TVseries“FearFactor”isreturningforanewgeneration. OriginallyhostedbyJoeRogan,“FearFactor”airedonNBCbetween2001and2006,andthebasicideawasthatcontestantsweretaskedwithovercomingtheirfearsbydoingallsortsofgrossandhorrifyingthings.Inoneepisode,theyhadtoliterallyeathorserectum.Inanother,theyhadtobobforringsatthebottomofatankfilledwithcow’sblood.Yeah.Nothankyou. Theoriginal“FearFactor”ranforsixseasons,withLudacrishostingashort-livedrevivaloftheseriesbackin2017.Thatversionoftheseriesendeduprunningforjusttwoseasons. Sowhat’sthenewtwistforthislatestrevival?Varietyreportsthat“FearFactor:TheNextChapter”willbe“bigger,bolderandmoredaring”thantheserieshaseverbeenbefore. Inthenewrebootseries,“Droppedintoanunforgiving,remotelocation,agroupofstrangerswilllivetogetherunderoneroof,andfacemind-blowingstunts,harrowingchallengesandatwistedgameofsocialstrategywheretrustisfleeting—andfearisaweapon.” “Thereinventionpieceiscriticalhere.It’scalledFearFactor,andwe’regoingtotakethebrandname,”FoxEntertainmentCEORobWadeteases.“ButIthinktheproducer’scomeupwithareallyinterestingtakeonit,andit’snotgoingtofeelliketheshowfrom20yearsago.” “FearFactor”isexpectedtoreturnwiththenewFOXseriesin2026.Youcangetyourselfreadyformoredisgustingchallengesbyrevisitingtheoriginalshow’scraziestmomentsbelow.
