Discovery, Kinetic loaded for bear

Man vs Bear sees three bears take on a trio of humans

Discovery has commissioned Red Arrow Studios-owned Kinetic Content to produce an unscripted series that pits human competitors against grizzly bears.

Man vs Bear will see three bears – Bart, Honey Bump and Tank – take on a trio of new human competitors each week at their Utah sanctuary to test their limits of strength, speed and stamina.

Every episode will include five challenges inspired by what bears do naturally in the wild. In the final round, the top two competitors come face-to-face with Bart. The human who earns the most points will be named champion.

The series premieres on Discovery on December 4 and will also be available on the Discovery GO app.

Chris Coelen, Eric Detwiler, Vincent Cariati, Steve Kaufman, Paul Lima and Karrie Wolfe serve as executive producers for Kinetic Content. For Discovery Channel, Joseph Boyle and Bill Howard are executive producers and Jessica Mollo is associate producer.