Shows Like Running Wild with Bear Grylls

If you liked Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014), a action & adventure and reality series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Dual Survival (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also reality and action & adventure
Two people with drastically different backgrounds and survival strategies take on some of the planet's most unforgiving terrain to demonstrate how the right skills and creative thinking can keep you alive in the most…
2
Naked and Afraid XL (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also reality
A group of the best survival experts in the world take on an un-survivable situation: 40 days. 40 nights. No food, water or clothes. To survive they'll need to master the environment, pushing far beyond the breaking…
3
Alone (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also reality
Hardcore survivalists are put by themselves in the Vancouver Island wilderness, without camera crews, teams, or producers – on a single mission to stay alive for as long as possible.
4
Australian Survivor (2016)
★ 8.2/10Also reality
Tough and tenacious people are marooned on a tropical island with little more than the clothes on their backs and the drive to be the sole survivor.
5
Ultimate Beastmaster (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action & adventure and reality
In this intense obstacle course series, elite athletes from the U.S. and other countries compete for cash prizes, individual glory and national pride.
6
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also reality and action & adventure
Bear Grylls takes his survival expertise one step further as he reveals the incredible stories of ordinary people stranded in devastatingly dire situations. Coupled with incredible archive footage and interviews with…
7
Fear Factor (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also reality
This refresh of the breakthrough series is hosted by Ludacris and custom-created for a new generation. Filled with new stunts inspired by urban legends, popular scary movies and viral videos from today’s cultural…
8
The Fall Guy (1981)
★ 7.7/10Also action & adventure
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.
9
Outlast (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also reality
In the extreme Alaskan wild, 16 survivalists compete for a chance to win a massive cash prize — but these lone wolves must be part of a team to win.
10
Survivor (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also reality
A reality show contest where sixteen or more castaways split between two or more “Tribes” are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for roughly 39 days. Frequent…
11
Fear Factor (2001)
★ 5.8/10Also reality
Competition reality series in which contestants must decide if they have the guts and determination to face their fears while outpacing the competition.
12
The Lone Ranger (1949)
★ 6.7/10Also action & adventure
The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator…
13
The Rifleman (1958)
★ 7.1/10Also action & adventure
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico…
14
Celebrity Family Feud (2015)
★ 7.7/10Also reality
Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions posed to 100 people.
15
The Challenge (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also reality
Each Challenge pits numerous cast members from past seasons of reality shows against each other, dividing them into two separate teams according to different criteria, such as gender, which show they first appeared on…
16
Spider-Man (1994)
★ 8.3/10Also action & adventure
Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.
17
The Amazing Race (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also reality
This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will…
18
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure
An elite team of soldiers thwart the evil Cobra organization's desire for world domination at every turn, cleverly stopping them from controlling the weather, creating unstoppable weapons, and genetically engineering…
19
Jonny Quest (1964)
★ 8.1/10Also action & adventure
The adventures of the 10-year-old son of a government scientist.
20
Beat Bobby Flay (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also reality
Two talented chefs go head-to-head for the chance to Beat Bobby Flay. To get to Bobby the chefs must first face off against each other, creating a spectacular dish with a secret ingredient of Bobby's choice. Judges…