Shows Like Forged in Fire

If you liked Forged in Fire (2015), a 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
American Gladiators (1988)
★ 5.8/10Also reality
American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against…
2
BattleBots (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also reality
BattleBots promises to wow viewers with next generation robots—bigger, faster and stronger than ever before. The show will focus on the design and build of each robot, the bot builder backstories, their intense pursuit…
3
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…
4
Guy's Grocery Games (2013)
★ 5.8/10Also reality
Guy Fieri sends four talented chefs running through the aisles in a high stakes, high skills, grocery store cooking competition. The chefs are hit by real-world challenges like finding workarounds when all the…
5
LEGO Masters (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also reality
Teams of LEGO enthusiasts go head-to-head, with infinite possibilities and an unlimited supply of LEGO bricks. Teams of two will compete against each other in ambitious brick-building challenges to be crowned the…
6
The Great British Bake Off (2017)
★ 8.1/10Also reality
Britain's best amateur bakers compete in the iconic white tent - all united in their aim to prove their baking skills and impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
7
World of Dance (2017)
★ 8.2/10Also reality
Dancers battle in heats of artistry, precision and athleticism in this reality-competition show.
8
Face Off (2011)
★ 7/10Also reality
In this competition/elimination series, special effects make-up artists participate in elaborate challenges for a grand prize and the honor of being Hollywood's next great effects artist.
9
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…
10
Chopped (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also reality
A high energy, fast paced cooking competition that challenges four up-and-coming chefs to turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets “chopped”…
11
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.
12
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (2009)
★ 7.8/10Also reality
A crew of people come up with new things to do every week. One day, they may work on a business franchise. Another day, they might go and make someone ride a bull, or shoot burritos at people.
13
Ink Master (2012)
★ 7.8/10Also reality
A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes couldn't be higher with "living canvasses" donating their skin to be…
14
Cops (1989)
★ 6.6/10Also reality
Follow real-life law enforcement officers from various regions and departments of the United States armed with nothing but with cameras to capture their actions, performing their daily duty to serve and protect the…
15
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…
16
Legends of the Hidden Temple (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also reality
In a Temple filled with lost treasures and protected by mysterious Mayan temple guards, six teams of two children compete to retrieve one of the historical artifacts in the Temple by performing physical stunts and…
17
Is It Cake? (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also reality
Skilled cake artists create mouthwatering replicas of handbags, sewing machines and more in a mind-bending baking contest inspired by a popular meme.
18
Squid Game: The Challenge (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also reality
In this reality competition show inspired by "Squid Game," 456 players put their skills to the ultimate test for a life-changing $4.56 million prize.
19
The Repair Shop (2017)
★ 7/10Also reality
The Repair Shop is a workshop of dreams, where broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. Furniture restorers, horologists, metal workers, ceramicists, upholsterers, and all manner of…
20
Iron Chef America (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also reality
American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. Like the original Japanese program, the program is a culinary game…