Bear Grylls’ ‘Man vs. Wild’ Cancelled by Discovery

Due to a contractual dispute with Discovery in which they could not get Bear Grylls to participate in two unannounced projects he was contracted for, the network has severed ties with him and Man vs. Wild.

“Due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him.” THR

A statement from Bear’s rep confirms the news.

“Bear’s goal has always been to make life-empowering shows for his many fans around the globe, and he has taken great risks to bring Discovery such award-winning programming over seven seasons,” said Heather Krug in a statement to THR. “Unfortunately, Bear and Discovery have not been able to come to mutual agreement on new programming, and he disagrees with Discovery’s decision to terminate current productions. Bear has loved the Man vs. Wild journey and looks forward to producing further cutting-edge content again soon for his loyal audience.”

I went to Bear’s mansion where he films all his episodes from and asked him about the termination. He seemed surprised to hear the news because he looked up from filling his 233rd jar of pee and shouted in disbelief, “You’re joking, right? Please tell me you’re joking.” Then he waved his hands frantically over 233 jars of pee and asked, “What am I going to do with all this?”