PEACOCK REVEALS TRAILER FOR THE NATURAL WORLD’S FIRST REALITY COMPETITION SHOW THE HUNGRY GAMES: ALASKA’S BIG BEAR CHALLENGE PREMIERING JULY 11

New Competition Series Follows the Bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park As They Prepare for Winter Hibernation

Premiering July 11 on Peacock, The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge is a playful competition spin on the bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park as they gear up for winter hibernation. Audiences will get a glimpse into the bears using brains and brawn to consume three million calories and gain up to 200 pounds in over 150 days.

Rhys Darby (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Our Flag Means Death, Trolls, Flight of the Conchords) will narrate and provide color commentary.
 

ABOUT THE HUNGRY GAMES: ALASKA’S BIG BEAR CHALLENGE
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.
 

ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
Premiere: Tuesday, July 11, 2024
Narrator: Rhys Darby
Executive Producers:  Alison Barrat, James Manfull, Ari Mark, Phil Lott, David Brown
Production: Produced for Peacock and Love Nature by Ample Entertainment
Format: Competition Series, 3 x 60 mins