Netflix Axes Popular Show After Just 1 Season

The hunt is over for Bear Grylls.

The survival expert’s big budget Netflix original competition series Celebrity Bear Hunt has been canceled after just a single season, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday, citing costs as the reason for the axing.

The cancellation news, which Netflix hasn’t officially confirmed, comes just months after the series premiered on Netflix in February and just two weeks after Grylls expressed hope for a Season 2 renewal. Discussing the show’s future on BBC Radio 2, Grylls said, “God willing, we are bringing Bear Hunt back.” He also teased that discussions had been held regarding a second season and the possibility of transitioning Celebrity Bear Hunt into a live format, “so it’s going to be a live version, which Netflix have never done before – raw, real, hunt them down!”

Photo Credit: Tom Dymond/Netflix

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