Ultimate Ninja Challenge
TV Show · Reality · Adventure

Enduring extreme hardships is integral to practicing the ancient Japanese art of the ninja. Nine individuals take part in a 24-day survival challenge to find out who has what it takes to consider themselves a true-blue ninja. The challenge includes eight gruelling missions - trekking through a frigid swamp, surviving overnight on an icy glacier, crossing a raging river, escaping imprisonment, and more - created by Jinichi Kawakami, Japan's last ninja grandmaster, which push the wannabe warriors' body, mind and spirit to their breaking points. Those who complete the entire survival challenge receive a final lesson from the master himself in Iga City, Japan, the legendary home of the ninja.

2018 · 43m

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Dig Deep to Survive
    Three groups of contestants are dropped into different zones - glacier, swamp and mountains - and must endure the night. Can they survive the challenge?
    41 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Over the Edge
    Pushed to their limits on a barren island, the nine survivalists are desperate for food and water. The brutal conditions push one warrior to breaking point.
    41 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Hell in High Water
    Rafting through frigid mountain rapids tests the competitors' ability to work together. A brutal injury could take one of them out of the challenge.
    41 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Drop Zone
    To cross a 90-foot vertical gorge, the survivalists must work together to build a rope bridge. One warrior has to overcome a debilitating fear to complete the challenge.
    41 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Pull Your Weight
    Racing against the clock, the survivalists must carry a 125-pound captive through brutal terrain including sheer drops, mountain gorges, and frigid waterfalls.
    41 min
  • EPISODE 6
    The Darkest Hour
    Captured, bound, and blindfolded in the dark of night, the warriors must escape the frigid Canadian wilderness before sunrise. Plus, one survivalist goes rogue.
    41 min

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Cast & Crew

  • David Garfinkle
    Producer
  • J‌R
    Jay Renfroe
    Producer
  • S‌R
    Stephen Rankin
    Producer
  • D‌B
    David Burris
    Producer
  • C‌F
    Charlie Foley
    Producer
  • V‌B
    Vaibhav Bhatt
    Producer
  • J‌B
    Joseph Boyle
    Producer
  • M‌G
    Michael Gara
    Producer
  • C‌F
    Charlie Foley
    Creator

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Ultimate Ninja Challenge

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Enduring extreme hardships is integral to practicing the ancient Japanese art of the ninja. Nine individuals take part in a 24-day survival challenge to find out who has what it takes to consider themselves a true-blue ninja. The challenge includes eight gruelling missions - trekking through a frigid swamp, surviving overnight on an icy glacier, crossing a raging river, escaping imprisonment, and more - created by Jinichi Kawakami, Japan's last ninja grandmaster, which push the wannabe warriors' body, mind and spirit to their breaking points. Those who complete the entire survival challenge receive a final lesson from the master himself in Iga City, Japan, the legendary home of the ninja.

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© 2018 Discovery Inc.

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Discovery
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2018
© 2018 Discovery Inc.

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