Amazon Original Series From Mark Burnett "World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji"

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Published on Saturday, 03 August 2019 13:09

Written by Hildy Johnson

The revival of Eco-Challenge brings Burnett's career full circle, after first bringing Eco-Challenge to TV in 1995 and every subsequent year through 2002. The series earned Burnett his first Emmy®.

Grylls, who will host and executive produce, starred in seven seasons of the Discovery Channel's Emmy® Award-nominated Man vs. Wild television series, which was one of the most-watched shows of all time reaching an estimated 1.2 billion viewers. He currently stars in and produces the hit NBC prime-time series, Running Wild with Bear Grylls, as well as Netflix's You vs. Wild.

Burnett, Grylls, Hennessy and Eric Van Wagenen will executive produce along with Delbert Shoopman, Grylls' producing partner. Key members of the team, who were also part of Burnett's original Eco-Challenge, include the immensely experienced adventure crewmembers Race Technical Director Scott Flavelle and Race Director Kevin Hodder. 

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