I gotta say, it’s been very straightforward to develop accustomed to seeing Alan Ritchson’s nomadic hulk Reacher hit the small display screen every year with new seasons, and I’m as primed as anybody for Reacher Season 4 to reach in some unspecified time in the future after the 2025 TV lineup has light into reminiscence. That apparently received’t be the one place to look at the Titans vet within the close to future, as he’s set to hitch the world of actuality TV for an intense new mission.
Ritchson will convey his profitable persona and charisma out in full power because the host of an unscripted survival competitors collection referred to as Predator vs. Prey. (I used to be admittedly considerably dissatisfied to study that this wasn’t, actually, about humanoid extraterrestrials.) This collection will characteristic solid members culled from different hit actuality reveals, following within the footsteps of all-star competitors collection like Battle Camp, with The Traitors arguably being probably the most zeitgeisty of all of them in the mean time.
The ultimate solid listing has not but been revealed, however Selection studies that the contestants will come from reveals that additionally happen within the wilderness. Examples listed embody Bare & Afraid, Alone, Outlast, and the granddaddy of all of them, Survivor. I can solely assume that Predator vs. Prey can be faster to loop in those that took half within the extra head-to-head variations of Bare & Afraid, versus the mothership collection.
Right here’s how Predator vs. Prey will work: 15 contestants will cut up into two teams to compete in a 21-day contest of cover and search in a wilderness course that’s unfold throughout a 25 square-mile space. The primary group, as one may guess, would be the Predators, who’re aiming to hunt and seize Prey members to earn as much as $500,000. Those that handle to keep away from being caught will earn their very own money prizes.
Every episode will give the gamers a unique problem to get via unscathed, and it feels like Alan Ritchson could have a say in what these challenges are. Apparently sufficient, the actor received’t solely tackle internet hosting duties, as he’s additionally being dubbed a “sport grasp” for the brand new present, which is being developed by actuality TV mega-studio Bunim/Murray Manufacturing, which additionally gave audiences The Actual World, Highway Guidelines, and the mash-up competitions seen in The Problem.
This is what Ritchson needed to say about it:
Seeing the world’s finest survivalists pitted in opposition to one another in a high-octane sport of hide-and-seek, all whereas surviving days or perhaps weeks in probably the most frighteningly unpredictable situations Mom Nature has to supply … TV doesn’t get extra thrilling than this. I can’t wait to be within the wild with these contestants.
Bunim/Murray’s senior VP of growth, Gayani Wanigaratne, co-developed the brand new collection with Ritchson, who will presumably get an govt producer or producer credit score as properly. This is what Wanigaratne shared about working with the Reacher star:
Partnering with Alan to co-develop this format, fueled by his ardour for the survival house, brings an genuine edge and contemporary inventive perspective. His first query to us was, when does he get to parachute into the wilderness to greet the gamers!
So despite the fact that this technically has nothing to do with the Predator movie franchise, it does sound like Alan Ritchson is saying he needs to “Get to the choppah!” to journey to the good past.
For now, Predator vs. Prey does not but have a TV community or streaming service connected, however one can think about that Ritchson’s involvement will spark numerous curiosity. I would not be shocked if, like Reacher, it turns into unique to stream with an Amazon Prime subscription.
Alan Ritchson is at present within the strategy of filming Season 4 of Reacher, however will reprise the position earlier than then for an look within the Neagley spinoff, in addition to an enormous bloody position within the upcoming actioner Runner.