right (The Course) they only have to complete one more obstacle:
If competitors choose to go left (The Bonus Obstacles) they have a chance to do three more obstacles:
Obstacles (excluding those on the bonus course) are worth 30 points. Bonus obstacles are worth 40 points each, and a competitor may choose to accept their bonus score and decline the remaining obstacle(s). Failure on any of the bonus obstacles forfeits any bonus points and suffers a 40-point penalty. The highest possible total is 240 points.
In Level 4 all scores are reset to 0 and the top 2 competitors face each other on The Power Source, an eighty-foot climbing wall, with the top 1 being the Ultimate Beastmaster for the finals.
Along all four sections of the Power Source are Energy Taps, green buttons which the competitors must touch in order to gain points. Each Energy Tap is worth ten points, except the 2 energy Taps from High Voltage which are worth 40 points. Competitors are given six minutes to accumulate the highest possible score, with ties decided in favor of the competitor who is currently highest on the tower. There is no failure condition for the Power Source, and competitors may attempt to regain their footing if they lose grip on the tower/wall or fall.
A perfect run will give you a score of 80 points.
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 180 | Ventilator 76' | 1st | Beastmaster |
![]() | 180 | Ventilator 74' | 2nd | Eliminated |
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 130 | Grid Lock | 1st | Beastmaster |
![]() | 120 | Grid Lock | 2nd | Eliminated |
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 170 | High Voltage | 1st | Beastmaster |
![]() | 120 | Grid Lock | 2nd | Eliminated |
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 180 | High Voltage | 1st | Beastmaster |
![]() | 140 | Grid Lock | 2nd | Eliminated |
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 180 | High Voltage (n/a) | 1st | Beastmaster |
![]() | 110 | Grid Lock (n/a) | 2nd | Eliminated |
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 120 | Grid Lock (Unk) | 1st | Beastmaster |
![]() | 100 | Grid Lock (Unk) | 2nd | Eliminated |
Completed Level 4 in 5:09
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 200 | Completed Level 4 | 1st | Beastmaster |
![]() | 130 | Grid Lock (n/a) | 2nd | Eliminated |
Competitor | Points | Time | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 70 | 3:52 | 1st | Fell on the Mag Wall |
![]() | 60 | 2:32 | 2nd | Voluntarily jumped off the third Energy Coil |
![]() | 60 | 3:10 | 3rd | Fell on the Mag Wall |
![]() | 60 | 3:33 | 4th | Fell on the Mag Wall |
![]() | 60 | 5:01 | 5th | Fell on the Mag Wall |
![]() | 40 | 1:52 | 6th | Fell on Faceplant |
![]() | 40 | 2:07 | 7th | Fell on Faceplant |
![]() | 40 | 2:36 | 8th | Fell on Faceplant |
![]() | 40 | 2:45 | 9th | Fell on Faceplant |
![]() | 30 | 1:25 | 10th | Failed Throat Erosion |
![]() | 10 | 0:26 | 11th | Fell on Mother Tongue |
![]() | 10 | 0:29 | 12th | Fell on Mother Tongue |
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 120 | Grid Lock (Unk) | 1st | Beastmaster |
![]() | 110 | Grid Lock (Unk) | 2nd | Eliminated |
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 140 | Ventilator | 1st | Beastmaster |
![]() | 120 | Grid Lock | 2nd | Eliminated |
Competitor | Points | Height | Finish | Result |
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![]() | 160 | High Voltage (6:47) | 1st | Ultimate Beastmaster |
![]() | 160 | High Voltage (6:49) | 2nd | Eliminated after tiebreaker |
The show has six country-specific versions. These have separate hosts, and languages, with two competitors from each country competing in each of the first nine episodes of the series. The countries are the U.S., Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany, and Japan. [4]
The hosts for the show are Terry Crews and Charissa Thompson (U.S.); Anderson Silva and Rafinha Bastos (Brazil); Seo Kyung Suk and Park Kyeong Rim (South Korea); Ines Sainz and Luis Ernesto Franco (Mexico); Hans Sarpei and Luke Mockridge (Germany); and Sayaka Akimoto and Yuji Kondo (Japan). [4]