Netflix Orders Competition Series ‘Ultimate Beastmaster’

Netflix has announced “Ultimate Beastmaster” from Sylvester Stallone and Dave Broome, the first international competition series of its kind with six customized local versions featuring local languages, competitors and hosts from each competing country. The countries are the United States, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany and Japan.

The scoop: The 10-episode event series will feature 108 competitors, 18 from each country, in total. Each hour-long episode will feature 12 competitors, two from each country, who will take their shot at running one of the most physically demanding obstacle courses ever devised, “The Beast.” At the end of each episode, a ‘Beastmaster’ will be crowned and in the final episode of the season, the nine individual winners from each episode will compete against each other for the chance for one contestant to become the “Ultimate Beastmaster. “

For each localized version in the U.S., Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany and Japan, local celebrity hosts and popular athletes will provide commentary throughout the competition. The hosts for each country are as follows:

United States: Terry Crews (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Charissa Thompson (“Extra,” Fox Sports)
Brazil: Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion), Rafinha Bastos (Comedian, Journalist and TV Personality)
South Korea: Seo Kyung Suk (Actor, Comedian and TV Host), Park Kyeong Rim (Actress, Comedian and TV Host)
Mexico: Ines Sainz (Journalist, Sportscaster & TV Host), Luis Ernesto Franco (Actor and Producer)
Germany: Hans Sarpei (Former Soccer Player, TV Personality), Luke Mockridge (Comedian)
Japan: Sayaka Akimoto (Actress), Yuji Kondo (Sports Anchor)