Q&A: Talking with Adventurer Bear Grylls about “The Island”
Bear Grylls grew to fame with his popular TV show “Man vs. Wild," where he went into the wilderness and showed his audience how to survive with bare necessities. In “The Island,” Grylls’ new show, 14 men travel to a deserted island and work together to survive. Many people in the U.K. watch “The Island” and the show has made its way into the U.S. as an American adaptation. The first episode aired on May 25, 2015 on NBC. “The Island” differs from other reality shows because it offers no prizes, eliminations or winner and is filmed entirely by the participants themselves.
