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Man vs. Wild
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Man vs. Wild actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Man vs. Wild reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Spectacle.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 66 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
200714 episodes
Best episode · S00E03 Bear's Essentials
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200615 episodes
5.4IMDbBest episode · S01E01 The Rockies
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200713 episodes
5.6IMDbBest episode · S02E03 Panama (1)
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200810 episodes
5.5IMDbBest episode · S03E07 Oregon
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200911 episodes
5.1IMDbBest episode · S04E01 Arctic Circle
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
20096 episodes
5.5IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
20116 episodes
5.5IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
20115 episodes
5.6IMDbBest episode · S07E01 Men vs. Wild with Jake Gyllenhaal
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S07E03
Iceland: Fire and Ice
Bear returns to Iceland to demonstrate the challenge of surviving its many pitfalls. His trek begins on an ice cap covering an active volcano, where food sources are scarce and travels down towards a civilization with swollen rivers between him and safety.
S04E01
Arctic Circle
Grylls goes to the Arctic Circle, where he encounters a frozen waterfall, wild reindeer and some of the coldest conditions on the planet.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E14
Episode 14
S00E13
Man Vs Wild with PM Narendra Modi
S00E12
Global Survival Guide
S00E11
Working in the Wild
S07E05
Land of the Maori
S07E04
Red Rock Country
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Tony LeeDirector
Where to watch
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