Discovery Channel is breaking new ground. This week, the network announced their new series Trailblazers will premiere on March 30th.
The series will pair scientists with survivalists as they search for clues to scientific breakthroughs.
In each hour-long episode, the teams will travel to remote and dangerous areas like Papua New Guinea, the jungles of Bolivia, and Ecuador. The survivalists include three experts with military experience—Gary Humphrey, Nick Koumalatsos, and Shaun Keilen.
Read the full announcement below:
DISCOVERY CHANNEL PREMIERES ALL NEW SERIES “TRAILBLAZERS” ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 AT 10PM
-Meet the elite survivalists who are blazing the trail for scientific discovery –
(Silver Spring, MD) — The quest to expand the boundaries of human knowledge takes scientists to the edges of the Earth where unseen peril lurks around every corner. From the deepest and darkest rainforest jungles to the edges of active volcanos, these men and women are searching for answers to some of the world’s greatest scientific mysteries. Out of their labs and into the wilderness, they place their lives into the hands of a brotherhood of elite survivalists who are sworn to keep every expedition safe, risking their lives to ensure everybody makes it in, completes their mission, and gets out alive. TRAILBLAZERS takes us on a wild journey of modern-day exploration when the world premiere airs Wednesday, March 30th at 10PM only on Discovery Channel.
Each hour-long episode of TRAILBLAZERS will follow three elite survivalists as they lead separate teams of scientists through some of the most dangerous regions of the world in the search for clues and discoveries that could lead to scientific breakthroughs. From the largely unexplored island of Papua New Guinea, to the Jurassic Park-like jungles of Bolivia and the volcanic landscapes of Ecuador – Gary Humphrey, Nick Koumalatsos and Shaun Keilen represent some of the most elite trailblazers in the world. With decades of combined survival experience between them- do these trailblazers have what it takes to not only survive the harsh elements, but accomplish their mission while keeping everyone on their team safe?
Meet our three trailblazers:
· GARY HUMPHREY has 17 years of experience serving in the Royal Marines and the UK Special Forces. His survival skills have been honed in every imaginable environment – the Arctic, dense jungles, and unforgiving deserts.
· NICK KOUMALATSOS served in the Marine Corps Special Ops for 12 years where he served time in some of the remote and hostile jungles in Asia. Never to shy away from a challenge he now owns his own company where he trains police, military and militia all over the world.
· SHAUN KEILEN returned home after serving 3 SEAL platoons in the Middle East. He now works as a private contractor for the US government overseas in Afghanistan, and uses his extensive medical training as a SEAL to aid in life-threatening situations.
Harsh elements, dangerous creatures, and lethal terrain are just a few of the obstacles the trailblazers and scientists must face- but putting egos aside and working as a team to accomplish each mission may prove to be the ultimate challenge. The stakes are high but the rewards could change the world and science as we know it.
TRAILBLAZERS is produced for Discovery Channel by October Films. For October Films, Chris Muckle, Jake Laufer, and Matt Robins serve as executive producers. For Discovery Channel, Christo Doyle is executive producer and Katlyn Higgins serves as associate producer.”
What do you think? Will you watch the premiere of Trailblazers? Do you think you could survive these locations?
is there a new show programmed for discovery channel R Vs and the rv life style?
Thinking here that no-one has heard or seen anything on internet. (Which is strange) really really hope not but I am maybe thinking something serious has happened. I am in no way involved with show just a hunch. As said really hope not true but after nothing explaining why programme stopped makes me think the worst.
Yeah WTF? Happened with this show, it hasn’t came on in like 3 weeks…
Yeahwtf!!!
Just came up the internet to figure out wth happened to the show?? It just disappeared. No new episodes and nobody’s posting about it. Normally websites will be saying if a show was renewed, cancelled, on hiatus, etc. I can’t find anything about this.
Anybody know anything about it?
Show is phony and contrived. Survivalist special ops guys who don’t carry a compass (!) in the jungle or know how to use a machete. Biologists who say BS about aspirin, plant taxonomy, and have little research experience or education, repeating over and over that the few leaves they collect could cure cancer and immune diseases. Written like a horrid C movie script. One of the biologists is a freaking alligator wrestler and star of another horrible reality show “Gator Boys”.
I am watching Trailblazers S1: Ep2. One of the people who is on the search for Bats looks just like someone who was on an Episode of Naked and Afraid. He has blonde hair and is in the back of the group.
bad show! should have looked up ANGIES LIST!!!!
wow nick talked a tough game but a small injury and he’s out. Saw lots of new guys in Nam that talked tough and did nothing and you couldn’t count on them when stuff came down. Spotted Nick as one of those the first 5 min. of the show. Your credibility is gone with me
What kind of environmental scientist and geologist is this John Lane suppose to be. He doesn’t even know that “Aspirin” originated from the White Willow tree not the Poplar. Who’s not doing their job of fact checking for this show?
You should do your research a little further, cause aspirin can come from the inner bark of poplar trees!
This is a good deal. But I do personally know this Nick Koumalatsos is full of ****. The only truth about his bio is that he was a Marine. It said he had never been hurt…no he sure hasn’t because he ran from every gun fight He has left his guys to fend for themselves, he shot his own dog handler…and the reason he is no longer a Marine is because he is a cheater not a family man. Nick didn’t have enough common sense to know that having an affair with another female(setting up times and places to meet)… Read more »
Do you know him or something??
And I’m guessing you’re the ex-wife? Lol
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Absolutely! Sounds great.
This sounds really good!