Discovery Channel reinvents the wheel. The cable outlet has ordered The Wheel TV series — a global, extreme survivalist competition. On The Wheel, contestants will face eight grueling landscapes across the world, each requiring different survival skills.
The Wheel‘s executive producers for Pilgrim Media Group are Craig Piligian and Sam Korkis. For Discovery Channel, Joseph Boyle and Kyle Wheeler are executive producing. Coordinating producer is Brian Peterson.
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SURVIVALISTS TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD TO SEE WHO’S TOUGHEST IN DISCOVERY’S “THE WHEEL”
New Adventure Series from Pilgrim Media Group Pits Survivalists Against the World’s Most Unforgiving Climates – and Each Other
(LOS ANGELES) – Discovery is taking the survivalist genre to the next level with THE WHEEL, the network’s newest series from Pilgrim Media Group.
While most survival shows feature just one or two extreme environments, THE WHEEL demands that participants conquer eight distinctly grueling landscapes across the world, each requiring a completely different set of survival skills. With each turn of the Wheel, survivalists must tackle the planet’s most unforgiving terrains – including freezing tundra, parched deserts, rugged mountains and steamy jungles – one immediately after another, with little time to prepare what few tools and materials they have.
The participants are completely at the Wheel’s mercy, as its every rotation thrusts them into a new harrowing domain without warning. When and how quickly will the Wheel turn? That’s for the viewers to know… and for the survivalists to agonize and obsess over.
When a survivalist breaks down and taps out, the Wheel keeps on turning until only one is left standing. But can anyone survive THE WHEEL?
THE WHEEL is produced for Discovery Channel by Pilgrim Media Group. For Pilgrim Media Group, Executive Producers are Craig Piligian and Sam Korkis. For Discovery Channel, Executive Producers are Joseph Boyle and Kyle Wheeler and Coordinating Producer Brian Peterson. To learn more, go to www.discovery.com, on Facebook at Facebook.com/discovery and on Twitter @Discovery.
What do you think? Do you like the sound of The Wheel TV show? Do you plan to check it out, when it premieres?
Please keep the Wheel show on the air I have enjoyed this show I feel so bad for shon I hope he is getting better I have told so many of my family members about this show they are going to be watching tonight keep it on please don’t cancel this show!!!
Waste of time Why not put time and effort into real survivors. Instead of kids looking for fame. Check out homeless living in streets. People fighting addiction. People fighting cancer Those are survivors Give them the spotlight.
Watched the second episode! I really like the fact that you don’t just sit and watch one person as the wheel keeps spinning pardon the pun. The plumber took out a small caiman and dined well! Felt sorry for the model she looked genuinely distressed as she searched for water. Won’t be able to watch the next 2 episodes due to travel requirements. Whomever came up with the idea for this show hit a home-run! Come on Shon don’t let us Marines down!
I am a south American native. N I will love to be on this show as a contestant .need to know how to get an application for the wheel
I will like to be a contestant on the survival show the wheel .its a dream come through n life challenge if I can be a contestant .thank u
Watching the first episode now. So hooked looking at my wife and said this is the show i want to do! So as soon as I can find where to apply for season 2 I’m doing it.
watched the show because it made me think of the clock in Hunger Games, and I do enjoy those survival programs. Imagine my surprise when I recognized one of the participants! I am rooting for Kat – – she’s got what it takes if she puts her mind to it shell make it.
Watched the first episode, survivalists, really? Would someone please show/train/instruct them how to throw a cast net for gods sake! That is fishing 101 for crying out loud!…..None of them will make it….
That is so true, none of them have any idea of how to throw a breal net (cast net). The only thing they can hope for is to “knock” one out! lol
Need less than one minute for explain the basic that they need to know about throw a cast net!!! Horrible, nobody knows how to create a trap!
Watched the first episode and plan on watching the rest. Hated to see the model chop her hair- pretty intense! Being a former Marine myself I am pulling for Shon!
I submitted my application for season 2 already. I am absolutely fired up about this show
In interested to be on n I need to know how to get an application
I would love to see this show
I am interested in this show. I like to know how to get on the show. I have the skill I am self educated in survival skills. Really feel this is the ultimate challenge. I’m ready for this. Let me know how to sign up for the show. I really love this type of life. Let’s do this!
Looks like the Hunger Games without the killing aspect.
I probably will watch it,but every time I watch the Comercial with the guy throwing up,makes me want to throw up.
I was really interested but the contestants have 0 survival experience !! I am really injoying watching I have not laughed this much since watching Saturday night live when it was really good back in the 80’s. Will keep watching ! I assume they chose the contestants for this reason!hahahaha good on them at least they are giving it a shot !
No doubt… you could give these people dynamite in a fish hatchery… they would starve … what a joke… is this jersey shore/survivor? Snooki would dominate the wheel! Wtf???
Sounds very interesting. We might learn a lot!